Medical Faculty Certificate

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April 30, 2025

Statutes & Rules

Click on Chapter or Section Number to View Florida Statutes 458.3145 Medical Faculty Certificate 456.024 Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards or the department; […]
April 30, 2025

CME

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 […]
April 30, 2025

Renewal Fees

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 […]
April 30, 2025

Military Exemption

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 […]
April 30, 2025

Renewal Process

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 […]
April 30, 2025

General Requirements

The department will renew your license upon receipt of: Letter to the Board from the Dean of the University requesting renewal Required fees (renewal and background) […]
April 30, 2025

Military Exemption

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 […]
April 30, 2025

Fees

Application fee: $350.00 (non-refundable) Initial license fee: $355.00 NICA fee: $250.00 or $5,000.00 (please read information at www.nica.com) NICA Partnership Brochure Dispensing Practitioner fee $100.00 (optional, this fee is for selling pharmaceuticals […]
April 30, 2025

Statutes & Rules

Click on Chapter or Section Number to View Florida Statutes 456.013 Department; general licensing provisions 458.311 Licensure by examination 458.3145 Medical Faculty Certificate 458.331 Grounds for disciplinary action 456.035 Address of […]
April 30, 2025

Process

Section 456.013(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that a licensure application and application fee are valid for one year.  Application fees are non-refundable. To practice medicine in the […]
April 30, 2025

General Information

The Florida Board of Medicine general statutes require that you must have a valid Florida medical license to practice medicine in Florida. If you have been […]
April 30, 2025

Background Screening

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 […]
April 30, 2025

Applicants with Health History

Applicants who answer “Yes” to any of the Health History questions on the application are required to submit the following documentation to the board office: Self-Explanation – […]
April 30, 2025

General Requirements

Applicants seeking a Medical Faculty Certificate must meet all of the following requirements: Graduated from an accredited medical school list with the World Health Organization. Hold […]
April 15, 2025

Apply Online / Return to Login

To apply online visit MQA Services Portal to create an account or return to your account by clicking the button below.
April 15, 2025

Processing Times

Florida law provides that an initial application must be reviewed within 30 days. Below is the average number of days at which we are currently processing.