Resident, Interns, Fellows, and House Physicians Renewal

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Resident, Interns, Fellows, and House Physicians Renewal

Renew Your License

 

Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Medical Education (CME) for Resident, Interns, Fellows & House Physicians.

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:

  1. Completed Renewal application
  2. Required fees
  3. Verification of your current status relating to prescribing controlled substances for the treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain
  4. Letter from the Program Coordinator confirming employment

Renewal notices are not sent to the licensee under this licensure provision.
Failure to renew an active registration by the expiration date will render the registration null and void without any further action by the board or the department.

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.

There is no continuing medical education requirement for Intern, Resident or House Physician renewal.

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.

As a Resident/Intern/Fellow or House physician you are required to RENEW BY MAIL by submitting to the Board of Medicine the Application for Initial Registration & Renewal, all applicable fees and supporting documentation prior to the expiration date to the following address:

Department of Health
Division of Medical Quality Assurance
Board of Medicine
P.O. Box 6330
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6330

Renewal notices are not sent to the licensee under this licensure provision.

Failure to renew an active registration by the expiration date renders the registration 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:

  • a copy of a state issued marriage license that includes the original signature and seal from the clerk of the court
  • a divorce decree showing the name change
  • a court order showing the name change (Adoption, legal name change, federal identity change)

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.

Active Renewal for House Physician $200.00

There are no renewal fees for Interns, Fellows, and Residents.

Click on Chapter or Section Number to View

Florida Statutes

458.345 Intern/Resident/Fellow/House Physician
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
456.0635 Medicaid fraud; disqualification for license, certification, or registration
458.345 Renewal of Registration

Florida Administrative Code

64B8-13.005 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
64B8-3.003 Renewal fees
64B8-3.009 Unlicensed Activity fee
64B8-6.005 Resident Physician and Assistant Resident Physician Practice
64B8-6.007 House Physician Practice
64B8-6.008 Unlicensed Physicians practice
64B8-6.009 Registration Mandatory; Unlicensed Physician
64B8-6.010 Prescribing by Registered Interns, Residents, and Fellows

Renew Online

To renew online visit the MQA Services Portal by clicking the button below.

 

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