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A former South Florida nursing director, Stephanie Dorisca, was ordered to forfeit her Boston-area condo after being convicted in a major fake-diploma scheme. Dorisca helped sell nearly 1,000 fraudulent nursing diplomas and transcripts through the Techni-Pro…
Three former operators of South Florida nursing schools pleaded guilty as part of a crackdown on “diploma mill”operations that sold fraudulent nursing diplomas and transcripts, allowing buyers to bypass proper training andlicensure requirements. The scheme, uncovered…
A recent Florida law requires certain employers — especially those working with children and vulnerable adults — toinclude a link to the Agency for Health Care Administration’s (AHCA) background check resource in job postings forroles requiring Level 2 background…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 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….
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…