How to renew your Florida RN license
Florida RN licenses renew every two years. Renewal requires 24 contact hours of continuing education — including mandatory courses on medical errors, Florida laws and rules, impaired professionals, and human trafficking — all reported through CE Broker before the renewal application is submitted. Active-to-active renewal costs $75, and no new fingerprinting is required at renewal.
- Cycle
- 2 years (biennial groups; verify your exact expiration in MQA)
- CE hours
- 24 hours including mandatory topics, tracked in CE Broker
- Fee
- $75 active-to-active renewal
- Compact
- Florida is a Nurse Licensure Compact state
- Portal
- MQA Online Services
- Confirm CE Broker shows you compliantLog in to CE Broker and confirm your transcript shows the full 24 hours and every mandatory topic marked complete. Florida checks this feed automatically — if it doesn't show in CE Broker, it doesn't count.
- Log in to MQA Online ServicesSign in at mqaonline.doh.state.fl.us with your MQA credentials tied to your RN license number.
- Verify your profileConfirm name, address, practice setting, and answer the criminal history and disciplinary disclosure questions.
- Attest to the renewal statementsAttest that CE Broker reflects your completed hours and that all mandatory topics are satisfied.
- Pay the $75 feeActive-to-active RN renewal is $75. Pay online with a card and save the confirmation.
- Confirm the renewal postedAllow a few business days, then verify the new expiration date on the MQA license verification page.
Requirements
The Florida Board of Nursing requires 24 contact hours of CE per two-year renewal cycle. Every hour must be reported to CE Broker by the CE provider — the state uses CE Broker as the system of record, and it is the single biggest source of renewal delays in Florida. A course you took, paid for, and even completed does not count until the provider posts it to CE Broker and the topic tag matches one of the Board's mandatory categories.
Mandatory topics that must sit inside the 24 hours:
- Prevention of medical errors — 2 hours, every renewal.
- Florida laws and rules — 2 hours, every other biennium.
- Recognizing impairment in the workplace — 2 hours, every other biennium.
- Human trafficking — 1 hour, every renewal.
- Domestic violence — 2 hours, every third biennium.
- HIV/AIDS — one-time requirement.
The remaining hours beyond the mandatory topics can be any Board-approved general nursing continuing education. Because "every other biennium" and "every third biennium" topics rotate on a schedule tied to your own renewal history rather than the calendar, the safest practice is to treat CE Broker's compliance dashboard as the authority on what's due this cycle rather than trying to track the rotation manually.
Position CE Broker and Trust correctly: CE Broker is the state's compliance ledger — it is what MQA checks before it will let your renewal go through. Trust complements it — it holds your certificates on your phone as a backup in case a provider's CE Broker post is delayed or wrong, reminds you at 90, 60, 30, and 7 days before your deadline, and links to CE Broker and MQA so you can act on the reminder instead of discovering a gap during renewal week.
Fees
| Fee | Amount | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Active-to-active renewal | Amount: $75.00 | When: Every 2 years, within your assigned biennial renewal window |
| Delinquent reactivation | Amount: Not published — see MQA licensing page | When: License lapsed past expiration; requires current CE plus application |
| Inactive status renewal | Amount: Not published — see MQA licensing page | When: Renewing to inactive rather than active status |
| Duplicate license / verification | Amount: Not published — see MQA licensing page | When: Requested separately from renewal |
The $75 active-to-active fee is the figure the Florida Board of Nursing publishes for routine renewal. Reactivation, inactive-status, and duplicate-document fees change periodically and are not restated here to avoid publishing a stale number — confirm the current amount on the Florida Board of Nursing renewal page or inside your MQA Online Services account before paying.
Continuing education, topic by topic
Florida's 24-hour requirement is unusual for how much of it is prescribed by topic rather than left to the licensee's discretion. Roughly a third of the hours in any given cycle are locked to specific mandatory subjects, and the rotation ("every renewal" vs. "every other biennium" vs. "every third biennium") means the exact list of what's due can differ from one licensee to the next even though everyone renews on the same 24-hour total.
Practically, that means two RNs renewing in the same month can have different mandatory-topic checklists depending on how long they've been licensed and which biennium they're in. CE Broker tracks this per-license, so the compliance dashboard — not a generic checklist — is the correct source for what you personally owe this cycle.
What changed this cycle
The 24-hour total, the $75 active-to-active fee, the CE Broker reporting requirement, and the core mandatory-topic list (medical errors, laws and rules, impairment, human trafficking, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS) remain the framework the Florida Board of Nursing has used for recent renewal cycles. There is no new mandatory-topic addition or fee change reflected on the Board's current renewal page as of this review.
What licensees should still check each cycle: which of the rotating mandatory topics (Florida laws and rules, impairment, domestic violence) falls due for your specific biennium, since that is determined by your renewal history rather than a fixed calendar year. CE Broker's compliance tracker reflects this automatically; do not rely on a generic checklist from a prior renewal.
Your first renewal after licensure
A newly licensed Florida RN's first renewal falls on the biennial cycle assigned at initial licensure, shown on your MQA profile — not on a fixed date tied to your exam pass date. Some first-time renewals fall inside a shorter-than-24-month window if licensure happened partway through a renewal group's cycle; CE Broker and your MQA profile reflect any proration that applies to your specific renewal date.
New RNs should confirm two things well before their first renewal deadline: that their CE Broker account is linked to their correct license number, and that any CE completed during onboarding or orientation was reported by an approved Florida provider rather than an out-of-state or employer-internal course that never reaches CE Broker. A course that was genuinely completed but never posted to CE Broker will not satisfy the Board at renewal.
How to renew, step by step
- 01Confirm CE Broker shows you compliantLog in to CE Broker and confirm your transcript shows the full 24 hours and every mandatory topic marked complete. Florida checks this feed automatically — if it doesn't show in CE Broker, it doesn't count.
- 02Log in to MQA Online ServicesSign in at mqaonline.doh.state.fl.us with your MQA credentials tied to your RN license number.
- 03Verify your profileConfirm name, address, practice setting, and answer the criminal history and disciplinary disclosure questions.
- 04Attest to the renewal statementsAttest that CE Broker reflects your completed hours and that all mandatory topics are satisfied.
- 05Pay the $75 feeActive-to-active RN renewal is $75. Pay online with a card and save the confirmation.
- 06Confirm the renewal postedAllow a few business days, then verify the new expiration date on the MQA license verification page.
If you're late
Failure to renew by expiration moves the license to delinquent status. Practicing on a delinquent Florida license is unlicensed practice and can trigger discipline and criminal penalties.
Reactivating a delinquent license generally requires bringing your CE current — including any mandatory topics that came due while the license was delinquent — and submitting the reactivation through MQA Online Services. Because delinquent status can also affect employment eligibility checks run through Nursys or a Florida employer's own verification, the safer move is to renew before expiration rather than lean on the reactivation path.
See the Florida Board of Nursing licensing page for the reactivation and reinstatement pathway if the license has lapsed.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I have to use CE Broker to renew my Florida RN license?
- Yes. CE Broker is the official electronic tracking system for the Florida Board of Nursing. Even if you have a paper certificate, hours that are not posted to CE Broker will not count toward renewal.
- Which mandatory courses are one-time versus every cycle?
- Prevention of medical errors (2 hrs) and human trafficking (1 hr) are required every renewal. Florida laws and rules (2 hrs) and recognizing impairment in the workplace (2 hrs) are required every other biennium. Domestic violence (2 hrs) is required every third biennium. HIV/AIDS is a one-time requirement.
- Do I need fingerprints to renew my Florida RN license?
- No. Fingerprinting and a background screening are part of initial licensure, not routine renewal. You only re-screen if the Department requests it — for example after a disciplinary matter or a lapsed-license reactivation.
- Can I renew before my CE posts to CE Broker?
- No. Florida will not process a renewal until the compliance status in CE Broker shows the mandatory hours and topics are complete. Confirm the CE Broker transcript first, then submit the MQA renewal.
- How does Trust fit alongside CE Broker?
- CE Broker is the state's system of record for hours. Trust is your personal wallet: it stores your CE certificates on-device, tracks your renewal window, and reminds you at 90, 60, 30, and 7 days out so you don't discover a CE Broker gap on renewal week.
- When is my Florida RN license actually due?
- Florida uses biennial renewal groups based on your initial licensure date. Your exact expiration is shown on your MQA profile and in the reminder mail the DOH sends 60–90 days before expiration.
- What is the official name of the board that issues my Florida RN licensure?
- The Florida Board of Nursing, operating under the Florida Department of Health's Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA). The Board sets CE rules and discipline standards; MQA runs the renewal portal and licensure verification.
- Is Florida a Nurse Licensure Compact state?
- Yes. A Florida multistate RN license lets you practice in other Compact member states without a separate license, as long as Florida remains your primary state of residence. Renewal requirements — the 24 CE hours and CE Broker reporting — are unchanged by compact status.
- What happens if I let my Florida RN license expire?
- It moves to delinquent status. Practicing on a delinquent license is unlicensed practice in Florida and can trigger board discipline plus criminal exposure. Reactivation requires bringing CE current and filing through MQA, and may include a late fee.
- Can I renew my Florida RN licensure early?
- Yes, MQA opens the renewal window before your expiration date and mails or emails a reminder 60–90 days out. Renewing early is safer than waiting, since CE Broker compliance and portal attestations sometimes take a day or two to reflect.
- Does a Florida RN license renewal require a background check every cycle?
- No. You answer disclosure questions about criminal history and discipline at each renewal, but a new fingerprint-based background check is not routinely required — that's an initial-licensure step, not a renewal one.
- Where do I verify my Florida RN license renewal actually posted?
- Check the license verification tool on the Florida Board of Nursing's public lookup, accessible from floridasnursing.gov, or log back into MQA Online Services and confirm the new expiration date shows on your profile.
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Changelog
Every revision to this guide, newest first. Last updated .
- Depth pass: added fee table, CE topic-rotation detail, first-renewal guidance, and expanded FAQ. No changes to the 24-hour total, mandatory-topic list, $75 fee, or CE Broker requirement.
Trust tracks this renewal for you.
Trust reminds you at 90, 60, 30, and 7 days before your Florida deadline, stores your CE certificates on-device, and links straight to CE Broker and MQA.
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