During the 2019, legislative session, Florida passed into law section 456.47, Florida Statutes, which established standards of practice for telehealth services, including patient evaluations, record-keeping, and controlled substances prescribing. The law also authorizes out-of-state health care practitioners to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Signed by the Governor on June 25, 2019, this law became effective on July 1, 2019.

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Out-of-state health care practitioners must be registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Complete the Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Registration application online, or submit the paper application, found at https://www.flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/files/application-telehealth-provider-registration.pdf
or in the “Documents” link at the bottom of the page.

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To apply online, login to the MQA Portal at Login Option – MQAServicesPortal (state.fl.us). Then from the “Choose a Board/Council” drop-down menu, select “Out-of-State Telehealth Providers.” Next, select your profession from the “Choose a Profession” drop-down menu. After making all of your selections from the drop-down menus click on the blue “Select” button.

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Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Registration in Florida is for health care practitioners licensed outside of Florida ONLY.

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Current Florida licensees are able to provide telehealth services to patients in Florida without additional licensure; please do not apply for Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Registration in Florida.

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Online Telehealth Applications – Please go to MQA Online Services to see if your profession application is online.

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For questions, contact the Florida Department of Health