Stephanie Dorisca, former director of Techni-Pro Institute in Boca Raton, was convicted of conspiring to sell about 1,000 fake nursing diplomas for millions of dollars as part of Operation Nightingale. The scheme recruited students from Texas, allowing many to pass…
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Don’t Get Caught Off Guard: New Florida Law Mandates Background Screening for Nearly All Healthcare Practitioners
Effective July 1, 2025, Florida’s House Bill 975 will require nearly all healthcare professionals to complete Level 2 fingerprint-based background screenings for both new licenses and renewals. The law expands disqualifying criminal offenses and makes timely screening…
New Background Screening Law Aims to Make Nursing, Healthcare Safer
A new law in Florida makes background screenings simpler by requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration(AHCA) to set up a public website detailing who needs a screening and how to get one. It allows reuse of screeningnumbers across multiple organizations,…
Fake Nurse’ Fired from Advent Health Palm Coast Could Expose Hospital to Lawsuits
A woman named Autumn Bardisa, age 29, was arrested for impersonating a licensed nurse at Adven tHealth PalmCoast Parkway. From June 2024 through January 2025, she treated around 4,486 patients using falsified documentsand another nurse’s license number. Her deception…
New Florida Law Aims to Make Background Screenings Easier
Effective July 1, 2025, Florida requires all health care practitioners—including those previously exempt—to undergoLevel 2 fingerprint-based background screening via the Department of Law Enforcement, both for new licensure and atthe first renewal after that date….
Florida’s Hiring Boom Spotlights Growing Demand for Record Sealing, Expungement
Florida’s hiring boom has highlighted the growing demand for criminal record sealing and expungement services. Withmany employers conducting background checks, individuals with criminal records face challenges in securingemployment, housing, and education….
Gov. DeSantis Signs Legislation Requiring Public Webpage on Background Check Rules
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 531, mandating the Agency for Health Care Administration create a publiclyaccessible webpage by January 1, 2026, that details Level 2 background-screening requirements for roles involvingvulnerable populations like children, the…
Florida Firefighter Charged with Arson was Hired at Another Fire Department
A Florida firefighter, previously arrested in 2007 for setting a fire at a women’s club, was hired by Lake County FireRescue despite his expunged criminal record. Background checks, including those by the Florida Department of LawEnforcement, showed no criminal…
New Law Allows Florida Schools to Fingerprint Volunteers: But Will They Use It?
Florida schools can now fingerprint volunteers under a new law aimed at enhancing security. The law, effective immediately, mandates background checks for volunteers in schools who have direct contact with students. While some schools have already begun implementing…
Former Employees Hit Naples Hotel Group with FCRA Class Action Over Background Checks
A putative Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) class action, filed Feb. 13 in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Orange County, Fla., has been removed by Naples Hotel Group LLC. The lawsuit alleges that Naples “improperly obtained and used consumer reports about…







