Licensing & Renewals

24 Hours Total are Required for Medical Physicists

Board Rule Approved Providers

Other Methods of Obtaining Continuing Education per Biennium

Individual physicists licensed in Florida can claim a one-time credit per program for an approved program of which they are the presenter

Helpful Information

• If you are licensed in more than one of the following categories, you are only required to have 24 hours: Diagnostic Radiological Physicists, Therapeutic Radiological Physicists, Medical Nuclear Radiological Physicists, Medical Health Physicists
• Physicists-in-training renew annually. 12 hours of continuing education is required annually which should include 2 hours of medical errors. (See Rule Chapter 64B23-7, Florida Administrative Code)

The Department of Health will now verify a practitioners continuing education records in the electronic tracking system at the time of license renewal. Please visit CEatRenewal for more information. For information on continuing education requirements please review Rule 64B23-2,F.A.C.

At least 90 days before your license expires, the department will mail you a renewal notification postcard to your last known mailing address of record. You will have until midnight, Eastern, on the day your license expires to renew.

Failure to renew an active or inactive license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.

Medical physicists renewing a license for the first time have the same CE requirements.

You may RENEW ONLINE if:

• You do not need to change the status of your license.
• You have a credit card/debit card to complete the transaction.
• Your license status is not ‘Military, Active’.
• If you are renewing your license after the expiration date and your status still indicates ’Clear/Active’ or ‘Clear/Inactive’ , you will be assessed a delinquency fee. The delinquency fee will be in addition to your renewal fees.
• If your license was ‘Delinquent, Active’ or ‘Delinquent, Inactive’ before the renewal deadline, it will be moved to ‘Null and Void’ status after the renewal deadline and you should contact your Board office for instruction.

Renewal Instructions:

1. Visit FLHealthSource
2. Enter your Personal Identifying Information, or Other Login Option and enter your existing User ID and password to access your account
3. Confirm or update your MQA Services Account email address
4. You are now in the Dashboard. During renewals, a “Renew My License” option will populate no later than 90 days prior to your license expiration date. If you do not see the “Renew My License” option, please check back at a later time.

You must RENEW BY MAIL if:

• You need to change the status of your license
• You need to pay using a cashier’s check or money order
• You do NOT have a credit card/debit card to complete the transaction
• Your license is in ‘Military, Active’ status
• You need to change your name

Current licenses expire at midnight, Eastern, on January 31, 2027.

To ensure you receive your renewal notification from the department, your current mailing address must be on file. Failure to renew an active or inactive license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to become clear and active or clear and inactive before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the Department.

A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who wishes to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate the competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination or by completing other reactivation requirements.

Licensees requesting to reactivate their license from inactive or retired status are required to pay additional fees and comply with specific continuing education requirements. Please contact the board office at MQA.MedicalPhysicist@FLhealth.gov to request your reactivation requirements.

If you are reactivating your license, please refer to the Laws and Rules governing your practice for additional requirements.

The Department will renew your license upon receipt of:

• Completed renewal application
• Required fees
• Complete a mandatory background screening or retain* your current fingerprints

*Required by section 456.0135(6)(1), F.S., a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of license renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated System.

Certified check or money order should be made payable to the Florida Department of Health.

Licenses become Null & Void on February 1, 2027.

*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 is collected at the time of license renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated System.

By submitting the appropriate renewal fees to the department, a licensee acknowledges compliance with all requirements for renewal, including continuing education.

A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who wishes to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination or by completing other reactivation requirements.