New Background Screening Requirement for Florida Licensees – Effective July 1

New Requirement for Health Care Practitioners in Florida Starts July 1

Starting July 1, 2025, Florida law will require all licensed health care practitioners to complete a background screening when applying for a new license or renewing an existing one.

This includes physicians and advanced practice providers.
Exceptions: EMTs, paramedics, pharmacy interns, techs, and radiologic technologists—unless applying through the military spouse licensure pathway.

Here’s what you need to know:

Renewing your license?
Complete your background screening before your renewal window opens (90–120 days prior to your license expiration date).

Been screened before?
You can retain your fingerprints for $43.25 every five years. The retention window opens 75 days before your license expires and closes 15 days before.
Miss it, and you’ll need a new screening—at nearly twice the cost

Applying for a new license?
The background screening is required as part of the application process.

Learn more at www.FLHealthSource.gov. Click “Florida Boards” and select your licensing board for profession-specific guidance.

We’re sharing this now so you can plan ahead and avoid delays or added costs.

Thank you for your continued excellence and dedication to care.