Frequently Asked Questions

As an applicant, you have the choice to select a service provider approved by the FDLE. Since DOH does not approve or regulate Livescan service providers, you will be fully responsible for the fingerprint submission and for ensuring that the prints have been timely submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The DOH retrieves the fingerprint results from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement electronically.

We suggest that you ask the service provider for a receipt showing payment date and other pertinent information in case you need to go back to them for assistance.

All applicants will be required to bring two (2) forms of identification to the electronic fingerprinting site on the day of fingerprinting.

One of the two types of identification must bear your picture and signature such as a driver’s license, state identification card or passport.

If you apply online, there is a form that you must print out that will have your ORI number pre-populated. In the paper application, you can locate your ORI number in the instructions.

Yes, effective July 1, 2016, background screening is required by Florida law to be licensed in Florida as an Athletic Trainer. All criminal offenses are reviewed.

If the results of the background report shows arrests and offenses, or incomplete dispositions, they will receive a notice from the Background Screening Unit requesting additional information. Depending on the types and seriousness of the offenses, the applicant’s file may go before the Board of Athletic Training for further review. If the Board denies the applicant’s file, the applicant will receive an official Intent to Deny Order, which will include a Notice of Rights.

Each application is reviewed on its own merits. The Board of Athletic Training has created guidelines for specific offenses to be cleared in the Board office; however, the staff cannot make determinations in advance as laws and rules do change over time. Violent crimes and repeat offenders are required to be presented to the Board of Athletic Training for review. Evidence of rehabilitation is important to the Board members when making licensure decisions.

If the application is properly completed and the background results are clear, the license will be issued upon the Board’s determination that the qualified applicant has met all requirements for licensure.

No, there are no refunds if the Board does not approve the application.

The ORI number for the Board of Athletic Training is EDOH 4520Z

The Department of Health accepts fingerprints electronically submitted through a service provider approved by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and who is photo capable and is in compliance with the requirements of Florida’s Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse pursuant to s. 435.04(1)(e), Florida Statutes. You can view the Livescan Service provider List located on the Background Screening webpage under the Locate a Provider tab.

For more information and frequently asked questions please visit the Department’s Background Screening website at: https://www.flhealthsource.gov/bgs-faqs