Annual Performance Results Licensure Over the past decade, Florida’s health care licensee population more than doubled the state’s overall population growth, increasing by 36.43% compared to 17.45%. This increase underscores the growing role of health care practitioners in Florida’s demographic makeup. Florida’s licensee population constitutes 6.78% of the state’s overall total population (1,537,549 of 22,685,583), underscoring the effectiveness of the Department’s initiatives and the growing interest in health care licensure. Registered nurses comprise 27.55% of the total number of licensed practitioners, while the broader nursing profession constitutes 48.64% of Florida’s licensees. This year, MQA received 149,195 initial applications and approved 123,187 initial licenses, the approval rate of which slightly increased between FY 2022-23 (84%) and FY 2023-24 (86%). Over the last five years, the number of licenses issued to out-of-state telehealth providers more than tripled, skyrocketing by 222.51%. Specifically, the number of initial licenses granted to out-of-state telehealth providers rose from 1,901 in FY 2019-20 to 6,131 in FY 2023-24. Did You Know ? To avoid delays in the licensure process, health care applicants should ensure that all required components are submitted promptly, including Livescan results, criminal and discipline history records, license verifications, transcripts, and timely completion of exams. 18 MQA Annual Report and Long-Range Plan | FY 2023-24
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