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Table 1: Summary of Licensed Practitioners
With the economy on the rise, Florida has become the perfect climate for families and businesses alike to grow. To help sustain this growth,
the Department has made a concerted effort to reduce regulation and eliminate unnecessary barriers to licensure. The population of
licensed health care practitioners in Florida increased by 15.9 percent since 2010, while the resident population of Florida increased by only
5.5 percent. MQA helps get these practitioners to work, and has been able to reduce the time for initial licensure to less than two days.
Profession
In-State
Active
In-State
Inactive
In-State
Delinquent
Out of State
Active
Out of State
Inactive
Out of State
Delinquent
Military
Active
All
Retired Totals
Acupuncturist
2,195
15
97
220
35
50
4
43
2,659
Anesthesiologist Assistant
197
0
5
27
1
11
0
2
243
Approved Massage School
189
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
189
Athletic Trainer
1,848
18
360
190
6
80
7
18
2,527
Audiology - Audiologist Assistant
94
0
20
0
0
1
0
1
116
Audiology - Audiologist
1,012
3
59
120
1
33
4
14
1,246
Audiology - Provisional Audiologist
19
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
27
Certified Master Social Worker
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
5
Chiropractic - Certified Chiropractic
Physician’s Assistant
177
5
42
0
3
1
0
2
230
Chiropractic - Chiropractic Faculty
Certificate
9
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
11
Chiropractic - Chiropractic Physician 5,142
45
161
652
240
204
8
235
6,687
Chiropractic - Registered
Chiropractic Assistant
3,459
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
3,466
Clinical Laboratory - Clinical
Laboratory Personnel
13,551
230
1,161
1,465
151
407
37
305
17,307
Clinical Laboratory - Clinical
Laboratory Trainee
496
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
522
Clinical Laboratory - Clinical
Laboratory Training Program
40
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
54
Clinical Social Work - Clinical Social
Worker
7,971
80
336
884
132
122
23
214
9,762
Clinical Social Work - Clinical Social
Worker Intern
3,090
0
786
49
0
19
5
0
3,949
Clinical Social Work - Provisional
Clinical Social Worker
40
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
53
Dental - Dental Expert Witness
Certificate
13
0
0
44
0
0
0
0
57
Dental - Dental Hygienist
11,589
77
461
1,642
152
283
86
406
14,696
Dental - Dental Radiographer
26,133
0
0
213
0
0
0
0
26,346
Dental - Dental Residency Permit
322
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
329
Dental - Dental Teaching Permits
173
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
177
Dental - Dental Temporary
Certificate
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
Dental - Dentist
10,981
20
229
1,977
107
216
92
663
14,285
Dental - Health Access Dental
31
0
2
10
0
5
0
3
51
Dietetics & Nutrition - Dietitian/
Nutritionist
3,558
9
392
227
6
95
14
44
4,345
Dietetics & Nutrition - Nutrition
Counselors
73
4
23
12
0
3
0
16
131
Electrologist
1,212
14
289
26
7
7
2
34
1,591
EMS - Emergency Insect Sting
Treatment
24
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
25
EMS - Emergency Medical
Technician
31,767
244
8
604
24
0
0
0
32,647
EMS - Paramedic
28,423
189
3
846
46
0
0
0
29,507
Hearing Aid - Hearing Aid Specialist
871
8
83
41
4
16
1
43
1,067