Coworker of mine just applied for the April 2016 exam and his application did contain the fingerprinting requirements as part of the application checklist. Just unfortunate timing to roll it out after the fact for use October 2015 exam takers.
I think it depends on how early you applied for the exam. I filed my application as soon as I was able to and it certainly did not contain any finger printing requirement language on it. I did get an email on 11/16 stating that I needed to submit my prints to complete my application.