Licensing Requirements List
The following items are required for licensure:
- Description of the geographic area the child-caring agency intends to serve
- Verification of accreditation, as applicable
- Application listing the proposed licensed location
- Request and receipt of other cost accumulator (OCA) # for background screening
- Applicant reference check from the current or previous licensing authority, if licensed in another region or state
- Program Policies and Procedures Handbook
- Rules/Protocols and/or additional Operational Procedures
- Employee Handbook (if applicable)
- Background information about your organization
- Program description to include description of population to be served
- Registration as an organization with the Florida Department of State Divisions of Corporations
- Affidavit of Compliance Form, complete with attestation of mandated background screening clearance dates for all employees
- List of employees with job title
- Job descriptions for each job title
- Budget
- Sample menus and approved by a certified dietician
- Sample activity schedule
- Sample daily schedule
- Educational resources specific to population
- Sample Independent Living program (i.e. outline of activities, group meeting schedule, group meeting topics, etc.)
- Zoning form
- Radon test (if applicable)
- Facility main phone number
- Evacuation plan, complete with a floor plan
- Fire inspection
- Health inspection
- Personnel file review
- List of community partners, include finalized working agreement/memorandum of understanding with applicable community partners
- Client sign-out policy (i.e. sign-out for unsupervised time in the community), complete with sample sign-out form/log
- Sample medication log
- Blank client service plan
- Proof of agency vehicle with insurance
- Staff training plan, complete with sample schedule and topics for pre-service and in-service (separate from policies)
- Organizational chart
- List of Board of Directors, complete with by-laws
