Facilities
The Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) operates two residential civil Developmental Disabilities Centers (DDCs) that serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These facilities are licensed as Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IDD). Tacachale is located in Gainesville, and Sunland Center is located in Marianna. Both centers provide vocational and therapeutic services designed to enhance residents’ quality of life and support the development of their individual potential.
APD also operates two secure residential forensic facilities known as the Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program (DDDP), which serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities involved in the criminal justice system. DDDP is located on the campus of Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee, and Pathways is located on the campus of Sunland Center in Marianna. The primary objective of these forensic programs is to provide behavioral, social, and competency training to support individuals in their transition back to the court system or to a less restrictive, non-secure setting.
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Agency Operated Facilities
Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse
Changes in law passed during the 2012 legislative session significantly modifies background screening for many service providers regulated by a variety of state agencies including health care providers licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) under Chapter 408, Part II, Florida Statutes (F.S.).
House Bill 943 created a “Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse” or “Clearinghouse.” The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to provide a single data source for background screening results of persons required to be screened by law for employment in positions that provide services to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals. The Clearinghouse shall allow the results of criminal history checks to be shared among specified agencies when a person has applied to volunteer, be employed, be licensed, or enter into a contract that requires a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history check. (Section 435.12, Florida Statutes).
Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse