Osteopathic Physician Renewal

Renew Your License

The Board has made every effort to include the information you need to renew your license on this website. You can visit our Help Center, FAQs and Resources page for frequently asked questions, links, forms, applications and other helpful information. If you have additional questions about your renewal process, please contact a renewal specialist.

Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Education (CE) for an Osteopathic Physician.

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Florida passed House Bill 975 following the 2024 legislative session, which requires this profession to complete electronic fingerprinting. Your application cannot be approved until this requirement, along with all other licensure criteria, has been met. For more information on background screening, visit MQA's Background Screening website.

Renewal Application
- 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.
- Licensees requesting to reactivate their license from inactive or retired status are required to pay additional fees and comply with specific continuing education requirements. To request your reactivation requirements, please contact the board office: mailto:MQA.osteopath@flhealth.gov.
- Log in to the MQA Online Services Portal to complete the renewal application.
  - Complete Practitioner Profile, Workforce Survey, and Financial Responsibility Form.
  - Provide any supporting documentation required within the application.
  - Pay license renewal and other fees (including NICA and dispensing fee, if applicable) connected to the renewal process.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses ¹
- Those renewing for the full biennial cycle must complete 40 hours of CME courses including:
  - 20-hours of board-approved AOA Category I-A CMEs (general hours) ²
  - a 1-hour board-approved CME course on Florida Laws & Rules/Professional and Medical Ethics.
  - a 2-hour board-approved CME course on the Prevention of Medical Errors.
  - a 2-hour board-approved CME course on prescribing controlled substances (DEA registrants only).
  - a 1-hour board-approved CME course on HIV/AIDS must be completed prior to first renewal.
  - a 2-hour course on domestic violence must be completed every third biennial cycle.
- Those initially licensed after July 1 in the second year of a biennial period ³ must complete:
  - a 1-hour board-approved CME course on Florida Laws & Rules/Professional and Medical Ethics.
  - a 2-hour board-approved CME course on the Prevention of Medical Errors.
  - a 1-hour board-approved CME course on HIV/AIDS (prior to first renewal)
  - a 2-hour board-approved CME course on prescribing controlled substances (DEA registrants only)
- Those renewing as active duty military may:
  - complete all 40 hours of required CME course work through distance learning/home study;
  - be fully exempt under s. 456.024(1), Florida Statutes.
- Key considerations:
  - Prior to completing the renewal application, ensure all 40 required CME hours have been completed with a board-approved provider and reported through CE Broker.
  - With a free Basic Account, users can review the completion date, subject area, and specific names of all previously reported courses in CE Broker.
  - CME hours do not carry over across biennial licensure cycles.

¹ Acceptable CME course formats: distance learning with ability to interact with the presenter; up to 8 hours of home-study courses permitted. Up to 6 hours of CME per biennium may be granted for documented attendance at board meetings. See 64B15-13.001, Florida Administrative Code.

² These hours may include any of the courses listed here as required, provided that the required course is certified in Category I-A by the AOA.

³ The licensure biennial period concludes on March 31 of even-numbered years. This provision applies to those initially licensed after July 1 of the odd-numbered year immediately preceding the end of the biennium.

Background Screening and Fingerprint Retention
- Log in and verify date of last fingerprints retained in Clearinghouse.
- Extend retention of current fingerprints, if eligible.
- Pay fee ($43.25 to retain fingerprints set to expire before next renewal cycle vs. roughly $60-90 for each new scan of prints).
- Fingerprints are valid for 5 years—current fingerprints must either be retained for an additional 5 years, or the practitioner must undergo a new fingerprint screening.
- If not eligible to retain current fingerprints, schedule an appointment with a LiveScan provider.
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA)
- The Department verifies compliance with or exemption from all Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) assessments as required by s. 766.314, Florida Statutes.
- To satisfy mandated payments connected to NICA, please visit: https://www.nica.com.
- Exemptions from this requirement are granted only by NICA to eligible physicians. See the eligibility requirements at: https://www.nica.com/medical-providers/exemptions/.

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 Enforcement (FDLE) for the purpose of conducting a search for any Florida and national criminal history records that may pertain to applicant. The results of the search will be returned to the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse and made available to the Department for consideration during the licensure process. The fingerprints submitted by the applicant will be retained by FDLE and the Clearinghouse. All costs for conducting a criminal history background screening are borne by the applicant.

It is important to use the correct Originating Agency Identification (ORI) when submitting fingerprints. If you do not provide an ORI number or if you provide an incorrect ORI number to the service provider, the board office will not receive your fingerprint results, so it is extremely important to use the correct ORI when having your fingerprints scanned.

Applicants can use any FDLE approved Livescan service provider to submit their fingerprints. The applicant is fully responsible for selecting the service provider and ensuring the results are reported to the Department. If you are applying for initial licensure after December 15, 2012, You must print this form and take it with you to a Livescan service provider. To find more information, FAQ, and approved Livescan service providers please visit the Department’s website at Background Screening page.

To locate board approved CE Courses for this profession, please click here

Requirements for First Time Renewal

All first time renewals whose license was issued subsequent to July 1, of the second year of the biennium must complete the following required courses:
Course Hours Live/Participatory Attendance
Florida Laws and Rules/Professional and Medical Ethics 1 No
Prevention of Medical Errors 2 No

All first time renewals whose license was issued prior to July 1, of the second year of the biennium must complete the following required courses:

Course	Hours	Live/Participatory Attendance
Florida Laws and Rules/Professional and Medical Ethics	1	No
Prevention of Medical Errors	2	No
Prescribing Controlled Substances (This requirement applies only to licensees registered with the DEA and authorized to prescribe controlled substances)	2	No
HIV/AIDS	1	No

Prevention of Medical Errors and Laws and Rules/Professional Medical Ethics courses can be distance learning but must include the ability to interact with the presenter of the courses.
40 total continuing medical education hours; including the required hours above.
20 continuing medical education hours must be AOA Category 1-A hours; these hours may include any required course above if the required course is certified in Category 1-A by the AOA
You may only complete 8 total home-study hours to satisfy renewal requirements (see Home Study Hours, below).
No more than 6 hours of CME can be used per biennium for attendance at a board meeting.

Other CME requirements:
Domestic Violence – 2 hour CME every 3rd biennium renewal (can be distance learning)

Note: If you were initially licensed in 2013 or later, you may see a reduction of $24 in your renewal fee.

Requirements for Subsequent Renewals

All renewals must complete the following required courses:

Course	Hours	Live/Participatory Attendance
Florida Laws and Rules/Professional and Medical Ethics	1	No
Prevention of Medical Errors	2	No
Prescribing Controlled Substances (This requirement only applies to licensees registered with the DEA and authorized to prescribe controlled substances)	2	No

Prevention of Medical Errors and Laws and Rules/Professional Medical Ethics courses can be distance learning but must include the ability to interact with the presenter of the courses. You must complete.
You must complete 40 total continuing medical education hours, including the required hours above.
20 continuing medical education hours must be AOA Category 1-A hours; these hours may include any required course above if the required course is certified in Category 1-A by the AOA.
You may only complete 8 total home-study hours to satisfy renewal requirements (see Home Study Hours, below).
No more than 6 hours of CME credit can be used per biennium for attendance at a board meeting.

Other CME requirements:
Domestic Violence – 2 hour CME every 3rd biennium renewal (can be distance learning)

Note: If you were initially licensed in 2013 or later, you may see a reduction of $24 in your renewal fee.

Finding Courses and Reporting Course Completion

Courses which have been approved by the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine can be found using CEBroker (www.cebroker.com). Courses approved by the following organizations are also approved:

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA)

Course completion is also reported through CEBroker, including self-reporting of courses.
Do not submit CE certificates to the Board office; Board staff cannot enter these on your behalf.

Need help determining if you have completed your CME requirements? Use the “Are You Renewal Ready” tool (www.CEBroker.com) to review your CME completion. This tool works with CEBroker to determine completion and assist with reporting.

Other Ways to Complete your CME Requirements

Performance of Pro-Bono Medical Service

You may receive up to 10 hours of CME credit for providing pro-bono medical services to indigent or underserved populations in areas of critical need in Florida. These hours may not be substituted for AOA Category 1-A Hours.

The following entities are approved to award this credit:

The Department of Health
Community and Migrant Health Centers (per s. 330, United States Public Health Service Act)
Volunteer Health Care provider programs contracted to provide uncompensated care under the provisions o Section 766.1115, F.S., with the Department of Health

The Board of Osteopathic Medicine may approve, on a case-by-case basis, other entities for pro-bono services. Board approval must be granted prior to the performance of services. A request to provide pro-bono services to entities not listed above may be submitted to the Board office, and must include:

Type, nature, and extent of services to be rendered
The facility where the services will be rendered
The number of patients expected to be served
A statement indicating that the patients to be served are indigent
In underserved/critical need areas, a brief explanation of the underserved/critical need being addressed

Note: Licensees who are subject to disciplinary action which requires continuing education as penalty are not permitted to receive CME credit for the performance of pro-bono services.

Home-Study Hours

Home study may be used to complete a maximum of eight hours per biennium. Home study courses must be approved by one of the following:

College or University Extension Course

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)

American Medical Association (AMA)

Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA)

Risk Management

The following activities may substitute for risk management course completion:

Volunteer expert witnesses who provide expert witness opinions for cases being reviewed pursuant to 459, F.S. shall receive 5 hours of credit in the area of risk management for each case reviewed, and may be credited up to 15 hours.

Three or more hours of attendance of disciplinary meetings at a regular meeting of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, provided that the licensee:

Signs in before the meeting begins
Remains in continuous attendance
Signs out prior to departure

Note: This credit may not be awarded to licensees who attend a regular meeting of the Board for any other purpose.

For Members of the Armed Forces

Members of the Armed Services on active duty, or who were discharged within 6 months of course completion, may receive credit for all 40 hours of continuing education through home study.

Note: 20 Hours of AOA Category 1-A coursework are still required; the AOA may provide additional information about which courses are both home study and Category 1-A certified.

If you are a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who was in good standing with the board at the time of becoming active and was entitled to practice or engage in the practice of medicine in Florida, you may be eligible to be exempted from renewal requirements for the duration of active duty, and for a period of six months after discharge, but not practicing the profession in the private sector for profit.

If you are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, you may be eligible to be exempted from licensure renewal requirements, but only in cases of absence from the state because your spouses’ duties with the Armed Forces.

If you volunteer your services to the medically indigent residents of Florida with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.

If you volunteer your services in public schools for a minimum of 80 hours a year or if retired, at least 400 hours a year, you may be eligible for a waiver of your biennial renewal fee and some of the continuing education hours (no more than 25%) required for license renewal; however, the continuing education requirements for domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, and medical errors cannot be waived.

If you post a sign with a schedule of your charges, you may be exempt from paying license fees and completing continuing medical education for one biannual renewal period. Section 381.026(4) Florida Statutes created provisions for exemption from one two-year reporting cycle of continuing medical education credits and license fees for primary care physicians who post a schedule of medical charges. This waiver does not include the unlicensed activity fee, background check fee or dispensing fee. Primary care physicians include medical doctors, osteopathic physicians and advanced registered nurse practitioners who provide medical services commonly provided without referral from another health care provider, including family and general practice, general pediatrics and general internal medicine.

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 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 become active or 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.

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:

Go to www.flhealthsource.gov and click the “Renew A License” button.
Enter your Personal Identifying Information (PII), then click the Login button.
Confirm or update your MQA Services Account email address, then click the “Continue” button.
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. (Note: If you do not see the “Renew My License” option, please check back at a later time.)

*** If the “PII Failed” screen displays, click the “Other Login Option” button and enter your existing User ID and password to access your account.***

You may 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.
You need to request a name change
Your license is in ‘Military, Active’ status.

If your license is Delinquent/Active or Delinquent/Inactive you may still renew prior to the renewal deadline. The following actions must be taken prior to renewing your license:

Prior to renewing your license, you must report your continuing education (CE) hours to the Department of Health’s tracking system.
To renew a delinquent license, you will need to report your CE hours for your current cycle, as well as your previous cycle.
If you did not complete CE courses in your last renewal cycle, you may complete them now and report them to the CE tracking system.
To report course completion, log onto your MQA Online Account. From your dashboard, go to “Additional Activities” and select Report CE/CME.

Please note, when renewing your license, a delinquent fee will be assessed in addition to all applicable renewal fees.

Name changes require legal documentation showing the name change. Please submit a request including your full name as it appears on your license, profession, license number, your new name, your date of birth, the last four digits of your social security number, and your signature. Attach supporting documents, which must be one of the following:

a copy of a state issued marriage license that includes the original signature and seal from the clerk of the court
a divorce decree showing the name change
a court order showing the name change (Adoption, legal name change, federal identity change)

Any one of these will be accepted unless the department has a question about the authenticity of the document. A social security card is not considered legal documentation.

Please Note: The last four digits of the SSN are requested as required by DOH Policy Number DOHP 385-LS05-12 Name Changes for Existing Licensees, which was established for security purposes due to past instances of fraudulent activity.

*Required 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 licensure 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 (CHAI) System.

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

If renewing BEFORE your license expires, your fees will be:

Active to Active*	$405.00
Inactive to Inactive	$205.00
Active to Inactive	$205.00
Inactive to Active	$605.00
Active to Retired	$55.00
Inactive to Retired	$55.00

If renewing AFTER your license expires, your fees will be:

Active to Active*	$805.00
Inactive to Inactive	$605.00
Active to Inactive	$705.00
Inactive to Active	$1,105.00
Active to Retired	$555.00
Inactive to Retired	$555.00

If renewing 120 day Notified Delinquent, your fees will be:

Active to Active*	$1,210.00
Inactive to Inactive	$810.00
Active to Inactive	$810.00
Inactive to Active	$1,410.00
Active to Retired	$860.00
Inactive to Retired	$660.00

*Osteopathic Physicians holding dispensing privileges will be charged an additional $100.00 fee.

Licenses become Null & Void¹ on April 1, 2026.

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.

¹Null & Void -The licensed practitioner failed to renew their licensure status for two renewal cycles, resulting in their license expiring.

Click on Chapter or Section Number to View

Florida Statutes

Chapter 459: Osteopathic Medicine
Chapter 456: Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions
Chapter 120: Administrative Procedure Act

Florida Administrative Codes

Rules: Chapter 64B15: Board of Osteopathic Medicine, Florida Administrative Code
Rules: Chapter 64B: Division of Medical Quality Assurance, Florida Administrative Code

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