Frequently Asked Questions

Log into your MQA Online Services Portal account and select Request Duplicate License from the “Manage My License Information” pulldown menu. Review your changes and click “Submit.”  

NOTE: Your license should be retrievable through the MQA Online Services Portal within 2 business days after your order is complete. If your profession is pending renewal or in a current renewal cycle, you may be asked to renew your license instead of being issued a duplicate license. 

Log into your MQA Online Services Portal account and select Application Status from the “Additional Activities” menu. Find the application you wish to check the status of from the list of outstanding/pending applications. This list will provide any deficiencies noted and allow you to generate a list of the required documentation, which will be sent to your email address.

Log into your MQA Online Services Portal account and select Request Retired Status during renewal or Request Retired Status after Expiration Date outside of renewal from the “Manage My License Information” pulldown menu.

During Renewal:
At renewal, you must submit a request by mail to change the status of your license to inactive. Please contact your board office for more information.

After Expiration:
Log into your MQA Online Services Portal account and select Request Inactive Status after Expiration Date from the “Manage My License Information” pulldown menu.

NOTE: Your license will remain on inactive status for a two year period and must be renewed prior to the expiration date. Reactivation of your license will require verification that you have completed the required continuing education during the period you have been inactive. Licenses that have been inactive for over 4 years must provide proof of employment during their inactive status. Employment does not have to have been in Florida. Licensees who have been inactive for over 4 years and have not been employed during that time must complete a Florida Board approved remedial course.

Please follow the steps below to attach/upload your supporting documentation to your health care practitioner license application: Log into your MQA Online Services Portal account and select Application Status from the “Additional Activities” menu and find the application you wish to upload documents to from the list of outstanding/pending applications. This list will provide any deficiencies noted and allow you to generate a list of the required documentation, which will be sent to your email address.

Log into your MQA Online Services Portal account and select Make Payment from the “Additional Activities” menu. Select the applications and/or miscellaneous charges you wish to pay for and press “Next” to continue. If paying by Credit Card, enter your card information into the fields and press “Process” to submit your payment. If paying by Other Payer Code, select Other Payer Code and enter the unique code provided to you by your employer or educational institution.

Log into your MQA Online Services Portal account and select View Exam Results from the “Additional Activities” menu. Click on an exam status from the list for detailed information about the exam.

No. Medical errors training is not required upon initial licensing. However, upon your subsequent renewal you will be required to obtain a minimum of 2-hours of medical errors training before you can renew your license.

Yes. A course on the subject is required for biennial licensure renewal and initial licensure. If the course has not been completed upon initial licensure, the applicant may submit an affidavit showing good cause noting that the course will be completed within 6 months of initial licensure.

No, payments or “kickbacks” for referring an individual to a clinical laboratory are prohibited under s. 456.054, (3)(a)(b), F.S.

Yes, S. 483.801 provides that clinical laboratories owned entirely by practitioners licensed under chapters 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, or 466 and performing services only for patients under their respective care, and not patients referred by another health care provider not affiliated with the provider’s work group, are exempt from regulation under Part II.

Other health care providers this exemption applies to are Advance registered nurse practitioners licensed under part I of Chapter 464 performing provider performed microscopy procedures (PPMP) and persons performing testing in laboratories within a physician office for patients who have been referred by a health care provider that is also affiliated with the respective physician office’s practice.

https://floridasclinicallabs.gov/renewals/