Dietitian & Nutritionist

When you use the MQA Online Services Portal for the first time, you will be required to register for a new user account and link your existing health care licenses or previously submitted applications to your account. This is a one-time process that takes approximately 5-10 minutes. Just follow these five easy steps:

1. Get started. Visit FLHealthSource.gov and select ACCOUNT LOGIN.
2. Register for a new user account.Select CREATE NEW APPLICANT ACCOUNT. Once on the registration screen, follow the prompts for new user registration using a valid, active email address.
3. Confirm your account.Check your email and locate the email containing your new account user ID and temporary password.
4. Login to your new account. Using your temporary password and user ID provided in the email, log in to your account. You will be prompted to create a new password for your account. Enter the temporary password in the “Old Password” field and create a new password based on the provided guidelines.
5. Link your license to your account. Once logged in, you will be prompted to link any existing health care licenses and previously submitted applications to your account or apply for a new license. Follow the prompts to link, or onboard, your license or application using your social security number, date of birth, and mailing address zip code. If you are a new applicant, select “No” and follow the prompts to apply for a health care practitioner license.

The online portal provides access to updated features such as requesting a name change or status change online, adding a secondary practice location, changing a password, and submitting all the required documentation for your license.

• MQA’s Frequently Asked Questions

Florida Statutes

You will be connected to the Florida Legislature website, which is the official custodian of the statutes.

• Chapter 468, Part X, Florida Statutes: Dietetic & Nutrition Practice
• Chapter 456, Florida Statutes: Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions
• Chapter 120, Florida Statutes: Administrative Procedure Act

Florida Administrative Code

You will be connected to the Florida Department of State: State Library and Archives of Florida website, which is the official custodian of the administrative codes.

• Rules: Chapter 64B8-40, Florida Administrative Code – Organization, Procedures and General Provisions
• Rules: Chapter 64B8-41, Florida Administrative Code – Fees
• Rules: Chapter 64B8-42, Florida Administrative Code – Licensure of
• Rules: Chapter 64B8-43, Florida Administrative Code – Nutrition Counselors
• Rules: Chapter 64B8-44, Florida Administrative Code – Standards of Practice
• Rules: Chapter 64B8-45, Florida Administrative Code – Continuing Education

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (National Association)
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606

Florida Dietetics Association (State Association)
P.O. Box 12608, Tallahassee, FL 32317

Commission on Dietetic Registration (Testing Organization)
216 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60606

Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists
211 W. Chicago Ave., Suite #218, Hinsdale, IL 60521
708-223-7927

Florida passed Telehealth, Chapter 2019-137, Florida Statutes, establishing standards of practice for telehealth services, including patient evaluations, record-keeping, and controlled substances prescribing. The law also authorizes out-of-state health care practitioners to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida upon meeting certain eligibility requirements and registering with the Florida Department of Health.

• Forms and Applications
• Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions, contact the Florida Department of Health at MQA.Telehealth@FLHealth.gov.

The Florida Department of Health is aware that documents purportedly originating from DOH requesting information of a sensitive nature have been received by members of the public. These documents request licensees share information that may be used to commit fraud against a licensee or patient.

DOH is committed to protecting the integrity of DOH licensees and consumers. DOH’s Office of Inspector General is in contact with the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate fraud perpetrated on our licensees.

Should you receive a document that appears to be from DOH, but you believe may be fraudulent, contact your local law enforcement agency or DOH at 850-488-0595 for instructions on how to proceed. Your cooperation and assistance is vital in protecting the continued integrity of DOH licensees and our consumers.

The Florida Department of Health’s Medical Quality Assurance offers many services to our licensees, health care businesses, citizens, and visitors to Florida.

Providers: Renew your license, frequently asked questions, apply for a license, manage your license, update your profile, counterfeit-proof Rx vendors, request license certification, application status, and exam results.

Consumers: Verify a license, search discipline records, search practitioner’s profiles, file a complaint, request public records, report unlicensed activity, data download, request license certification, and annual reports.

• Guide on Methods of Licensure