No you can get electronic prints taken in other states, but some places do not have electronic capabilities or their capabilities may not be so good.
In FL, they have central places run by Promissor where you can get it done and i understand that it goes right to the FL DOI. Typically, the police station or jail does it for a fee in other places, and they prefer it to be electronic to go into a national database. But when I went to the police station, the electronic system could not reach a high enough % level for my prints to be accepted... software problem, hardware problem or fingerprint problem, I don't know. They ended up giving me a card w/ ink prints, and I had to send that in. Then the FBI review, etc.
If you get the electronic prints done, you avoid the FBI database review I believe since they can do a graphic comparison of your prints to a national database. That's why they need a high % for your prints to qualify. If you go through the hard card they do a manual background check of some sort, and then they put your prints on the database.
Bottom line, try to get the electronic finger prints completed as opposed to the hard card version. You may have to call around where you are to see who does electronic printing and who does it best. After the hard card was done here, the lady told me that the jail was better for electronic printing than the police station. She told me that the jail has a better system and more experience. Since I had already paid $20 and waited about 1.5 hours, I did not want to go through doing it again just to get an electronic version.
If you have not been asked for prints yet, you will, assuming that's the last step in the process, so lead the charge. Call the FL DOI and ask them what to do next. They will review your file and tell you.