For Initial Licensure
Applicants are required to submit proof of completion of the following continuing education (CE) prior to issuance of license:
- Two (2) hour course relating to prevention of medical errors
Licensees initially licensed are exempt from the CE requirements for their first renewal with the exception of:
- Two (2) hour course relating to prevention of medical errors
- Three (3) hours of HIV/AIDS
All courses must be approved by the Board of Acupuncture. To view registered CE providers and board-approved courses, please visit the www.cebroker.com website. All credit hours must be earned within the biennium period for which they are claimed.
For Renewal of License Following Your First Renewal
Every licensee must complete 30 hours of approved CE within the biennium for which they are claimed. The requirements are:
- Two (2) hour course relating to prevention of medical errors
- Two (2) hours of Florida Laws and Rules
- Five (5) hours of Biomedical Sciences
- Twenty-one (21) hours of general CE
Note: Continuing education programs relating to laboratory tests and imaging findings will be considered as biomedical sciences.
All courses must be approved by the Board of Acupuncture. To view registered CE providers and board-approved courses, please visit the www.cebroker.com website. All credit hours must be earned within the biennium period for which they are claimed.
| MISSION: | To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, & community efforts. |
| VISION: | To be the Healthiest State in the Nation |
| PURPOSE: | To protect the public and make Florida the healthiest state in the nation through health care licensure, enforcement, and information. |
| FOCUS: | To be the nation's leader in quality health care regulation. |
| VALUES: | I CARE (Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness, Excellence) |
