Applying Requirements

For Registration as an Autonomous Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, the requirements are as follows and can be found in Section 464.0123, F.S.

  1. You must hold a Clear, Active, Florida APRN License.
  2. You must have completed at least 3000 clinical hours under the supervision of an allopathic or osteopathic physician within the past 5 years.  These hours may include clinical instructional hours as faculty.  See 464.123(1)(c), F.S. for complete requirements.
  3. You must submit proof of three graduate-level semester hours (or the equivalent) in differential diagnosis, and three graduate-level semester hours (or the equivalent) in pharmacology completed within the last five years. Please click here for a description of equivalent courses.
  4. You must not have been subject to disciplinary action as specified in s. 456.072, F.S. or s. 464.018, F.S., or any similar disciplinary action in any state or jurisdiction within the past five years.

Applications are valid for 1 year. After that time, the application will be expired if not approved. Once an application is expired a new paper application may be submitted. PDF versions of applications can be found at https://floridasnursing.gov/resources/.

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Applying Requirements


Applying Requirements

For Registration as an Autonomous Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, the requirements are as follows and can be found in Section 464.0123, F.S.

  1. You must hold a Clear, Active, Florida APRN License.
  2. You must have completed at least 3000 clinical hours under the supervision of an allopathic or osteopathic physician within the past 5 years.  These hours may include clinical instructional hours as faculty.  See 464.123(1)(c), F.S. for complete requirements.
  3. You must submit proof of three graduate-level semester hours (or the equivalent) in differential diagnosis, and three graduate-level semester hours (or the equivalent) in pharmacology completed within the last five years. Please click here for a description of equivalent courses.
  4. You must not have been subject to disciplinary action as specified in s. 456.072, F.S. or s. 464.018, F.S., or any similar disciplinary action in any state or jurisdiction within the past five years.

Applications are valid for 1 year. After that time, the application will be expired if not approved. Once an application is expired a new paper application may be submitted. PDF versions of applications can be found at https://floridasnursing.gov/resources/.

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