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At our walk-in office located at 4012 SW 18th Street, West Park, FL 33023, the cost of DCF Childcare Provider and Summer Camp Level 2 Screening is $65.00 and includes:

(i) Fingerprint submissions for Level 2 Screening to FDLE and FBI via ORI# EDCFGN10Z (DCF General) or EDCFSC30Z (Summer Camp).

(ii) Photo Submission to the Clearinghouse.

(iii) 5-year FDLE fingerprint retention costs.

We also offer Mobile Fingerprinting Services throughout South Florida.

Furthermore, we provide a convenient service for out-of-state applicants. If you have prints taken on FD-258 Fingerprint Cards that need to be processed, we can digitize your prints by scanning the cards and submitting the digital file to DCF ORI.

To request more information or a quote for our Mobile Fingerprinting or Fingerprint Card Scanning services, please call us today at (954) 239-8590 or send us an email at info@myidentico.com.

What constitutes a summer camp?

“Summer day camps” and “Summer 24-hour camps” are defined in Section 409.175 F.S. “Summer day camps” are recreational, educational, and other enrichment programs operated during summer vacations for children who are 5 years of age on or before September 1 and older. “Summer 24-hour camps” are recreational, educational, and other enrichment programs operated on a 24-hour basis during summer vacations for children who are 5 years of age on or before September 1 and older, that are not exclusively educational.

Who in Summer Camp has to be screened?

Personnel for the purposes of screening for summer day camps and summer 24-hour camps includes owners, operators, employees, and volunteers working in summer day camps and summer 24-hour camps providing care for children. Volunteers who assist on an intermittent basis for less than 10 hours per month do not need to be screened if a person who meets the screening requirement is always present and has the volunteer in his or her line of sight.

Are employees or volunteers of Summer Camps under the age of 18 required to be fingerprinted?

Yes. There are no exclusions under the statute for those under the age of 18 to be fingerprinted. However, if the employee or volunteer under 18 is not providing direct care for children, they would not have to be fingerprinted.

Is there any limit on how far in advance you can screen for Summer Camp??

No earlier than 60 days before beginning employment.

How often do Summer Camp counselor have to be screened?

Section 409.1757 F.S. outlines when persons are not required to be refingerprinted or rescreened. If an employee or applicant has been fingerprinted or screened as required in chapters 393, 394, 397, 402, and 409, or teachers pursuant to chapter 1012, who have not been unemployed for more than 90 days and attest to the completion of the fingerprinting and compliance with the standards related to good moral character.

What is the Summer Camp OCA number?

The OCA (Controlling Agency Identifier) is the number issued for Summer Camp by DCF and identifies the provider requesting the background check.

To request an issuance of an OCA number for your camp the DCF will need the following:

Facility/Camp:
Name
Physical Address
Mailing Address
Valid E-mail
Contact Person (Owner/Operator)
Contact Person Phone Number

This information can be sent to the following email address: Background.Screening@myflfamilies.com.

Is VECHS screening sufficient for Summer Camp?

No. DCF is responsible for ensuring persons working in summer camps meet the requirements for background screening. VECHS checks are not allowed to be shared with the DCF.

Which DCF providers should be Screened?

Statute	Regulatory Agency	Group Subject to Screening
39	DCF	Persons considered for placement of dependent children
39, 402, 409	DCF	Employees that serve children, child care facility, family day care home, family foster home, residential child caring agency, child placing agency, summer day and 24 hour camp owners or operators, employees and volunteers that work over 10 hours a month.
393	DCF, APD	Any direct care provider, 18 years of age or older who has direct face-to-face contact with a client while providing services to the client or has access to a client’s living areas or to a client’s funds or personal property.
394, 408	DCF	Employees within mental health facilities and employees providing care for children and adults – directors, professional clinicians, staff members and volunteers
395	DCF, APD	For unlicensed staff, such as dietary and custodial staff, who work in a licensed general hospital, pursuant to Ch. 395, F.S., whose duties require them to work within the psychiatric unit/ward of the hospital, these staff and volunteers are required to comply with Level 2 background screening requirements. These unlicensed staff would meet the definition of “Mental Health Personnel” according to s. 394.4572 (1) (a), F.S. and must comply with the background screening requirements in Ch. 435 and 408, F.S. They would also be required to comply with any other screening provisions applicable to Chapter 395, F.S.”
397	DCF	All owners, directors, and chief financial officers of service providers. All service provider personnel who have direct contact with children receiving services or with adults who are developmentally disabled receiving services. Members of a foster family and persons residing with the foster family who are over the age of 18. A volunteer who assists on an intermittent basis that totals 40 or more hours per month.
984, 985, 435	DCF, DJJ	Juvenile delinquency program employees providing care for children

Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Program

See https://guardianadlitem.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/FINAL-SIGNED-BACKGROUND-SCREENING-POLICY-1-1-14.pdf

for details, the cost of submission to ORI# FL924280Z at IDENTICO is $45.

At our walk-in office located at 4012 SW 18th Street, West Park, FL 33023, the cost of DCF Childcare Provider and Summer Camp Level 2 Screening is $65.00 and includes:

(i) Fingerprint submissions for Level 2 Screening to FDLE and FBI via ORI# EDCFGN10Z (DCF General) or EDCFSC30Z (Summer Camp).

(ii) Photo Submission to the Clearinghouse.

(iii) 5-year FDLE fingerprint retention costs.

We also offer Mobile Fingerprinting Services throughout South Florida.

To request more information or a quote for our Mobile Fingerprinting or Fingerprint Card Scanning services, please call us today at (954) 239-8590 or send us an email at info@myidentico.com.

What constitutes a summer camp?

Who in Summer Camp has to be screened?

Are employees or volunteers of Summer Camps under the age of 18 required to be fingerprinted?

Is there any limit on how far in advance you can screen for Summer Camp??

No earlier than 60 days before beginning employment.

How often do Summer Camp counselor have to be screened?

What is the Summer Camp OCA number?

The OCA (Controlling Agency Identifier) is the number issued for Summer Camp by DCF and identifies the provider requesting the background check.

To request an issuance of an OCA number for your camp the DCF will need the following:

Facility/Camp:
Name
Physical Address
Mailing Address
Valid E-mail
Contact Person (Owner/Operator)
Contact Person Phone Number

This information can be sent to the following email address: Background.Screening@myflfamilies.com.

Is VECHS screening sufficient for Summer Camp?

No. DCF is responsible for ensuring persons working in summer camps meet the requirements for background screening. VECHS checks are not allowed to be shared with the DCF.

Which DCF providers should be Screened?

Statute	Regulatory Agency	Group Subject to Screening
39	DCF	Persons considered for placement of dependent children
39, 402, 409	DCF	Employees that serve children, child care facility, family day care home, family foster home, residential child caring agency, child placing agency, summer day and 24 hour camp owners or operators, employees and volunteers that work over 10 hours a month.
393	DCF, APD	Any direct care provider, 18 years of age or older who has direct face-to-face contact with a client while providing services to the client or has access to a client’s living areas or to a client’s funds or personal property.
394, 408	DCF	Employees within mental health facilities and employees providing care for children and adults – directors, professional clinicians, staff members and volunteers
395	DCF, APD	For unlicensed staff, such as dietary and custodial staff, who work in a licensed general hospital, pursuant to Ch. 395, F.S., whose duties require them to work within the psychiatric unit/ward of the hospital, these staff and volunteers are required to comply with Level 2 background screening requirements. These unlicensed staff would meet the definition of “Mental Health Personnel” according to s. 394.4572 (1) (a), F.S. and must comply with the background screening requirements in Ch. 435 and 408, F.S. They would also be required to comply with any other screening provisions applicable to Chapter 395, F.S.”
397	DCF	All owners, directors, and chief financial officers of service providers. All service provider personnel who have direct contact with children receiving services or with adults who are developmentally disabled receiving services. Members of a foster family and persons residing with the foster family who are over the age of 18. A volunteer who assists on an intermittent basis that totals 40 or more hours per month.
984, 985, 435	DCF, DJJ	Juvenile delinquency program employees providing care for children

Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Program

See https://guardianadlitem.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/FINAL-SIGNED-BACKGROUND-SCREENING-POLICY-1-1-14.pdf

for details, the cost of submission to ORI# FL924280Z at IDENTICO is $45.

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