Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Education (CE) for a Podiatric Physician.
Current licenses expire at midnight, Eastern Time, on March 31, 2026.
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 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.
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 info@floridaspodiatricmedicine.gov to request your reactivation requirements.
If you are reactivating your license, please refer to the Laws & Rules governing your practice for additional requirements.
The department will renew your license upon receipt of:
- Completed renewal application
- Required fees
- Updated Practitioner Profile. To review and approve your practitioner profile, log into MQA Online Services and select ‘Review, Update & Confirm Profile’.
Military Exemption
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.
Volunteer Health Services Exemption
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.
Public School Health Volunteer Exemption
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.
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.***
Additional Information:
- You may renew online if you have a credit or debit card to complete the transaction. Please note that you can now renew online, print a copy of your application summary and mail it with your cashier’s check or money order to:
Division of Medical Quality Assurance
P.O. Box 6320
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6320 - If you are renewing your license after the expiration date and your status still indicates Clear/Active, you will be assessed a delinquency fee. The delinquency fee will be in addition to your renewal fees.
- If your license was Delinquent/Active before the renewal deadline, it will be moved to Null and Void status after the renewal deadline. You should contact your board office for further instruction.
- The process of renewing a license may take 7-10 business days. Initiating contact to confirm the receipt of fees or the status of your license prior to this time will not expedite the renewal process.
- Note: Do not submit certificates of completion of in-service hours to the Florida Board of Podiatric Medicine.
Name Change
If you are renewing online and need to change your name, please follow these instructions prior to renewing your license:
Name changes require legal documentation showing the name change. Please log into your MQA Online Services Portal account to submit your request and enter your full name as it appears on your legal documentation. If you are submitting your request online, please attach/upload 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)
- A copy of a certificate of naturalization or H1B Employment Visa (Note: Foreign applicants and/or licensees may not have state issued documents)
Any one of these will be accepted unless the department has a question about the authenticity of the document.
NOTE: Please allow 5-7 business days for your request to be processed. If you are requesting a name change outside of renewal and wish to receive a new license reflecting the name change, please retrieve from the License Documents menu of your MQA Online Services Portal Account within two business days of the approval.
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:
| Licensed prior to 2013 | Licensed 2013 or later | |
| Active to Active* | $379.00* | $355.00** |
| Inactive to Inactive | $379.00 | $355.00** |
| Active to Inactive | $379.00 | $355.00** |
| Inactive to Active | $729.00 | $705.00** |
| Active to Retired | $55.00 | |
| Inactive to Retired | $55.00 |
If renewing AFTER your license expires, your fees will be:
| Licensed prior to 2013 | Licensed 2013 or later | |
| Active to Active* | $729.00* | $705.00** |
| Inactive to Inactive | $729.00 | $705.00** |
| Active to Inactive | $729.00 | $705.00** |
| Inactive to Active | $1,079.00 | $1,055.00** |
| Active to Retired | $405.00 | |
| Inactive to Retired | $405.00 |
If renewing 120 day Notified Delinquent, your fees will be:
| Licensed prior to 2013 | Licensed 2013 or later | |
| Active to Active* | $1,084.00* | $1,060.00** |
| Inactive to Inactive | $1,084.00 | $1,060.00** |
| Active to Inactive | $1,084.00 | $1,060.00** |
| Inactive to Active | $1,434.00 | $1,410.00** |
| Active to Retired | $760.00 | |
| Inactive to Retired | $760.00 |
*Podiatric Physicians with dispensing privileges must add $100 to total renewal fee.
**If licensed after 1/1/2013 the Background Screening fee of $24.00 included in the renewal fee will not be assessed.
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.
Continuing Education (CE) Requirements
To locate board approved CE Courses for this profession, please click here
Please see Rule 64B18-17.001, Florida Administrative Code, for detailed information regarding hour requirements for live in-person or live interactive virtual events, and homestudy or anytime courses.
| REQUIRED SUBJECT AREA | REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS | IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
| General Hours | 36 | |
| Medical Error | 2 | |
| Laws and Rules | 1 | |
| Risk Management | 1 | |
| Safe and Effective Prescribing of Controlled Substances Course | 2 | Required for all Podiatric Physicians and is included within the 36 total general hours. |
| Human Trafficking | 1 | This a is one-time requirement for new licensees in their first renewal biennium, as well as licensees renewing to active status if the course has not already been taken. The 1-hour course is included in the 36 total general hours. |
| HIV/AIDS | 1 | This is a one-time requirement for new licensees in their first renewal biennium, as well as licensees renewing to active status if the course has not already been taken. The 1-hour course is included in the 36 total general hours. |
First Biennium Renewal: Pursuant to s. 64B18-17.005, F.A.C., Podiatric Physicians initially licensed in the biennium or within 24 months of initial licensure are required to:
- Obtain five (5) hours of continuing education in the subject area of risk management. This may be obtained by attending one full day of a meeting of the Board of Podiatric Medicine at which disciplinary hearings are conducted, or it may be obtained by taking five (5) hours of board approved courses.
- Take a minimum of two (2) hours of board approved continuing education related to the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances pursuant to s. 461.007(3), F.S.,
- Take a minimum of one (1) hour of board approved course related to human trafficking pursuant to s. 64B18-17.001(8), F.A.C.
- Take a two (2) hour board approved course on prevention of medical errors pursuant to 456.013(7), F.S.
- Take a minimum of one (1) hour of board approved courses related to HIV/AIDS.
The practitioner is then exempt from any other continuing education requirements for his or her first renewal.
Board Rule Approved Providers
- Approved courses listed in CEBroker
- American Podiatry Medical Association (APMA), formally known as the American Podiatry Association (APA)
- Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME), formerly known as the Council on Podiatry Education (CPE)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Hospital Association (AHA)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
Other Methods of Obtaining Continuing Education per Biennium
Please see Rule 64B18-17.001 and 64B18-17.003, Florida Administrative Code for detailed information regarding the below methods of obtaining continuing education.
- Pro Bono Service
- Being active board members.
- Current or former board members serving on a Probable Cause Panel.
- Attendance at a board meeting at which disciplinary hearings are conducted.
- Volunteer Expert Witness
- Hospital Scientific Programs
- Residency Programs in Podiatric Medicine.
- Business meetings of local component or state organizational component of American Podiatric Medical Association.
- Teaching of Board approved continuing education courses (64B18-17.004, F.A.C.)
- S. 766.1115, Florida Statutes – “Access to Health Care Act”
- S. 766.1116, Florida Statutes
- S. 381.00593, Florida Statutes – “Public School Volunteer Health Care Practitioner Act”
Helpful Information – Pro Bono Service
- Pursuant to s. 766.1115, Florida Statutes, for active licensees in good standing, up to ten (10) hours of pro bono service may be counted toward continuing education under the following conditions:
- Service must have taken place in the biennium in which the service was provided.
- Service must be performed under the auspices of a nonprofit agency or in clinics serving the indigent or otherwise underserved populations in areas of critical need within the state.
- Provides proof of such service submitted on the agency’s or clinic’s letterhead, with dates of service, number of hours, and signed by the director of the agency or clinic.
- Pursuant to s. 766.1116, Florida Statutes, for active licensees, when any health care practitioner:
- Participates as a health care provider under s. 775.1115, F.S.
- Provides services without compensation and as an agent of the governmental contractor to low-income recipients in accordance with s. 766.1115, F.S.
- Provides at least 160 hours of service during the biennium period for active licensees, or, if retired, provides at least 800 hours during the biennium period.
- Provides proof of such service submitted on the agency’s or clinic’s letterhead, with dates of service, number of hours, and signed by the director of the agency or clinic.
- Once requirements have been met, the licensee shall be eligible for:
- Waiver of the biennial license renewal fee for an active license; and
- Fulfillment of a maximum of 25 percent of the continuing education hours required for license renewal under s. 456.013(9).
- Pursuant to s. 381.00593, Florida Statutes, any health care practitioner who provides services:
- Without compensation
- In a public school for at least 80 hours a year for each school year during the biennial licensure period, or,
- If the health care practitioner is retired, for at least 400 hours a year for each school year during the licensure period.
- Provides proof of such service submitted by the applicable school district on the district or school letterhead, with dates of service, number of hours, and signed by the director of the school or school administrator.
- Once requirements have been met, shall be eligible for the following:
- Waiver of the biennial license renewal fee for an active license; and
- Fulfillment of a maximum of 25 percent of the continuing education hours required for license renewal under s. 456.013(9).
Click on Chapter or Section Number to View
Florida Statutes
Chapter 461: Podiatric Medicine Practice Act
Chapter 456: Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions
Chapter 120: Administrative Procedure Act
Chapter 119: Public Records
Chapter 408: Health Care Administration
Chapter 112: Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions
Florida Administrative Codes
Rules: Chapter 64B18, Florida Administrative Code
Rules: Chapter 64B: Division of Medical Quality Assurance, Florida Administrative Code
