Your next step
Office visit in Hallandale Beach. Bring your photo ID and the instructions you received.
Who needs DOH fingerprinting in Florida?
- Nursing: RN, LPN, APRN and certified nursing assistants (CNA).
- Medicine: MD, DO, physician assistants (PA), anesthesiologist assistants, residents, interns, fellows and house physicians.
- Dentistry: dentists, dental hygienists and dental radiographers under the applicable application.
- Pharmacy: pharmacists, prescription department managers, consultant pharmacists and screened pharmacy owners, officers or board members.
- Rehabilitation: physical therapists and assistants, occupational therapists and assistants, respiratory care practitioners, speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
- Mental health: psychologists, school psychologists, clinical social workers (LCSW), marriage and family therapists (LMFT) and mental health counselors (LMHC).
- Vision and hearing: optometrists, opticians and hearing aid specialists.
- Massage therapists (LMT), massage establishment owners and electrologists.
- Chiropractic physicians and certified assistants; podiatric physicians and certified podiatric X-ray assistants; acupuncturists and midwives.
- Dietitians/nutritionists, clinical laboratory personnel, genetic counselors, medical physicists, athletic trainers and nursing home administrators.
- Orthotists, prosthetists, pedorthists, orthotic fitters, fitter assistants and O&P residents.
How do I prepare for my fingerprinting appointment?
Open your CHAI screening profile, follow your licensing instructions and complete the Privacy Policy Affirmation. Bring the profession-specific ORI and required ID. Check existing retained fingerprints before paying for a new scan.
What else should I check?
Botox and medical aesthetics: use your underlying medical license, such as MD, DO, APRN or PA. There is no universal “Botox ORI.” EMTs, paramedics, pharmacy interns, registered pharmacy technicians and radiologic technologists have separate exceptions; military-spouse routes may differ.
Does your program ask for an ORI?
Identify the requesting program first. Use the directory as a reference and confirm the correct value with the organization before submission.
Open the ORI directory on the main siteQuestions about this topic
Is MQA a separate fingerprinting company?
No. MQA is a division of Florida DOH that handles professional regulation; a fingerprinting provider performs the capture and submission service.
Does renewal always require new fingerprints?
Not necessarily. Check retained-print status and whether DOH can use the existing screening for your application.
Will a personal FBI report replace the DOH check?
Do not substitute it. Follow the state licensing screening route identified for your profession.
Official sources
Requirements vary by program and may change. Match the guidance to your recipient’s current instructions.
Your next step
Office visit in Hallandale Beach. Bring your photo ID and the instructions you received.