Frequently Asked Questions

All office surgery facility applicants must undergo a preregistration inspection. Once an application for office surgery registration is approved, the facility chooses either to undergo annual inspections by the Department of Health or to hold a current accreditation with a national accrediting organization or an accrediting organization approved by the Florida Board of Medicine. See Rule 64B8-9.0091, F.A.C., for more information.

The inspection fee is $1500 payable after the facility is inspected. Following an inspection, an invoice is generated and mailed or emailed to the facility for payment of the fee. See Rule 64B-4.002, F.A.C., for more information.

QUAD A, Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and American Accreditation Commission International. See Rule 64B8-9.0092, F.A.C., for more information.

Submit a copy of your accreditation certificate and a copy of your accreditation survey with your application and after each inspection to Department of Health, Post Office Box 6330, Tallahassee, FL 32314-6330 or send by email to PMC_OSR@flhealth.gov.

Yes. All office surgery facility applicants must complete the Professional Liability Coverage Disclosure, choosing the option(s) that best describe(s) the facility.

Yes. If gluteal fat grafting procedures are being performed, the office surgery facility applicant must establish and maintain additional liability coverage. See Section 458.328(1)(c), F.S.

No. Only hand-written signatures are acceptable.

No. Florida physicians who designate Florida as their State of Principal Licensure (SPL) continue to renew biennially under existing Florida Statutes.

An expedited license through the IMLC permits both in‑person and telehealth practice, but practitioners must comply with the laws of the state where the patient is located.  For example, a practitioner who holds an expedited Florida license must follow Florida telehealth statutes when treating a patient located in Florida. 

If interested in practicing telehealth exclusively, please visit the Department’s Telehealth webpage.