To learn more about the licensure process, select the type of license you wish to apply for from the list of professions below.
The Board has made every effort to include the information you need to apply for licensure on this website. You can visit our Help Center, FAQs and Resources page for frequently asked questions, links, forms, applications and other helpful information.
Florida law provides that an initial application must be reviewed within 30 days. Below is the average number of days we are currently processing.
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker
This license is for those who have completed their post master’s experience or have held an independent license to practice in another state.
Applying by Examination- This application is for those who have completed two years and 1,500 hours of supervised clinical experience and do not hold an unencumbered license in another state where they have been actively practicing for at least three of the last five years.
Applying by Endorsement- This application is for those who currently hold an unencumbered license in another state and have been actively practicing at the highest level in your state for at least three of the last five years.
Requirements →Apply Online →Endorsement (PDF)Examination (PDF)
Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern
This license is for those earning two years of supervised post-master’s experience.
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
This license is for those who have completed their post master’s experience or have held an independent license to practice in another state.
Applying by Examination- This application is for those who have completed two years and 1,500 hours of supervised clinical experience and do not hold an unencumbered license in another state where they have been actively practicing for at least three of the last five years.
Applying by Endorsement- This application is for those who currently hold an unencumbered license in another state and have been actively practicing at the highest level in your state for at least three of the last five years.
Requirements →Apply Online →Endorsement (PDF)Examination (PDF)
Registered Marriage & Family Therapist Intern
This license is for those earning two years of supervised post-master’s experience.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
This license is for those who have completed their post master’s experience or have held an independent license to practice in another state.
Applying by Examination- This application is for those who have completed two years and 1500 hours of supervised clinical experience and do not hold an unencumbered license in another state where they have been actively practicing for at least three of the last five years.
Applying by Endorsement- This application is for those who currently hold an unencumbered license in another state and have been actively practicing at the highest level in your state for at least three of the last five years.
Requirements →Apply Online →Endorsement (PDF)Examination (PDF)
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
This license is for those earning two years of supervised post-master’s experience.
Dual Licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist
This application is for those who currently hold an unencumbered license as a Florida Mental Health Counselor, Clinical Social Worker, Psychologist, or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse specializing in psychiatric mental health for at least three years who is looking to obtain licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Limited Licensure
This license is for those who have held an unencumbered clinical license in any jurisdiction in the United States for at least 10 years who is retired or close to retiring and would only like to serve indigent and critical need populations in Florida.
Certified Master Social Worker
This license is an administrative license for social work. You cannot provide clinical services with this designation.
Qualified Supervisor
This affirmation statement is for anyone who wants to supervise registered interns while they obtain supervised post-master’s experience.
Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Registration
This registration is for out of state licensees to provide services to Florida residents via Telehealth only.
Counseling Compact
The Counseling Compact is an interstate compact, or a contract among states, allowing professional counselors licensed and residing in a compact member state to practice in other compact member states without need for multiple licenses. Florida joined the Counseling Compact as the 8th member state upon the passage of House Bill 1521 during the 2022 legislative session. The Counseling Compact has more than 30 member states and is in the process of operationalizing the compact. Applications for privileges to practice are expected to open in late 2024. Under this compact, professional counselors who meet uniform licensure requirements will be able to quickly obtain a privilege to practice, which is equivalent to a license to practice counseling in another state.
Interstate Mobility
SB 1600, Interstate Mobility was signed into law with an effective date of July 1, 2024. This legislation establishes a new universal process for licensure by endorsement for health care professions regulated by the Florida Department of Health’s (the Department’s) Division of Medical Quality Assurance. To qualify, the health care practitioner must meet specific criteria, including various testing, training, and experience qualifications for their profession. The bill also repeals existing licensure by endorsement statutes from various individual practice acts.
Each applicable board, or the Department if there is no board, shall adopt rules incorporating application forms for the MOBILE Act licensure pathway within six months after its effective date. Once the application form is finalized and adopted into rule, the DOH will begin accepting applications. Please continue to check the board website for updates.
