Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified Florida facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the Florida Board of Nursing, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
Florida facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The Florida Board of Nursing approves new pre-licensure nursing education programs under Section 464.019, Florida Statutes. (source)
- Licensure background check. Initial RN and LPN license applicants in Florida submit fingerprints through a Livescan provider to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. (source)
- Licensure background check. Florida's health licensing background screening uses an FDLE-approved Livescan provider that participates in the Clearinghouse and captures a photograph. (source)
- Allied health. The Florida Department of Health regulates radiologic technology, with an advisory council for radiological personnel. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
When a clinical site or an accreditation reviewer asks for a student’s records, you need them in one place and current, not spread across email, paper folders and spreadsheets. One record per student, with dates and documents together, answers the question in minutes. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps Florida programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the Florida Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in Florida?
The Florida Board of Nursing. Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does Florida require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
Initial RN and LPN license applicants in Florida submit fingerprints through a Livescan provider to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the Florida Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- Education and Training Programs - Florida Board of Nursing
- Nurse (RN & LPN) Licensing - Florida Board of Nursing
- Background Screening - Florida Department of Health MQA
- Radiologic Technology - Florida Department of Health
This page summarizes Florida agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.