As nurses across the country deal with burnout, staffing shortages, and high demands and strains on the overall healthcare system, there is not much time left for going through license renewal rules and requirements.
For Florida nurses whose licenses expire in 2024, a lapse in licensure means having to take the time to reactive their license with the Florida Board of Nursing, and not being able to work in the meantime.
The Nursing CE Central team has created a complete list of deadlines, continuing education requirements, top questions, and consequences of missing the 2024 Florida nursing license renewal deadline.
The license reactivation process comes with additional fees and nurses must still meet continuing education requirements.
While there are several options available to meet the CE requirement for Florida, most nurses choose to complete 24 hours of appropriate continuing education units during each renewal period, including two (2) hours relating to prevention of medical errors, two (2) hours in Laws and Rules in Nursing, two (2) hours in Human Trafficking, two (2) hours in Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace every other biennium (every 4 years), and one (1) hour in HIV/AIDS prior to first renewal (one-time requirement). In addition to these 24 hours of general CE, every third renewal two (2) hours of domestic violence CE must be completed for a total of 26 hours.
All nurses must complete the above-mentioned mandated courses to renew their license in Florida.
(Nursing CE Central’s 2024 Florida Renewal Bundle includes all of these required courses.)
RNs must complete CE courses for the 2024 license renewal period.
Yes, the Florida Board of Nursing requires tests for all Florida-required CE courses. However, nurses who complete the 2024 Florida Bundle with Nursing CE Central only need to take one test.
To make renewal as easy as possible, Nursing CE Central automatically and instantaneously reports all CEU completion to CE Broker! We’re a certified CE Broker provider and Florida nurses who take our courses won’t have to manually upload course certificates to www.cebroker.com.
No, you must complete the nursing CE requirements, and submit proof of completion to CE Broker (if your CEU provider does not automatically submit documentation for you) before your renewal application will be processed by the Florida Board of Nursing.
Yes! Courses from Nursing CE Central are approved and accepted by the Florida Board of Nursing.
The two renewal deadlines for 2024 are April 30th and July 31st, depending on the exact expiration date a nurse’s license falls on.
If you miss the renewal deadline then you must file for a license reactivation if you wish to continue practicing in Florida. The license reactivation process comes with additional fees and you still need to meet CE requirements. You can request reactivation information by contacting the board at [email protected].
If you don’t want to renew your license before it expires, you can retire it for a one-time $55 fee* paid to the Florida Board of Nursing. This process will put your license into a dormant state where you can reactivate it when needed. If you take no action before your license expires, it will become delinquent and eventually fall null/void two years after its last expiration. Once it’s null/void, you can’t reactivate it. *fees are subject to change.
You can renew your license online by visiting www.flhealthsource.gov and clicking the ‘Renew a License’ button. Once you log into your dashboard, a ‘Renew My License’ option will populate at least 90 days before your license expiration date.
Most nurses will only need fulfilled continuing education requirements and submit documentation of them, along with a valid method of payment to complete their renewal through the Florida licensing online portal (www.flhealthsource.gov).
The renewal process may take 7-10 business days. You can check the status of your application by visiting https://mqa-vo.doh.state.fl.us/datamart/voservicesportal , or verify your license at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/HealthCareProviders.
You can contact the the board in the following ways:
Website: https://floridasnursing.gov
Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone Number: (850) 245-4125
The board is available 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday.
Visit our Florida nursing license renewal page for more information or to start your required online CE.
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