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Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and In-Service Training Requirements for a Certified Nursing Assistant.
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 requirement, along with all other licensure criteria, has been met. For more information on background screening, visit MQA's Background Screening website.
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. Licenses that expired May 31, 2023 will go null and void on June 01, 2025 if not renewed.
Group 2 – current licenses will expire at midnight, Eastern Standard Time, May 31, 2026. Licenses that expired May 24, 2024 will go null and void on June 01, 2026 if not renewed.
In order to renew the CNA license at the end of the two year renewal cycle, CNAs are required to perform nursing-related services for monetary compensation within the last 24 consecutive months in order to remain on the registry.
Licensees who fail to meet these requirements must reapply for licensure and comply with current laws and rules. Licensees who have become Null and Void or elected to Voluntarily Relinquish their CNA license must reapply for licensure and meet current requirements.
Note: CNAs who administer medication to patients of a home health agency should also be aware of the requirements of s. 464.2035, F.S.
Options:
Renewal Instructions:
*** If the “PII Failed” screen displays, click the “Other Login Option” button and enter your existing User ID and password to access your account.***
Additional Information:
If renewing BEFORE your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $55.00* |
If renewing AFTER your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $105.00* |
If renewing 120 day Notified Delinquent, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $160.00* |
*Pursuant to s. 456.065(3), Florida Statutes, a $5 fee to fund efforts to combat unlicensed activity will be assessed of each licensee upon initial licensure and at each renewal. This fee is included in the renewal fee.
Florida Statutes
Section 464.2035: Administration of medication
Florida Administrative Code
Section 64B9-15.011: In-Service Training Requirements for Certified Nursing Assistants
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Florida Statutes
Chapter 464, Part II: Certified Nursing Assistants
Chapter 456: Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions
Chapter 435: Employment Screening
Section 408.809: Background Screening; prohibited offenses
Florida Administrative Code
Chapter 64B9-15: Certified Nursing Assistant
To renew online visit the MQA Services Portal by clicking the button below.
To locate board-approved In-Service Courses for this profession, please click here
All CNAs must complete a minimum of 24 hours of in-service training each biennium. In-service training hours shall include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
Note: CNAs who administer medication to patients of a home health agency should also be aware of the requirements of s. 464.2035, F.S.
The Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA), is pleased to offer employers of Certified Nursing Assistants an option to pay for their employees’ renewal fees.
Certified Nursing Assistants may complete and submit a renewal online using an ‘Other Payer Code.’ Instead of the employee providing their own credit card for payment, they will have the option to enter the ‘Other Payer Code’ to complete the renewal process. The renewal will be uploaded for processing and will stay in pending status until the other payer makes payment.
Interested employers will need to register with the Board of Nursing by providing a completed application form provided by the department. Please indicate if you require more than one payment code or a code expiration date and sign the application indicating that all of the provided information is true and correct. Please email the application to MQA.CNA@flhealth.gov, or submit the application to:
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Bin C-02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-325
Fax: (850) 617-6460
It is important that employers keep all contact information current and correct. After the initial letter to confirm registration the Department will send all correspondence regarding the Other Payer Account through the email address on file.
Once the employer is registered, the Board of Nursing will mail a notification letter including the payment code. The employer will need to provide their ‘Other Payer Code’ to employees prior to them renewing online.
Once you receive your other payer code you may distribute the code to employees for use during their renewal. Other Payer Codes cannot be used by delinquent licensees.
Employers who elect to use the Other Payer Code will be required to log-on to MQA’s secure on-line services website to approve and submit payment.
After a CNA has completed renewal using your other payer code they will appear in your Other Payer Invoicing under ‘Pending Transaction Count’. Simply click on your other payer code to review the list of licensees that have used your code.
You may accept all of the licensees that have entered the code by clicking ‘Continue’ to create your invoice. The employer will be able to deselect licensees who are not eligible to use their ‘Other Payer Code’. You may pay invoice online by Credit Card or print out the invoice and mail with cashier’s check or money order to:
Department of Health
Post Office Box 6330
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6320
Please download this user guide for detailed instructions.
Please contact the Board of Nursing by email MQA.CNA@flhealth.gov if you have any questions.
Florida became part of the NLC on January 19, 2018. Compact rules do not allow a license to be maintained or renewed if the nurse has a license in another party state that allows them to practice in Florida.
Moving from Florida to a Compact State
When moving (changing primary state of legal residence) to a new NLC state, it is the nurse’s responsibility to apply for licensure by endorsement. This should be completed upon moving and the nurse should not delay. There is no grace period. The nurse may not wait until the former license expires to apply in the nurse’s new state of legal residency. The nurse may practice on the former home state license only UNTIL the multistate license in the new NLC home state is issued. Proof of residency such as a driver’s license may be required. Upon issuance of a new multistate license, the former license is inactivated.
Moving from Florida to a Non Compact State
The nurse is responsible for applying for licensure by endorsement in the new state of residence. The nurse may apply before or after the move. The multistate license of the former NLC state is changed to a single state license upon changing legal residency to a noncompact state. The nurse is responsible for notifying the board of nursing (BON) of the former NLC state of the new address and to request a change in status to “single state”. This request may be emailed to MQA.Nursing@FlHealth.gov
Moving from Florida to a Compact StateYou hold a single state license in Florida and hold a multistate license in another Compact state. Nurse Licensure Compact Rule 302.4, party states shall not renew or reinstate a single state license if the nurse has a multistate license in another party state.
Or
You hold a multistate license in Florida and also another multistate license in another party state. As required by Section 464.0095, Article IV (3), Florida Statutes, an RN or LPN who changes his or her primary state of residence by moving from a party state to another party state must apply for licensure in the new home state. The multistate license issued by the prior home state must be deactivated in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the Interstate Commission which governs the Nurse Licensure Compact.
The definition of ‘Deactivated’ is Licensed practitioner holds a Multistate License in another Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) jurisdiction. More information about the Nursing Compact can be found at https://floridasnursing.gov/final-nurse-compact-rules/
You can look up your multistate license in NURSYS by using this link: https://www.nursys.com/LQC/LQCTerms.aspx. Nurses are eligible to work in Florida when they hold a valid multistate license from another Compact State.
If your primary state of residency is Florida, please email the Board of Nursing at MQA.Nursing@FlHealth.gov.
If you are a nurse practicing in Florida under the privilege of a different party state license, you are not required to pay any fees or complete continuing education requirements for the State of Florida. Please refer to the requirements for the state that has issued the license.
Moving to Florida from a Compact State
When moving (changing primary state of legal residence) to a new NLC state, it is the nurse’s responsibility to apply for licensure by endorsement. This should be completed upon moving and the nurse should not delay. There is no grace period. The nurse may not wait until the former license expires to apply in the nurse’s new state of legal residency. The nurse may practice on the former home state license only UNTIL the multistate license in the new NLC home state is issued. Proof of residency such as a driver’s license may be required. Upon issuance of a new multistate license, the former license is inactivated.
Moving to Florida from a Non Compact State
The nurse is responsible for applying for licensure by endorsement in the new state of residence. The nurse may apply before or after the move. A multistate license may be issued if residency and eligibility requirements are met. If the nurse holds a single state license issued by the noncompact state, it is not affected.
For licensure by endorsement requirements and to apply online, please visit https://floridasnursing.gov/licensing.
