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MQA works in conjunction with 22 regulatory boards, appointed by the Governor, and seven regulatory councils to license and regulate
1.15 million licensees in 42 health care professions and eight types of facilities/establishments. MQA has three bureaus: Health
Care Practitioner Regulation, Enforcement, and Operations. It has 554 employees at its Tallahassee headquarters and 11 field offices
throughout the state. MQA oversees the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, known as E-FORCSE©.
STRUCTURE OF MQA
BOARDS
Acupuncture
Athletic Training
Chiropractic Medicine
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy,
and Mental Health Counseling
Dentistry
Hearing Aid Specialists
Massage Therapy
Medicine
Nursing
Nursing Home Administrators
Occupational Therapy
Opticianry
Optometry
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Osteopathic Medicine
Pharmacy
Physical Therapy Practice
Podiatric Medicine
Psychology
Respiratory Care
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
COUNCILS
Certified Nursing Assistants
Dietetics and Nutrition Practice
Dental Hygiene
Electrolysis
Licensed Midwifery
Medical Physicists
Physician Assistants
DEPARTMENT REGULATED
PROFESSIONS
Dental Laboratories
EMTs/Paramedics/Radiologic Technologists
Certified Master Social Worker
Office Surgery Centers
Optical Establishments
Pain Management Clinics
School Psychologists
Board members are appointed by the Governor, and Council members are appointed by the State Surgeon General or their supervisory
board. Boards and councils are comprised of consumer members, practitioners licensed in the profession, and any other members
specified in the laws governing the practice of the profession. Boards are responsible for approving or denying licensure applicants,
reviewing and approving continuing education courses and providers, promulgating administrative rules authorized by statute,
determining probable cause, and disciplining licensees found to be in violation of applicable laws. Councils serve in an advisory capacity
to either the department or the board under which they serve in regulating their respective profession.
You may obtain a gubernatorial questionnaire from the
Governor’s Executive Office through its Board and Commission
Vacancies web page at
www.flgov.com/appointments.You
may also obtain a form by calling the Governor’s Appointments
Office at 850-717-9243.
Interested in an appointment to
a regulatory board?
*
DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF MEDICAL QUALITY
ASSURANCE
BUREAU OF HEALTH CARE
PRACTITIONER REGULATION BUREAU OF ENFORCEMENT
BUREAU OF OPERATIONS