A Fast, Affordable Way for Florida Caregivers to Obtain Their "Free From Communicable Disease" Statement
Florida caregivers are required by law to provide documentation that they are "free from communicable diseases" before they can be referred for client care. This requirement comes directly from:
- Florida Statute 400.506(6)(a)
- Florida Administrative Code 59A-18.005(6)
These provisions explicitly allow a Registered Nurse to issue this documentation "acting pursuant to an established protocol signed by a licensed physician."
Historically, this process has been slow, expensive, and confusing. Caregivers often had to schedule appointments, pay $75–$150 or more, and hope a provider was willing to sign a broad statement that many clinics are reluctant to issue.
MyHealthForm.com was created to fix this.
Why a physical examination isn't required
Fla. Admin. Code 59A-18.005(6) requires that a caregiver furnish "a statement from a health care professional… dated within the last six months, that the contractor is free from communicable diseases."
Read what the rule actually asks for. It requires a statement. It does not require a physical examination, and it does not describe one.
The rule also names who may provide that statement — and among the listed options is "a registered nurse licensed under chapter 464, F.S.… acting pursuant to an established protocol signed by a licensed physician." That is precisely how MyHealthForm.com operates. It is not a workaround. It is one of the arrangements the rule contemplates by name.
There is a practical reason the rule reads this way. No physical examination can establish that a person is free from every communicable disease. A provider signing that statement after an office visit is doing, in substance, what a structured screening does — asking about current symptoms, recent exposures, and relevant history — with the added cost and delay of an appointment. This is why many providers decline to sign the statement at all: they are being asked to certify something an examination cannot demonstrate.
What the requirement is about is documented screening. A qualified professional, applying defined criteria, recording a dated determination that goes in the caregiver's file before referral.
This does not mean no caregiver should see a provider. If a screening identifies a symptom, a possible exposure, or another concern, a health statement is not issued and the caregiver is directed to an appropriate healthcare provider for evaluation. It also does not affect tuberculosis testing where separately required, or any examination required independently by an employer, a facility, or another regulation.
What about tuberculosis testing?
Neither the nurse registry statute nor the rule implementing it requires tuberculosis testing.
Fla. Stat. 400.506(6)(a) requires that "each person referred by a nurse registry must provide current documentation that he or she is free from communicable diseases." Fla. Admin. Code 59A-18.005(6) specifies what that documentation must be — a statement from a qualifying healthcare professional, dated within the last six months. Neither provision mentions tuberculosis, and neither requires a TB test.
The MyHealthForm.com screening is not a TB test and does not replace one. Where TB testing does apply to a caregiver, the requirement comes from somewhere other than these two provisions — a facility contract, a different provider type, another regulation, or a registry's own policy. Registries should confirm their own obligations rather than infer them from this rule.
Built on Established Screening Instruments
The MyHealthForm.com screening is adapted from two published instruments: the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Communicable Disease / Tuberculosis Screening Questionnaire (Form F-01679) and the Mount Sinai Health System Infectious Diseases Screening Tool.
Those instruments form the basis of a written protocol established and signed by a licensed physician. Under that protocol, a Florida-licensed Registered Nurse reviews each caregiver's responses and issues the health statement when the responses meet the screening criteria.
Read how screenings are reviewed →
How It Works
1. Complete the online screening questionnaire
Caregivers answer structured symptom, exposure, and history questions.
2. RN review under a physician-signed protocol
If the caregiver reports no symptoms or exposures indicating possible communicable disease, the RN issues the "Free From Communicable Disease" statement.
The statement is dated the day it is issued. Under Fla. Admin. Code 59A-18.005(6), documentation satisfies the requirement when it is "dated within the last six months" — so the statement remains current for six months from its own issue date.
Platform access is separate and runs six months from the date of purchase. If a caregiver does not pass the screening initially, they retain access for that period at no additional cost — time to consult their own physician, address any concerns, and re-submit when ready.
Nurse registries and offices can verify a caregiver's screening status directly through MyHealthForm.com. A statement shows as current for six months from its issue date, matching the window the rule allows.
3. Instant delivery — no appointment, no delay
Once cleared, caregivers receive their documentation immediately, ready to provide to a nurse registry.
What If a Caregiver Doesn't Pass the Screening?
If a caregiver's responses indicate a possible communicable disease risk:
- No health statement is issued
- The caregiver is directed to follow up with their healthcare provider
- They retain their remaining platform access to resolve the concern
- Once resolved, they can resubmit the screening at no extra charge and receive their statement upon passing
This mirrors the structure used in facility-based employee health screening programs, and it is the reason the screening is meaningful rather than automatic.
Why Caregivers and Nurse Registries Choose This Option
- Designed for the documentation requirement in Fla. Stat. 400.506(6)(a) and Fla. Admin. Code 59A-18.005(6)
- Reviewed by a Florida-licensed RN under a physician-signed protocol
- No office visit required — the rule requires a statement, not an examination
- Documentation the caregiver obtains and owns, which keeps the independent contractor relationship clean
- Statement current for six months from its issue date, matching the rule
- Verifiable by registries directly through the platform
- $55, against $75–$150 or more for an office visit