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Table 4: Initial Applications Received and Initial Licenses Issued
Table 3: Recognized Continuing Education (CE) Providers (continued)
MQA upholds Florida’s public health legacy by pursuing superior services and easing the regulatory burden for health care practitioners,
so they can get to work quickly. This is accomplished through performance improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and accuracy.
MQA received over 100,000 applications, all of which are carefully examined to ensure that every practitioner in the state meets minimum
requirements for safe practice.
Board/Council
Total
Providers
Board
Approved
Providers
Rule/
Statute
Approved
CE
Providers
Received
Applications
Approved
Applications
- New
Provider
Applications
Approved
During the
7/1/14-
6/30/15
Time Frame
Approved
Applications
(Received
outside
7/1/14-
6/30/15
Time Frame)
Approved
New
Courses
- Routed
to Board
for Review
During the
7/1/14-
6/30/15
Time Frame
Approved
New Courses
- Auto
Accepted
During the
7/1/14-
6/30/15
Time Frame
Approved
New
Courses
Electrolysis Council
45
28
17
4
9
0
9
28
37
Florida Emergency
Medical Services
197
56
140
21
24
4
1,382
102
1,484
Office of School
Psychology
38
13
25
1
1
0
1
597
598
Physician Assistants
104
0
104
8
5
0
0
1,269
1,269
Total
6,303 3,844 2,458
738
615
15
5,873
55,469 61,342
Profession
Apps Received Re-Exam Apps
Licenses Issued
Acupuncturist
173
0
162
Anesthesiologist Assistant
51
0
54
Approved Massage School
12
0
11
Athletic Trainer
359
0
347
Audiology - Audiologist Assistant
26
0
19
Audiology - Audiologist
102
0
80
Audiology - Provisional Audiologist
26
0
17
Certified Master Social Worker
0
0
2
Chiropractic - Certified Chiropractic Physician’s Assistant
34
0
36
Chiropractic - Chiropractic Faculty Certificate
5
0
5
Chiropractic - Chiropractic Physician
400
36
330
Chiropractic - Registered Chiropractic Assistant
1,376
0
1,147
Clinical Laboratory - Clinical Laboratory Personnel
1,080
0
970
Clinical Laboratory - Clinical Laboratory Trainee
482
0
470
Clinical Laboratory - Clinical Laboratory Training Program
3
0
3
Clinical Social Work - Clinical Social Worker
1,076
0
839
Clinical Social Work - Clinical Social Worker Intern
1,101
0
935
Clinical Social Work - Provisional Clinical Social Worker
35
0
36
Dental - Dental Expert Witness Certificate
28
0
28
Dental - Dental Hygienist
782
100
716
Dental - Dental Laboratory
55
0
60
Dental - Dental Radiographer
708
0
642
Dental - Dental Residency Permit
138
0
143