General Requirements

Applicants for a temporary license in an Area of Critical Need must meet the following:

  • Be licensed to practice in any jurisdiction in the United States and whose license is currently valid

And

  • Only practice in certain designated, approved facilities located in communities of Florida where there is a critical need for physicians. Pursuant to s. 458.315, Florida Statutes, the State Surgeon General determined the areas of critical need within the State of Florida are primary care and mental health Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as displayed at: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/by-address; Volunteer Health Care Provider Program participants; free clinics; and any location that was in a designated HPSA at the time the Temporary Certificate was issued or renewed, whichever was later, but was withdrawn by HRSA as published in the Federal Register during the term of the Temporary Certificate, shall be considered as practicing in an area of critical need until the next Temporary Certificate renewal. A temporary certificate also remains valid once the area has lost its designation if the certificate holder maintains an active primary care treatment relationship in that area with at least one patient and continues to meet all other statutory and rule requirements. In addition, the following institutions which have been operating as an approved institution in a designated area of critical need but which are not located in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) as designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, shall continue to be designated and approved as an area of critical need for so long as the facility continues to provide health care to meet the needs of the underserved population in its area, or until further Order by the State Surgeon General:
  • Crossroads
    444 Valparaiso Parkway, Building C
    Valparaiso, Florida 32580
  • Med Express Urgent Care
    13856 North Dale Mabry
    Tampa, Florida 33618
  • Interamerican Medical Center Group
    15529 Bull Run Road, Miami Lakes
    Florida 33014
  • State Surgeon General Determination of Areas of Critical Need Order

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General Requirements


General Requirements

Applicants for a temporary license in an Area of Critical Need must meet the following:

  • Be licensed to practice in any jurisdiction in the United States and whose license is currently valid

And

  • Only practice in certain designated, approved facilities located in communities of Florida where there is a critical need for physicians. Pursuant to s. 458.315, Florida Statutes, the State Surgeon General determined the areas of critical need within the State of Florida are primary care and mental health Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as displayed at: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/by-address; Volunteer Health Care Provider Program participants; free clinics; and any location that was in a designated HPSA at the time the Temporary Certificate was issued or renewed, whichever was later, but was withdrawn by HRSA as published in the Federal Register during the term of the Temporary Certificate, shall be considered as practicing in an area of critical need until the next Temporary Certificate renewal. A temporary certificate also remains valid once the area has lost its designation if the certificate holder maintains an active primary care treatment relationship in that area with at least one patient and continues to meet all other statutory and rule requirements. In addition, the following institutions which have been operating as an approved institution in a designated area of critical need but which are not located in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) as designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, shall continue to be designated and approved as an area of critical need for so long as the facility continues to provide health care to meet the needs of the underserved population in its area, or until further Order by the State Surgeon General:
  • Crossroads
    444 Valparaiso Parkway, Building C
    Valparaiso, Florida 32580
  • Med Express Urgent Care
    13856 North Dale Mabry
    Tampa, Florida 33618
  • Interamerican Medical Center Group
    15529 Bull Run Road, Miami Lakes
    Florida 33014
  • State Surgeon General Determination of Areas of Critical Need Order
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