Over 1.5 million health care practitioners were licensed by the end of FY 2023-24, which is a 2.3% increase from the previous year. This growth reflects the Department’s ongoing commitment to enhancing technology and streamlining licensure processes, enabling practitioners to enter the workforce more efficiently and effectively. The Department remains dedicated to continuous improvement, ensuring that the licensing experience is as seamless and swift as possible and supporting the vital role health care practitioners play in Florida communities. Table 1: Summary of Licensed Practitioners PROFESSION IN-STATE OUT-OF-STATE MILITARY ACTIVE RETIRED TOTAL ACTIVE INACTIVE DELINQUENT ACTIVE INACTIVE DELINQUENT Acupuncture Acupuncturist 2,243 27 130 270 33 56 6 148 2,913 Athletic Training Athletic Trainer 2,742 9 391 427 4 111 15 79 3,778 Certified Social Workers Certified Master Social Worker 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 Chiropractic Medicine Certified Chiropractic Physician’s Assistant 334 4 100 2 1 2 0 6 449 Chiropractic Faculty Certificate 9 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 17 Chiropractic Physician 6,519 56 237 681 145 179 16 580 8,413 Clinical Laboratory Personnel Clinical Laboratory Personnel 15,601 181 1,168 2,998 135 570 38 1,024 21,715 Clinical Laboratory Trainee 536 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 555 Clinical Laboratory Training Program 36 0 0 18 0 1 0 0 55 Clinical Social Work Licensed Clinical Social Worker 13,916 68 351 2,743 96 207 19 565 17,965 Provisional Clinical Social Worker 155 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 165 Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern 5,125 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 5,269 Dentistry Dental Expert Witness Certificate 13 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 75 Dental Hygienist 15,468 106 609 2,026 136 313 103 1,120 19,881 Dental Radiographer 32,880 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 33,146 Dental Residency Permit 366 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 381 Dental Teaching Permits 233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 233 28 MQA Annual Report and Long-Range Plan | FY 2023-24
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