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October 13, 2025
Visit Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) website for more information: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/hpsa-find. The recipient of a temporary certificate for practice in an area of critical need must, within 30 […]
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October 13, 2025
To be licensed as an APRN in Florida through the MOBILE Endorsement pathway applicants must (see 456.0145, Florida Statutes): Hold an active, unencumbered license issued by […]
October 13, 2025
Applicants with Health History If a “Yes” response was provided to any of the questions in this section, provide the following documents directly to the board […]
June 30, 2025
Language: Florida passed House Bill 975 following the 2024 legislative session, which requires this profession to complete electronic fingerprinting. Your application cannot be approved until this […]
June 26, 2025
Applicants for initial licensure must use a Livescan service provider to have their fingerprints submitted electronically to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for conducting […]
April 17, 2025
By November 1 of each year, each approved program shall submit to the board an annual report comprised of an affidavit certifying continued compliance with paragraphs […]
April 17, 2025
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) are renewed by the department in three groups: Group 1 – current license will expire at midnight, Eastern Standard Time, April 30, […]
April 17, 2025
For Licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, the requirements are as follows and can be found in Section 464.012, F.S.
April 17, 2025
Registered Nurses (RN) are renewed by the department in three groups: Group 1 – current license will expire at midnight, Eastern Standard Time, April 30, 2026 Group […]
April 17, 2025
For a multistate upgrade to a current Clear, Active license, the requirements are as follows and can be found in Section 464.0095, F.S. and include: Applications […]
April 17, 2025
To be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in Florida through the MOBILE Endorsement pathway you must meet the following requirements […]
April 17, 2025
The requirements for licensure by examination can be found in Section 464.008, F.S. Options include: Graduation from a Florida approved or accredited nursing education program as […]
April 17, 2025
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) are renewed by the department; current licenses will expire at midnight, Eastern Standard Time, on July 31, 2025. The department will renew […]
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
For Registration as an Autonomous Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, the requirements are as follows and can be found in Section 464.0123, F.S. Applications are valid for […]
April 17, 2025
Autonomous Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) are renewed by the department in three groups: Group 1 – current license will expire at midnight, Eastern Standard Time, April […]
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) are renewed by the department in two groups: Group 1 – current license will expire at midnight, Eastern Standard Time, May 31, 2025. […]
April 17, 2025
Approved Nursing Assistant Training Programs must submit a renewal application to the Board office by December 31 in each even-numbered year.
April 17, 2025
Must hold an active, unencumbered license issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States in a profession with a […]
April 17, 2025
Has successfully completed an approved training program and achieved a passing score on the nursing assistant competency examination, a multi-part assessment approved by the board and […]
April 17, 2025
For a professional nursing education program, the program director and at least 50 percent of the program’s faculty members are registered nurses who have a master’s […]
March 26, 2025
March 26, 2025
Effective July 1, 2012, Section 456.0635, Florida Statutes (F.S.), provides that health care boards or the department shall refuse to issue a license, certificate or registration […]
March 26, 2025
If a “Yes” response was provided to any of the questions in this section, provide the following documents directly to the board office: A letter from […]
March 26, 2025
Applicants who have ever been denied licensure, had disciplinary action taken against their license, or have action pending against their license to practice any health care […]
March 26, 2025
Any applicant who has ever been found guilty of or pled guilty or no contest/nolo contendere to any charge other than a minor traffic offense must […]
March 26, 2025
Applicants for initial licensure must use a Livescan service provider to have their fingerprints submitted electronically to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for conducting […]