MED I CA L QUA L I T Y AS SURANCE | F LOR I DA VE T ERAN HEA L TH HEROE S 0 7 practitioners the opportunity to treat patients admitted to non-military facilities. This further allows service members to develop and maintain the technical skills necessary to meet the present and future health care needs of the United States Armed Forces. To qualify: Applicants must be active-duty service members and hold a valid license as a health care practitioner in another state, the District of Columbia, and/or any possession or territory of the United States. The license is valid for six months but is renewable with proof of continuing military orders for an active-duty assignment and evidence of continuation as a Military Platform participant. As the spouse of an active-duty member of the United States Armed Forces, you may be eligible to receive a professional license to practice your health care profession in Florida. This license allows the opportunity for you to work in your respective profession while your spouse is assigned to a duty station in Florida. To reduce the barrier of entry into your profession, the state recently eliminated its use of issuing temporary licenses for active-duty spouses and shifted to issuing full professional licenses. To qualify: FEEWAIVER AND LICENSURE FOR SPOUSES OF ACTIVE-DUTY PERSONNEL 05 Your spouse must be on active duty and assigned to a duty station in Florida. You must hold a valid license in good professional standing as a health care practitioner in another state, the District of Columbia, and/or any United States territory or possession. Spouses of active-duty personnel are entitled to expedited processing for initial licensure. Licenses will be issued to spouses within seven days following the receipt of a completed application. A fee waiver is available for those who qualify for this license in which applications, initial licensure, and unlicensed activity fees are waived; this waiver does not include examination fees. Your application must be submitted within 60 months after your spouse's honorable discharge from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. A fee waiver is available for the application, initial licensure, and unlicensed activity fees if you qualify; this waiver does not include examination fees. If you are the spouse of a military veteran, you may be eligible for a waiver of the initial licensing fees for most health care professions. To qualify: INITIAL LICENSING FEEWAIVER FOR SPOUSES OF VETERANS 06
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