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Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Medical Education (CME) for a Medical Doctor.
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.
Physicians seeking to renew a license to practice medicine must complete the following:
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA)
If you are a Florida Medical Doctor (MD) or Osteopathic (DO) Physician, the Department now verifies your compliance or exemption of all Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) assessments as required by section 766.314, Florida Statutes.
Please visit the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) at https://www.nica.com/ to make a payment that satisfies your mandated assessments.
Effective January 1, 2013, applicants for initial licensure must use a Livescan service provider to submit a set of fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for the purpose of conducting a search for any Florida and national criminal history records that may pertain to applicant. The results of the search will be returned to the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse and made available to the Department for consideration during the licensure process. The fingerprints submitted by the applicant will be retained by FDLE and the Clearinghouse. All costs for conducting a criminal history background screening are borne by the applicant.
It is important to use the correct Originating Agency Identification (ORI) when submitting fingerprints. If you do not provide an ORI number or if you provide an incorrect ORI number to the service provider, the board office will not receive your fingerprint results, so it is extremely important to use the correct ORI when having your fingerprints scanned.
Applicants can use any FDLE approved Livescan service provider to submit their fingerprints. The applicant is fully responsible for selecting the service provider and ensuring the results are reported to the Department. If you are applying for initial licensure after December 15, 2012, You must print this form and take it with you to a Livescan service provider. For more information, FAQs, and a list of all approved Livescan service providers please visit the Department’s website at: FLHealthSource.gov/Background-Screening.
| Required Subject Area | Required # of hours | Important Information |
|---|---|---|
| General Hours | 38 | General AMA Category I CME Courses |
| Prevention of Medical Errors | 2 | Courses on most common medical errors |
| Prescribing Controlled Substances | 2 | Board-approved 2-hour courses on prescribing controlled substances required of all physicians registered with USDEA |
| Domestic Violence | 2 | Required every third biennium: 2-hour course can be included in 38 general hours |
As reflected in CEBroker.com
Other Methods Of Obtaining CME:
The Board approves for credit under this rule the following entities:
For services provided to an entity not specified under this rule, a licensee must apply for prior approval in order to receive credit.
In the application for approval, licensees shall disclose the:
If the licensee intends to provide services in underserved or critical need areas, the application shall provide a brief explanation for those aspects of the service.
If you are a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who was in good standing with the board at the time of becoming active and was entitled to practice or engage in the practice of medicine in Florida, you may be eligible to be exempted from renewal requirements for the duration of active duty, and for a period of six months after discharge, but not practicing the profession in the private sector for profit.
If you are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, you may be eligible to be exempted from licensure renewal requirements, but only in cases of absence from the state because your spouses’ duties with the Armed Forces.
To receive an exemption from the renewal requirements, please provide a copy of your orders which provides the beginning and end date of your current enlistment or a copy of your spouse’s orders. If you are a Commissioned Officer, you may provide a letter from your commanding officer that reflects the length of your contract with a beginning and end date to fulfill this requirement.
If you volunteer 160 hours of medical services to the indigent residents of Florida with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level during the previous biennium, or 800 hours if you are fully retired from compensated practice, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and up to 25% of the continuing education hours required for license renewal. Mandatory continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, medical errors and prescribing cannot be waived.
To receive an exemption from the biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%), you will be required to submit a letter certifying the total number of uncompensated health care service hours volunteered during the renewal cycle along with your renewal application. Online renewal is available if you provide the Certification of Hours letter to the Board at least 30 days prior to renewal of license.
If you volunteer your services in public schools for a minimum of 80 hours a year or if retired, at least 400 hours a year, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.
If you are a member of the Legislature, the requirements for biennial renewal of your license shall stand continued and extended without the requirement to apply for renewal with the board or department and such license shall be an active status license throughout the period that you are a member of the Legislature and for a period of 60 days after you cease to be a member of the Legislature; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed application that shall consist solely of:
No action is needed; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the period of 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed renewal application as described under the renewal requirements tab.
If you post a sign with a schedule of your charges, you may be exempt from paying license fees and completing continuing medical education for one biannual renewal period. Section 381.026(4) Florida Statutes created provisions for exemption from one two-year reporting cycle of continuing medical education credits and license fees for primary care physicians who post a schedule of medical charges. This waiver does not include the unlicensed activity fee, background check fee or dispensing fee. Primary care physicians include medical doctors, osteopathic physicians and advanced registered nurse practitioners who provide medical services commonly provided without referral from another health care provider, including family and general practice, general pediatrics and general internal medicine.
Online renewal is not available at this time for practitioners requesting this exemption. To receive an exemption from paying license fees and completing continuing medical education for one biannual renewal period, you will be required to provide proof of your compliance with Section 381.026(4), Florida Statutes, prior to renewing your license. Examples of proof may include but are not limited to:
The specific requirements for the sign are listed below:
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.***
You may RENEW ONLINE if:
You must RENEW BY MAIL if:
If your license is Delinquent/Active or Delinquent/Inactive you may still renew prior to the renewal deadline. The following actions must be taken prior to renewing your license:
Please note, when renewing your license, a delinquent fee will be assessed in addition to all applicable renewal fees.
A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and has not practiced at least 2 out of the preceding 4 years, and who wishes to reactivate the license, may be required to demonstrate the competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination (SPEX) or by completing other reactivation requirements.
If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs, you can renew your registration by paying the registration fee when you renew your medical license. If you are no longer interested in dispensing medicinal drugs, you can cancel your registration by checking the appropriate box on the renewal application.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register, you can complete the registration process at the time you are renewing your license by checking the appropriate box on the renewal application and paying the dispensing registration fee. The registration fee will be in addition to your renewal fee.
Name changes require legal documentation showing the name change. Please submit a request including your full name as it appears on your license, profession, license number, your new name, your date of birth, the last four digits of your social security number, and your signature. Attach supporting documents, which must be one of the following:
Any one of these will be accepted unless the department has a question about the authenticity of the document. A social security card is not considered legal documentation. Please Note: The last four digits of the SSN are requested as required by DOH Policy Number DOHP 385-LS05-12 Name Changes for Existing Licensees, which was established for security purposes due to past instances of fraudulent activity.
*Required section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of licensure renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
If renewing BEFORE your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $355.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $125.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $475.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $605.00* |
| Active to Retired | $55.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $55.00 |
If renewing AFTER your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $705.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $475.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $925.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $1,055.00 |
| Active to Retired | $505.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $505.00 |
If renewing 120 day Notified Delinquent, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $1,060.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $600.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $950.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $1,310.00 |
| Active to Retired | $760.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $530.00 |
* If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs to your patients in the regular course of your practice, you can renew your dispensing registration by paying the additional $100.00 registration fee, along with the appropriate renewal fee indicated above.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register when you renew your medical license, indicate your request for registration to dispense medicinal drugs by checking the appropriate box on the renewal form and submit a $100.00 registration fee, along with the appropriate renewal fee indicated above.
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Florida Statutes
381.026 Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
456.013 Department; general licensing provisions
456.024 Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards or the department; spouses
456.031 Requirement for instruction on domestic violence
456.033 Requirement for instruction for certain licensees on HIV and AIDS
456.035 Address of record
456.036 Licenses; active and inactive status; delinquency
456.038 Renewal and cancellation notices
456.039 Designated health care professionals; information requirement for licensure
456.048 Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners
456.0635 Medicaid fraud; disqualification for license, certification, or registration
458.319 Renewal of license
458.3191 Physician survey
458.320 Financial responsibility
458.321 Inactive status
465.0276 Dispensing practitioner
766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors.
766.1116 Health care practitioner; waiver of license renewal fees and continuing education
Florida Administrative Code
64B-2.001 Practitioner Profile
64B-9.001 Biennial Licensing
64B8-12.001 Financial Responsibility applicability
64B8-12.005 Financial Responsibility procedures
64B8-12.007 Financial Responsibility exemptions for persons not practicing in Florida; Change of status
64B8-13.001 Criteria for license renewal
64B8-13.005 Continuing education for biennial renewal
64B8-13.0051 Delinquent status license
64B8-3.003 Renewal fees
64B8-3.004 Change of Status fees
64B8-3.006 Dispensing fee
64B8-3.009 Unlicensed Activity fee
Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Medical Education (CME) for a Medical Doctor In-Training.
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.
The department will renew your license upon completion of the following:
Licensed medical doctors in training are renewed by the department in two groups:
Group 1 – current license will expire at midnight, Eastern Time, January 31, 2026
Group 2 – current licenses will expire at midnight, Eastern Time, January 31, 2027
To ensure you receive notification from the department regarding the renewal, you must have on file with the department your current mailing address. Failure to renew an active license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew active before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
If you are a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who was in good standing with the board at the time of becoming active and was entitled to practice or engage in the practice of medicine in Florida, you may be eligible to be exempted from renewal requirements for the duration of active duty, and for a period of six months after discharge, but not practicing the profession in the private sector for profit.
If you are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, you may be eligible to be exempted from licensure renewal requirements, but only in cases of absence from the state because your spouses’ duties with the Armed Forces.
To receive an exemption from the renewal requirements, please provide a copy of your orders which provides the beginning and end date of your current enlistment or a copy of your spouse’s orders. If you are a Commissioned Officer, you may provide a letter from your commanding officer that reflects the length of your contract with a beginning and end date to fulfill this requirement.
If you volunteer 160 hours of medical services to the indigent residents of Florida with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level during the previous biennium, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.
If you volunteer your services in public schools for a minimum of 80 hours a year or if retired, at least 400 hours a year, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.
If you are a member of the Legislature, the requirements for biennial renewal of your license shall stand continued and extended without the requirement to apply for renewal with the board or department and such license shall be an active status license throughout the period that you are a member of the Legislature and for a period of 60 days after you cease to be a member of the Legislature; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed application that shall consist solely of:
No action is needed; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the period of 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed renewal application as described under the renewal requirements tab.
At least 90 days before your license expires, the department will mail you a renewal notification to your last known address of record. You will have until midnight eastern time on the day your license expires to renew. Failure to renew an active license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew active before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
Group 1 – current licenses will expire at midnight, Eastern Time, January 31, 2026. Delinquent licenses that expired on January 31, 2024 become null and void on February 1, 2026.
Group 2 – current licenses will expire January 31, 2027. Delinquent licenses expired on January 31, 2025 will become null and void on February 1, 2027.
Failure to renew your license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status and a delinquent fee will be assessed in addition to the renewal fees. Failure by a delinquent licensee to become active before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
If your license is Delinquent/Active or Delinquent/Inactive you may still renew prior to the renewal deadline. The following actions must be taken prior to renewing your license:
Please note, when renewing your license, a delinquent fee will be assessed in addition to all applicable renewal fees.
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.***
If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs, you can renew your registration by paying the registration fee when you renew your medical license. If you are no longer interested in dispensing medicinal drugs, you can cancel your registration by checking the appropriate box on the renewal application.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register, you can complete the registration process at the time you are renewing your license by checking the appropriate box on the renewal application and paying the dispensing registration fee. The registration fee will be in addition to your renewal fee.
Name changes require legal documentation showing the name change. Please submit a request including your full name as it appears on your license, profession, license number, your new name, your date of birth, the last four digits of your social security number, and your signature. Attach supporting documents, which must be one of the following:
Any one of these will be accepted unless the department has a question about the authenticity of the document. A social security card is not considered legal documentation.
Please Note: The last four digits of the SSN are requested as required by DOH Policy Number DOHP 385-LS05-12 Name Changes for Existing Licensees, which was established for security purposes due to past instances of fraudulent activity.
Note: If you were initially licensed in 2013 or later, you may see a reduction of $24 in your renewal fee.
If renewing BEFORE your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $229.00 |
If renewing AFTER your license expires, your fees will be:
| Delinquent to Active | $579.00 |
If renewing 120 days Notified Delinquent, your fees will be:
| Delinquent to Active | $784.00 |
* If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs to your patients in the regular course of your practice, you can renew your dispensing registration by paying the additional $100.00 registration fee, along with the appropriate renewal fee indicated above.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register when you renew your medical license, indicate your request for registration to dispense medicinal drugs by checking the appropriate box on the renewal form and submit a $100.00 registration fee, along with the appropriate renewal fee indicated above.
Click on Chapter or Section Number to View
Florida Statutes
456.013 Department; general licensing provisions
456.031 Requirement for instruction on domestic violence
456.033 Requirement for instruction for certain licensees on HIV and AIDS
456.035 Address of record
456.036 Licenses; active and inactive status; delinquency
456.038 Renewal and cancellation notices
456.039 Designated health care professionals; information requirement for licensure
456.048 Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners
456.0635 Medicaid fraud; disqualification for license, certification, or registration
458.319 Renewal of license
458.3191 Physician survey
458.320 Financial responsibility
465.0276 Dispensing practitioner
766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors.
766.1116 Health care practitioner; waiver of license renewal fees and continuing education
Florida Administrative Code
64B-2.001 Practitioner Profile
64B-9.001 Biennial Licensing
64B8-12.001 Financial Responsibility applicability
64B8-12.005 Financial Responsibility procedures
64B8-12.007 Financial Responsibility exemptions for persons not practicing in Florida; Change of status
64B8-13.001 Criteria for license renewal
64B8-13.005 Continuing education for biennial renewal
64B8-13.0051 Delinquent status license
64B8-3.003 Renewal fees
64B8-3.006 Dispensing fee
64B8-3.009 Unlicensed Activity fee
Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Medical Education (CME) for a Limited License Medical Doctor (Volunteer).
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.
The department will renew your license upon completion of the following:
*Required section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of licensure renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
* If you have not actively practiced medicine for at least two years of the immediately preceding four years, the board shall require you to successfully complete a board-approved clinical competency examination prior to renewal of your license. The board has approved the Special Purpose Examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States (SPEX) as the board-approved clinical competency examination that must be completed prior to renewal of the license. For the purpose of this section, “actively practiced medicine” means the practice of medicine by physicians, including those employed by any governmental entity in community or public health, as defined in Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, including physicians practicing administrative medicine.
To ensure you receive notification from the department regarding the renewal, you must have on file with the department your current mailing address. Failure to renew an active or inactive license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to become active before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
Licensees requesting to reactivate their license from inactive or retired status are required to pay additional fees and comply with specific continuing education requirements. Please contact the board office at BOM_InitialApps@flhealth.gov to request your reactivation requirements.
A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who wishes to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate the competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination or by completing other reactivation requirements.
First Biennium Renewal: If you are renewing your license for the first time you are exempt from the general continuing medical education requirements and are only required to complete 2 hours of Medical Error and 1 hour of HIV/AIDS.
If registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and authorized to prescribe controlled substances, complete a board approved 2-hour course on prescribing controlled substances. Pursuant to Section 456.0301, Florida Statutes.
Continuing Education (CE/CME) Requirements
| REQUIRED SUBJECT AREA | REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS | IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
| General Hours | 38 | |
| Medical Error | 2 | Course MUST include information regarding the 5 most mis-diagnosed conditions, in accordance with Rule 64B8-13.005, F.A.C. |
| Domestic Violence | 2 | Required every third biennium – Included in the 38 general |
| Controlled Substance Prescribing Course | 2 | Section 456.0301, Florida Statutes, requires all physicians who are registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete a board approved 2-hour course on prescribing controlled substances. These CME organizations have been approved by the Board to provide the course:
To search for the courses, go to https://cebroker.com/. |
Board Rule Approved Providers
Other Methods of Obtaining Continuing Medical Education per Biennium
If you are a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who was in good standing with the board at the time of becoming active and was entitled to practice or engage in the practice of medicine in Florida, you may be eligible to be exempted from renewal requirements for the duration of active duty, and for a period of six months after discharge, but not practicing the profession in the private sector for profit.
If you are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, you may be eligible to be exempted from licensure renewal requirements, but only in cases of absence from the state because your spouses’ duties with the Armed Forces.
To receive an exemption from the renewal requirements, please provide a copy of your orders which provides the beginning and end date of your current enlistment or a copy of your spouse’s orders. If you are a Commissioned Officer, you may provide a letter from your commanding officer that reflects the length of your contract with a beginning and end date to fulfill this requirement.
If you are a member of the Legislature, the requirements for biennial renewal of your license shall stand continued and extended without the requirement to apply for renewal with the board or department and such license shall be an active status license throughout the period that you are a member of the Legislature and for a period of 60 days after you cease to be a member of the Legislature; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed application that shall consist solely of:
No action is needed; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the period of 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed renewal application as described under the renewal requirements tab.
If you volunteer your services in public schools for a minimum of 80 hours a year or if retired, at least 400 hours a year, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.
If you volunteer 160 hours of medical services to the indigent residents of Florida with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level during the previous biennium, or 800 hours if you are fully retired from compensated practice, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and up to 25% of the continuing education hours required for license renewal. Mandatory continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, medical errors and prescribing cannot be waived.
To receive an exemption from the biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%), you will be required to submit a letter certifying the total number of uncompensated health care service hours volunteered during the renewal cycle along with your renewal application. Online renewal is available if you provide the Certification of Hours letter to the Board at least 30 days prior to renewal of license.
As a medical doctor with a limited license (volunteering), you will be required to RENEW BY MAIL.
Your license will expire at midnight, Eastern Time, January 31 of each even year. At least 90 days before your license expires, the department will mail you a renewal application to your last known address of record. You will have until midnight on the day your license expires to renew. Failure to renew an active license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew active before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
Failure to renew your license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status and a delinquent fee will be assessed in addition to the renewal fees. Failure by a delinquent licensee to become active before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs, you can renew your registration by paying the registration fee when you renew your medical license. If you are no longer interested in dispensing medicinal drugs, you can cancel your registration by checking the appropriate box on the renewal application.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register, you can complete the registration process at the time you are renewing your license by checking the appropriate box on the renewal application and paying the dispensing registration fee. The registration fee will be in addition to your renewal fee.
Name changes require legal documentation showing the name change. Please submit a request including your full name as it appears on your license, profession, license number, your new name, your date of birth, the last four digits of your social security number, and your signature. Attach supporting documents, which must be one of the following:
Any one of these will be accepted unless the department has a question about the authenticity of the document. A social security card is not considered legal documentation.
Please Note: The last four digits of the SSN are requested as required by DOH Policy Number DOHP 385-LS05-12 Name Changes for Existing Licensees, which was established for security purposes due to past instances of fraudulent activity.
All renewal fees for a medical doctor with a limited license who volunteers their service are waived.
Click on Chapter or Section Number to View
Florida Statutes
458.317 Limited Licenses
456.013 Department; general licensing provisions
456.031 Requirement for instruction on domestic violence
456.033 Requirement for instruction for certain licensees on HIV and AIDS
456.035 Address of record
456.036 Licenses; active and inactive status; delinquency
456.038 Renewal and cancellation notices
456.039 Designated health care professionals; information requirement for licensure
456.048 Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners
456.0635 Medicaid fraud; disqualification for license, certification, or registration
458.319 Renewal of license
458.3191 Physician survey
458.320 Financial responsibility
465.0276 Dispensing practitioner
766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors.
766.1116 Health care practitioner; waiver of license renewal fees and continuing education
Florida Administrative Code
64B8-13.005 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
64B-2.001 Practitioner Profile
64B-9.001 Biennial Licensing
64B8-12.001 Financial Responsibility applicability
64B8-12.005 Financial Responsibility procedures
64B8-12.007 Financial Responsibility exemptions for persons not practicing in Florida; Change of status
64B8-13.001 Criteria for license renewal
64B8-13.005 Continuing education for biennial renewal
64B8-13.0051 Delinquent status license
64B8-3.003 Renewal fees
64B8-3.006 Dispensing fee
64B8-3.009 Unlicensed Activity fee
Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Medical Education (CME) for a Limited License Medical Doctor (Compensated).
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.
The department will renew your license upon receipt of:
*Required section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of licensure renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
* If you have not actively practiced medicine for at least two years of the immediately preceding four years, the board shall require you to successfully complete a board-approved clinical competency examination prior to renewal of your license. The board has approved the Special Purpose Examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States (SPEX) as the board-approved clinical competency examination that must be completed prior to renewal of the license. For the purpose of this section, “actively practiced medicine” means the practice of medicine by physicians, including those employed by any governmental entity in community or public health, as defined in Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, including physicians practicing administrative medicine.
To ensure you receive notification from the department regarding the renewal, you must have on file with the department your current mailing address. Failure to renew an active or inactive license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to become active or inactive before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
Licensees requesting to reactivate their license from inactive or retired status are required to pay additional fees and comply with specific continuing education requirements. Please contact the board office at BOM_InitialApps@flhealth.gov to request your reactivation requirements.
A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who wishes to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate the competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination or by completing other reactivation requirements.
First Biennium Renewal: If you are renewing your license for the first time you are exempt from the general continuing medical education requirements and are only required to complete 2 hours of Medical Error and 1 hour of HIV/AIDS.
If registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and authorized to prescribe controlled substances, complete a board approved 2-hour course on prescribing controlled substances. Pursuant to Section 456.0301, Florida Statutes.
Continuing Education (CE/CME) Requirements
To locate board approved CE Courses for this profession, please click here
| REQUIRED SUBJECT AREA | REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS | IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
| General Hours | 38 | |
| Medical Error | 2 | Course MUST include information regarding the 5 most mis-diagnosed conditions, in accordance with Rule 64B8-13.005, F.A.C. |
| Domestic Violence | 2 | Required every third biennium – Included in the 38 general |
| Controlled Substance Prescribing Course | 2 | Section 456.0301, Florida Statutes, requires all physicians who are registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete a board approved 2-hour course on prescribing controlled substances. These CME organizations have been approved by the Board to provide the course:
To search for the courses, go to https://cebroker.com/. |
Board Rule Approved Providers
Other Methods of Obtaining Continuing Medical Education per Biennium
If you are a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who was in good standing with the board at the time of becoming active and was entitled to practice or engage in the practice of medicine in Florida, you may be eligible to be exempted from renewal requirements for the duration of active duty, and for a period of six months after discharge, but not practicing the profession in the private sector for profit.
If you are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, you may be eligible to be exempted from licensure renewal requirements, but only in cases of absence from the state because your spouses’ duties with the Armed Forces.
To receive an exemption from the renewal requirements, please provide a copy of your orders which provides the beginning and end date of your current enlistment or a copy of your spouse’s orders. If you are a Commissioned Officer, you may provide a letter from your commanding officer that reflects the length of your contract with a beginning and end date to fulfill this requirement.
If you volunteer 160 hours of medical services to the indigent residents of Florida with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level during the previous biennium, or 800 hours if you are fully retired from compensated practice, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and up to 25% of the continuing education hours required for license renewal. Mandatory continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, medical errors and prescribing cannot be waived.
To receive an exemption from the biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%), you will be required to submit a letter certifying the total number of uncompensated health care service hours volunteered during the renewal cycle along with your renewal application. Online renewal is available if you provide the Certification of Hours letter to the Board at least 30 days prior to renewal of license.
If you volunteer your services in public schools for a minimum of 80 hours a year or if retired, at least 400 hours a year, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.
If you are a member of the Legislature, the requirements for biennial renewal of your license shall stand continued and extended without the requirement to apply for renewal with the board or department and such license shall be an active status license throughout the period that you are a member of the Legislature and for a period of 60 days after you cease to be a member of the Legislature; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed application that shall consist solely of:
No action is needed; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the period of 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed renewal application as described under the renewal requirements tab.
As a medical doctor with a limited license (compensated), you will be required to RENEW BY MAIL.
Your license will expire at midnight, Eastern Time, January 31 of each even year. At least 90 days before your license expires, the department will mail you a renewal application to your last known address of record. You will have until midnight on the day your license expires to renew. Failure to renew an active license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew active before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
Failure to renew your license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status and a delinquent fee will be assessed in addition to the renewal fees. Failure by a delinquent licensee to become active before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs, you can renew your registration by paying the registration fee when you renew your medical license. If you are no longer interested in dispensing medicinal drugs, you can cancel your registration by checking the appropriate box on the renewal application.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register, you can complete the registration process at the time you are renewing your license by checking the appropriate box on the renewal application and paying the dispensing registration fee. The registration fee will be in addition to your renewal fee.
Name changes require legal documentation showing the name change. Please submit a request including your full name as it appears on your license, profession, license number, your new name, your date of birth, the last four digits of your social security number, and your signature. Attach supporting documents, which must be one of the following:
Any one of these will be accepted unless the department has a question about the authenticity of the document. A social security card is not considered legal documentation.
Please Note: The last four digits of the SSN are requested as required by DOH Policy Number DOHP 385-LS05-12 Name Changes for Existing Licensees, which was established for security purposes due to past instances of fraudulent activity.
*Required by section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of license renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
If renewing BEFORE your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $355.00* |
| Inactive to Inactive | $125.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $475.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $605.00* |
| Active to Retired | $55.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $55.00 |
If renewing AFTER your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $705.00* |
| Inactive to Inactive | $475.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $925.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $1,055.00* |
| Active to Retired | $505.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $505.00 |
If renewing 120 day Notified Delinquent, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $1,060.00* |
| Inactive to Inactive | $600.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $950.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $1,310.00* |
| Active to Retired | $760.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $530.00 |
* If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs to your patients in the regular course of your practice, you can renew your dispensing registration by paying the additional $100.00 registration fee, along with the appropriate renewal fee indicated above.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register when you renew your medical license, indicate your request for registration to dispense medicinal drugs by checking the appropriate box on the renewal form and submit a $100.00 registration fee, along with the appropriate renewal fee indicated above.
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Florida Statutes
458.317 Limited Licenses
456.013 Department; general licensing provisions
456.031 Requirement for instruction on domestic violence
456.033 Requirement for instruction for certain licensees on HIV and AIDS
456.035 Address of record
456.036 Licenses; active and inactive status; delinquency
456.038 Renewal and cancellation notices
456.039 Designated health care professionals; information requirement for licensure
456.048 Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners
456.0635 Medicaid fraud; disqualification for license, certification, or registration
458.319 Renewal of license
458.3191 Physician survey
458.320 Financial responsibility
465.0276 Dispensing practitioner
766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors.
766.1116 Health care practitioner; waiver of license renewal fees and continuing education
Florida Administrative Code
64B8-13.005 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
64B-2.001 Practitioner Profile
64B-9.001 Biennial Licensing
64B8-12.001 Financial Responsibility applicability
64B8-12.005 Financial Responsibility procedures
64B8-12.007 Financial Responsibility exemptions for persons not practicing in Florida; Change of status
64B8-13.001 Criteria for license renewal
64B8-13.005 Continuing education for biennial renewal
64B8-13.0051 Delinquent status license
64B8-3.003 Renewal fees
64B8-3.006 Dispensing fee
64B8-3.009 Unlicensed Activity fee
Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Requirements, Process, Fees, Statutes and Administrative Rule for IMLC Participation and Expedited Licensure.
Physicians seeking to renew a license to practice medicine through the IMLC must complete the following:
Effective January 1, 2013, applicants for initial licensure must use a Livescan service provider to submit a set of fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for the purpose of conducting a search for any Florida and national criminal history records that may pertain to applicant. The results of the search will be returned to the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse and made available to the Department for consideration during the licensure process. The fingerprints submitted by the applicant will be retained by FDLE and the Clearinghouse. All costs for conducting a criminal history background screening are borne by the applicant.
It is important to use the correct Originating Agency Identification (ORI) when submitting fingerprints. If you do not provide an ORI number or if you provide an incorrect ORI number to the service provider, the board office will not receive your fingerprint results, so it is extremely important to use the correct ORI when having your fingerprints scanned.
Applicants can use any FDLE approved Livescan service provider to submit their fingerprints. The applicant is fully responsible for selecting the service provider and ensuring the results are reported to the Department. If you are applying for initial licensure after December 15, 2012, You must print this form and take it with you to a Livescan service provider. For more information, FAQs, and a list of all approved Livescan service providers please visit the Department’s website at: FLHealthSource.gov/Background-Screening.
| Required Subject Area | Required # of hours | Important Information |
|---|---|---|
| General Hours | 38 | General AMA Category I CME Courses |
| Prevention of Medical Errors | 2 | Courses on most common medical errors |
| Prescribing Controlled Substances | 2 | Board-approved 2-hour courses on prescribing controlled substances required of all physicians registered with USDEA |
| Domestic Violence | 2 | Required every third biennium: 2-hour course can be included in 38 general hours |
As reflected in CEBroker.com
You may receive up to 10 hours of CME credit for providing pro-bono medical services to indigent or underserved populations in areas of critical need in Florida. These hours may not be substituted for AOA Category 1-A Hours.
The following entities are approved to award this credit:
The Board of Osteopathic Medicine may approve, on a case-by-case basis, other entities for pro-bono services. Board approval must be granted prior to the performance of services. A request to provide pro-bono services to entities not listed above may be submitted to the Board office, and must include:
Note: Licensees who are subject to disciplinary action which requires continuing education as penalty are not permitted to receive CME credit for the performance of pro-bono services.
Home study may be used to complete a maximum of eight hours per biennium. Home study courses must be approved by one of the following:
The following activities may substitute for risk management course completion:
Volunteer expert witnesses who provide expert witness opinions for cases being reviewed pursuant to 459, F.S. shall receive 5 hours of credit in the area of risk management for each case reviewed, and may be credited up to 15 hours.
Three or more hours of attendance of disciplinary meetings at a regular meeting of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, provided that the licensee:
Note: This credit may not be awarded to licensees who attend a regular meeting of the Board for any other purpose.
Florida’ renewal application fee must be paid via IMLC Physicians Application Portal. To seek reimbursement for a claimed exemption, a request for reimbursement must be emailed to IMLCSupport@FLHealth.gov.
If you are a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who was in good standing with the board at the time of becoming active and was entitled to practice or engage in the practice of medicine in Florida, you may be eligible to be exempted from renewal requirements for the duration of active duty, and for a period of six months after discharge, but not practicing the profession in the private sector for profit.
If you are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, you may be eligible to be exempted from licensure renewal requirements, but only in cases of absence from the state because your spouses’ duties with the Armed Forces.
To receive an exemption from the renewal requirements, please provide a copy of your orders which provides the beginning and end date of your current enlistment or a copy of your spouse’s orders. If you are a Commissioned Officer, you may provide a letter from your commanding officer that reflects the length of your contract with a beginning and end date to fulfill this requirement.
If you volunteer 160 hours of medical services to the indigent residents of Florida with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level during the previous biennium, or 800 hours if you are fully retired from compensated practice, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and up to 25% of the continuing education hours required for license renewal. Mandatory continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, medical errors and prescribing cannot be waived.
To receive an exemption from the biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%), you will be required to submit a letter certifying the total number of uncompensated health care service hours volunteered during the renewal cycle along with your renewal application. Online renewal is available if you provide the Certification of Hours letter to the Board at least 30 days prior to renewal of license.
If you volunteer your services in public schools for a minimum of 80 hours a year or if retired, at least 400 hours a year, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.
If you post a sign with a schedule of your charges, you may be exempt from paying license fees and completing continuing medical education for one biannual renewal period. Section 381.026(4) Florida Statutes created provisions for exemption from one two-year reporting cycle of continuing medical education credits and license fees for primary care physicians who post a schedule of medical charges. This waiver does not include the unlicensed activity fee, background check fee or dispensing fee. Primary care physicians include medical doctors, osteopathic physicians and advanced registered nurse practitioners who provide medical services commonly provided without referral from another health care provider, including family and general practice, general pediatrics and general internal medicine.
Online renewal is not available at this time for practitioners requesting this exemption. To receive an exemption from paying license fees and completing continuing medical education for one biannual renewal period, you will be required to provide proof of your compliance with Section 381.026(4), Florida Statutes, prior to renewing your license. Examples of proof may include but are not limited to:
The specific requirements for the sign are listed below:
Renewal Instructions:
Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Medical Education (CME) for a Medical Doctor of Public Psychiatry.
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.
The department will renew your certification upon receipt of:
*Required section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of licensure renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
A Public Psychiatry Certificate authorizes you to practice medicine only in a public mental health facility or program funded in part or entirely by state funds and automatically expires when your relationship with the public mental health facility or program expires. Certificates are renewed by the department in two groups:
Current certification will expire at midnight, Eastern Time, January 31, 2026
Continuing medical education requirements are based on the date your original license was issued. If you are renewing your license for the first time, you are exempt from the continuing medical education (CME) requirements for renewal with the exception of:
Otherwise, you will be required to complete 40 hours of approved CME within the 24 months proceeding each biennial renewal period which consist of:
NOTE: Up to 5 hours, per biennium, of continuing education credit may be fulfilled by performing pro bono medical services, for an entity serving the indigent or underserved populations or in areas of critical need within the state where the licensee practices. See Rule 64B8-13.005, F.A.C. for more information about continuing education requirements.
If you volunteer 160 hours of medical services to the indigent residents of Florida with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level during the previous biennium, or 800 hours if you are fully retired from compensated practice, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and up to 25% of the continuing education hours required for license renewal. Mandatory continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, medical errors and prescribing cannot be waived.
To receive an exemption from the biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%), you will be required to submit a letter certifying the total number of uncompensated health care service hours volunteered during the renewal cycle along with your renewal application. Online renewal is available if you provide the Certification of Hours letter to the Board at least 30 days prior to renewal of license.
If you volunteer your services in public schools for a minimum of 80 hours a year or if retired, at least 400 hours a year, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.
If you are a member of the Legislature, the requirements for biennial renewal of your license shall stand continued and extended without the requirement to apply for renewal with the board or department and such license shall be an active status license throughout the period that you are a member of the Legislature and for a period of 60 days after you cease to be a member of the Legislature; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed application that shall consist solely of:
No action is needed; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the period of 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed renewal application as described under the renewal requirements tab.
As a medical doctor with a Public Psychiatry Certification, you will be required to RENEW BY MAIL.
Current certification will expire at midnight, Eastern Time, January 31, 2026.
Failure to renew your certification by the expiration date will result in the certification automatically expiring without any further action by the board or the department.
If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs to your patients, you are required to renew your registration at the same time you are renewing your certification. If you are no longer interested in dispensing medicinal drugs, you can cancel your registration by notifying the department in writing.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register, you can complete the registration process at the time you are renewing your certification by submitting the Physician Dispensing Registration application and paying the dispensing registration fee. The registration fee will be in addition to your renewal fee.
*Required section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of licensure renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
| Active Renewal for Public Psychiatry | $350.00 |
| Dispensing Registration | $100.00 |
Your renewal fee is $350.00. If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs to your patients in the regular course of your practice, you can renew your dispensing registration by paying the additional $100.00 registration fee, along with the appropriate renewal fee indicated above. If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register, you can complete the registration process at the time you are renewing your certification by submitting the Physician Dispensing Registration Application and paying the dispensing registration fee. The registration fee will be in addition to your renewal fee.
Click on Chapter or Section Number to View
Florida Statutes
456.013 Department; general licensing provisions
456.031 Requirement for instruction on domestic violence
456.033 Requirement for instruction for certain licensees on HIV and AIDS
456.035 Address of record
456.039 Designated health care professionals; information requirement for licensure
456.048 Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners
456.0635 Medicaid fraud; disqualification for license, certification, or registration
458.3165 Public psychiatry certification
458.3191 Physician survey
458.320 Financial responsibility
766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors.
766.1116 Health care practitioner; waiver of license renewal fees and continuing education
Florida Administrative Code
64B8-13.005 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
64B-2.001 Practitioner Profile
64B-9.001 Biennial Licensing
64B8-12.001 Financial Responsibility applicability
64B8-12.005 Financial Responsibility procedures
64B8-12.007 Financial Responsibility exemptions for persons not practicing in Florida; Change of status
64B8-13.001 Criteria for license renewal
64B8-13.0051 Delinquent status license
64B8-3.003 Renewal fees
64B8-3.006 Dispensing fee
64B8-3.009 Unlicensed Activity fee
Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Medical Education (CME) for a Medical Doctor of Public Health.
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.
The department will renew your certification upon receipt of:
*Required by section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of license renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
A Public Health Certificate authorizes you to practice medicine only in conjunction with your employment duties with the Department of Health and automatically expires when your relationship with the department expires.
Current certification will expire at midnight, Eastern Time, January 31, 2026
If you volunteer 160 hours of medical services to the indigent residents of Florida with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level during the previous biennium, or 800 hours if you are fully retired from compensated practice, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and up to 25% of the continuing education hours required for license renewal. Mandatory continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, medical errors and prescribing cannot be waived.
To receive an exemption from the biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%), you will be required to submit a letter certifying the total number of uncompensated health care service hours volunteered during the renewal cycle along with your renewal application. Online renewal is available if you provide the Certification of Hours letter to the Board at least 30 days prior to renewal of license.
If you volunteer your services in public schools for a minimum of 80 hours a year or if retired, at least 400 hours a year, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.
If you are a member of the Legislature, the requirements for biennial renewal of your license shall stand continued and extended without the requirement to apply for renewal with the board or department and such license shall be an active status license throughout the period that you are a member of the Legislature and for a period of 60 days after you cease to be a member of the Legislature; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed application that shall consist solely of:
No action is needed; however, at any time during your legislative term of office and during the period of 60 days after your term ends, you may file a completed renewal application as described under the renewal requirements tab.
As a medical doctor with a Public Health Certification, you will be required to RENEW BY MAIL.
Current certification will expire at midnight, Eastern Time, January 31, 2024.
Failure to renew your certification by the expiration date will result in the certification automatically expiring without any further action by the board or the department.
If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs to your patients, you are required to renew your registration at the same time you are renewing your certification. If you are no longer interested in dispensing medicinal drugs, you can cancel your registration by notifying the department in writing.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register, you can complete the registration process at the time you are renewing your certification by submitting the Physician Dispensing Registration application and paying the dispensing registration fee. The registration fee will be in addition to your renewal fee.
Name changes require legal documentation showing the name change. Please submit a request including your full name as it appears on your license, profession, license number, your new name, your date of birth, the last four digits of your social security number, and your signature. Attach supporting documents, which must be one of the following:
Any one of these will be accepted unless the department has a question about the authenticity of the document. A social security card is not considered legal documentation.
Please Note: The last four digits of the SSN are requested as required by DOH Policy Number DOHP 385-LS05-12 Name Changes for Existing Licensees, which was established for security purposes due to past instances of fraudulent activity.
*Required by section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of license renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.
| Active Renewal for Public Health Certificate | $350.00 |
| Dispensing Registration | $100.00 |
Your renewal fee is $350.00. If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs to your patients in the regular course of your practice, you can renew your dispensing registration by paying the additional $100.00 registration fee, along with the appropriate renewal fee indicated above.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register, you can complete the registration process at the time you are renewing your certification by submitting the Physician Dispensing Registration Application and paying the dispensing registration fee. The registration fee will be in addition to your renewal fee.
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Florida Statutes
456.013 Department; general licensing provisions
456.024 Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards or the department; spouses
456.031 Requirement for instruction on domestic violence
456.033 Requirement for instruction for certain licensees on HIV and AIDS
456.035 Address of record
456.039 Designated health care professionals; information requirement for licensure
456.048 Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners
456.0635 Medicaid fraud; disqualification for license, certification, or registration
458.316 Public health certification
458.3191 Physician survey
458.320 Financial responsibility
766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors.
766.1116 Health care practitioner; waiver of license renewal fees and continuing education
Florida Administrative Code
64B8-13.005 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
64B-2.001 Practitioner Profile
64B-9.001 Biennial Licensing
64B8-12.001 Financial Responsibility applicability
64B8-12.005 Financial Responsibility procedures
64B8-12.007 Financial Responsibility exemptions for persons not practicing in Florida; Change of status
64B8-13.001 Criteria for license renewal
64B8-13.0051 Delinquent status license
64B8-3.003 Renewal fees
64B8-3.006 Dispensing fee
64B8-3.009 Unlicensed Activity fee
Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Medical Education (CME) for a Medical Faculty Certificate.
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.
The department will renew your license upon receipt of:
The holder of a medical faculty certificate authorizes the holder to practice only in conjunction with his or her faculty position at an accredited medical school and its affiliated clinical facilities or teaching hospitals that are registered with the Board of Medicine as sites at which holders of medical faculty certificates will be practicing. Such a certificate automatically expires when the holder’s relationship with the medical school is terminated or after a period of 24 months, whichever occurs sooner, and is renewable every 2 years by a holder who applies to the board on a form prescribed by the board and provides certification by the dean of the medical school that the holder is a distinguished medical scholar and an outstanding practicing physician.
First Biennium Renewal: If you are renewing your license for the first time you are exempt from the general continuing medical education requirements and are only required to complete 2 hours of Medical Error and 1 hour of HIV/AIDS.
Continuing Education (CE/CME) Requirements
To locate board approved CE Courses for this profession, please click here
| REQUIRED SUBJECT AREA | REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS | IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
| General Hours | 38 | |
| Medical Error | 2 | Course MUST include information regarding the 5 most mis-diagnosed conditions, in accordance with Rule 64B8-13.005, F.A.C. |
| Domestic Violence | 2 | Required every third biennium – Included in the 38 general |
Board Rule Approved Providers
Other Methods of Obtaining Continuing Medical Education per Biennium
If you are a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who was in good standing with the board at the time of becoming active and was entitled to practice or engage in the practice of medicine in Florida, you may be eligible to be exempted from renewal requirements for the duration of active duty, and for a period of six months after discharge, but not practicing the profession in the private sector for profit.
If you are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, you may be eligible to be exempted from licensure renewal requirements, but only in cases of absence from the state because your spouses’ duties with the Armed Forces.
To receive an exemption from the renewal requirements, please provide a copy of your orders which provides the beginning and end date of your current enlistment or a copy of your spouse’s orders. If you are a Commissioned Officer, you may provide a letter from your commanding officer that reflects the length of your contract with a beginning and end date to fulfill this requirement.
If you volunteer your services in public schools for a minimum of 80 hours a year or if retired, at least 400 hours a year, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.
Medical Faculty Certificate holders are required to contact the Board with a written request for renewal. All required fees and documentation must be submitted prior to the expiration date. Failure to renew your certificate by the expiration date renders it null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
Name changes require legal documentation showing the name change. Please submit a request including your full name as it appears on your license, profession, license number, your new name, your date of birth, the last four digits of your social security number, and your signature. Attach supporting documents, which must be one of the following:
Any one of these will be accepted unless the department has a question about the authenticity of the document. A social security card is not considered legal documentation.
Please Note: The last four digits of the SSN are requested as required by DOH Policy Number DOHP 385-LS05-12 Name Changes for Existing Licensees, which was established for security purposes due to past instances of fraudulent activity.
If renewing BEFORE your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $255.00* |
| Dispensing Registration* | $100.00 |
NOTE: Licensees renewing “Active to Active” in 2015 or 2016 will see a
one-time reduced fee of $279.
* If you are currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs to your patients in the regular course of your practice, you can renew your dispensing registration by paying the additional $100.00 registration fee, along with the appropriate renewal fee indicated above.
If you are not currently registered to dispense medicinal drugs and would like to register when you renew your medical license, indicate your request for registration to dispense medicinal drugs in writing to the Board of Medicine and submit a $100.00 registration fee, along with the appropriate renewal fee indicated above.
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Florida Statutes
458.3145 Medical Faculty Certificate
456.024 Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards or the department; spouses
456.031 Requirement for instruction on domestic violence
456.033 Requirement for instruction for certain licensees on HIV and AIDS
456.035 Address of record
456.048 Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners
456.0635 Medicaid fraud; disqualification for license, certification, or registration
458.3145 Renewal of certificate
458.3191 Physician survey
458.320 Financial responsibility
458.3145 Letter from the Dean of the University
Florida Administrative Code
64B8-13.005 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
64B8-12.001 Financial Responsibility applicability
64B8-12.005 Financial Responsibility procedures
64B8-12.007 Financial Responsibility exemptions for persons not practicing in Florida; Change of status
64B8-13.001 Criteria for license renewal
64B8-3.003 Renewal fees
64B8-3.004 Change of Status fees
64B8-3.006 Dispensing fee
64B8-3.009 Unlicensed Activity fee
