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Content tagged with Public Health Certificate

April 30, 2025

Statutes & Rules

Click on Chapter or Section Number to View Florida Statutes 456.013 Department; general licensing provisions 456.024 Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards or the […]
April 30, 2025

CME

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 […]
April 30, 2025

Renewal Fees

*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 […]
April 30, 2025

Dispensing Registration

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 […]
April 30, 2025

Renewal Process

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, […]
April 30, 2025

Dispensing Registration

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 […]
April 30, 2025

General Requirements

The department will renew your certification upon receipt of: Completed Renewal application (Mailed by the Department of Health) Letter from the State Surgeon General recommending that […]
April 30, 2025

Renew Your License

  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. Application Request
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 458.316 Public health certificate 458.331 Grounds for disciplinary action 456.035 Address of […]
April 30, 2025

Fees

Application fee: $300.00 (non-refundable) Initial license fee: $355.00 NICA fee: $250.00 or $5,000.00 (please read information at www.nica.com ) Dispensing Practitioner fee: $100.00 (optional, this fee is for selling pharmaceuticals in […]
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

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

A Medical Doctor in Public Health is a physician who holds a master of public health degree or is board eligible or certified in public health […]
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 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.