Process

STATE OF PRINCIPAL LICENSURE:

Current Florida licensees with full and unrestricted licenses who want to participate in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC or Compact) by making Florida their State of Principal Licensure (SPL) must:

  1. Ensure they meet the SPL eligibility requirements before submitting an application to be approved to receive a Letter of Qualification (LOQ) by the medical board.
  2. Complete an SPL application through the IMLC website.

EXPEDITED LICENSE:

To obtain a Florida license issued through the Compact, applicants must complete a two‐step application process:

Upon submitting the initial licensing application through the IMLC’s website, an applicant must continue to Floridaʹs MQA Online Services Portal to complete the two‐step application process.

After receiving verification of eligibility for expedited licensure and upon an applicant’s completion of the additional required registration process, Florida will issue an expedited license to the physician. An expedited license  authorizes a physician to practice medicine in Florida consistent with Florida’s medical practice act and all applicable laws and regulations. An expedited license is valid for a period consistent with the licensure period in Florida and in the same manner as required for other physicians holding a full and unrestricted license in this state. An expedited license obtained through the Compact will be terminated if a physician fails to maintain a license in his or her SPL for a non‐disciplinary reason without redesignation of a new SPL.

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Process

STATE OF PRINCIPAL LICENSURE:

Current Florida licensees with full and unrestricted licenses who want to participate in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC or Compact) by making Florida their State of Principal Licensure (SPL) must:

  1. Ensure they meet the SPL eligibility requirements before submitting an application to be approved to receive a Letter of Qualification (LOQ) by the medical board.
  2. Complete an SPL application through the IMLC website.

EXPEDITED LICENSE:

To obtain a Florida license issued through the Compact, applicants must complete a two‐step application process:

Upon submitting the initial licensing application through the IMLC’s website, an applicant must continue to Floridaʹs MQA Online Services Portal to complete the two‐step application process.

After receiving verification of eligibility for expedited licensure and upon an applicant’s completion of the additional required registration process, Florida will issue an expedited license to the physician. An expedited license  authorizes a physician to practice medicine in Florida consistent with Florida’s medical practice act and all applicable laws and regulations. An expedited license is valid for a period consistent with the licensure period in Florida and in the same manner as required for other physicians holding a full and unrestricted license in this state. An expedited license obtained through the Compact will be terminated if a physician fails to maintain a license in his or her SPL for a non‐disciplinary reason without redesignation of a new SPL.

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