Home health, home care & caregivers
Home Health & Caregiver Fingerprinting
Many home health and caregiver roles in Missouri and Kansas start with a name-based state check, not fingerprints. Fingerprints come in when an employer, an out-of-state agency or a specific program asks for them. Here is how to tell which applies to you, and where we can help.
- Caregivers & aides
- FD-258 cards
- Agency group sessions
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Who needs it
Who asks caregivers for fingerprints
Requirements depend on the program, the state and the employer.
Home care agencies
Employers whose own policy or contract requires a fingerprint-based check.
Out-of-state roles
Caregivers moving to or licensing in a state that requires fingerprints.
Child care providers
Missouri child care roles, which use fingerprints through MACHS.
Nurses & licensed staff
Nurses working in home health, licensed through their board.
FBI records
Families or agencies asking for an FBI Identity History Summary.
Agency onboarding
Group sessions for new caregivers.
Name-based or fingerprint
What Missouri and Kansas require
Before you book, check whether your role needs fingerprints at all.
| Program | How the check works | Can we help? |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri Family Care Safety Registry (home health, hospice, in-home and personal care) | A name-based registry check run by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Registration does not normally involve fingerprints. | Usually not needed for the registry itself. |
| Missouri programs that require fingerprints (for example child care providers) | Fingerprints through MACHS and IdentoGO, using the program’s registration number. Out-of-state residents can use card processing. | Yes, for out-of-state residents using card processing. |
| Kansas adult care homes and home health (KDADS) | Employers run name-based criminal record checks through the KDADS online system. | Usually not needed for the KDADS check. |
| Employer or out-of-state requirement for an FD-258 card | Set by the employer or the other state’s agency. | Yes. Bring the written instructions. |
Missouri: see the DHSS Family Care Safety Registry. Kansas: see the KDADS criminal record check program. If your employer asks for fingerprints, ask them for the written instructions, card type and ORI number.
Missouri runs its fingerprint checks through the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS) and its state vendor, IdentoGO. Applicants who live outside Missouri, or who are physically unable to visit an IdentoGO site, can choose card processing instead: register in MACHS with the agency’s registration number, pay for the card service, then mail the confirmation page and a fully rolled FD-258 card to IdentoGO. The IdentoGO card scan instructions accept cards rolled by any fingerprinting provider, including Live Scan prints printed to an FD-258.
Before your appointment
What to bring
If you do need fingerprints, these items make the appointment quick.
- A valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID
- Your employer’s or agency’s written fingerprint instructions
- The ORI number or registration number, if provided
- For Missouri card processing, your MACHS confirmation page
- Any blank card the agency sent you
- The number of cards required
Pricing
Caregiver fingerprinting prices
Agencies onboarding several caregivers can book a group session, quoted in writing before we book.
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$45
FD-258 Fingerprinting
Cards and mailing envelope supplied. $20 for each additional card.
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$60
Multi-State Print-to-Card
For applicants who need cards for more than one agency or state. $25 for each additional printed card, when permitted by the receiving agency.
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$90
FBI Identity History Summary Electronic Submission
Electronic fingerprint capture for your own FBI record. Results are often returned within 24–72 hours of electronic submission.
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Quoted(816) 442-0295
Mobile & group sessions
Quoted in writing before we book, based on headcount, card types and location.
Good to know
Home health & caregiver fingerprinting FAQ
More questions? Call (816) 442-0295 or send us your agency’s instructions.
Do home health aides in Missouri need fingerprints?
Usually not for state registration. Missouri home health, hospice, in-home and personal care workers register with the Family Care Safety Registry, which is a name-based check. Some programs, such as child care, and some employers do require fingerprints.
Do caregivers in Kansas need fingerprints?
For adult care homes and home health, Kansas employers currently run name-based criminal record checks through KDADS. Fingerprints may still be required by an employer, a contract or another program.
My agency asked for an FD-258 card. Can you help?
Yes. Bring the agency’s written instructions and any ORI number, and we will roll the card and supply an envelope.
Can you fingerprint our new caregivers at our office?
Yes. We run group sessions for home care agencies across the Kansas City metro. Send us the headcount and each person’s requirement for a quote.
Not sure if your role needs fingerprints?
Send us your employer’s instructions and we’ll tell you whether you need prints, and which kind.
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