Health Care Provider Information Search
Welcome to the Division of Medical Quality Assurance
(MQA) search engine for health related licenses. First time visitors,
knowing the following information will help you get the results you are
looking for in an easy and efficient manner. Please read the information
provided below. For additional assistance regarding health care provider
search information, please click here, help file. This help file link can provide you with a glossary of terms,
frequently asked questions, creating bookmarks and a more extensive
overview. To our returning visitors, please create a bookmark or
favorite to bypass this page and take you directly to the search screen.
Steps to locating the information regarding your
health care practitioner.
1. Once you are at the search screen, the key to
remember is LESS is definitely more. The best results occur when
the system receives the least amount of information. Some techniques
include only providing the county where the practitioner is
located or the last name or the first letter of the
practitioner’s name, or select a profession. You also can select
search options to narrow or broaden search results. All search fields
are optional.
2. Depending on your search selection and the results, you may have
narrowed it down to the specific practitioner you are trying to locate.
If by chance your search is broader and the results produce a list of
names, review the list to find the name in question.
Once you have located the name, you will be able to click on the link
(the underlined license number in the left column of the search results)
and go to some basic information regarding the practitioner. For
example, the name, address of record, profession, license status and etc
will be displayed. At this point you can make sure that this is the
right person.
3. If the licensee is one of our profiled professions, there will be a
tab next to the General Information tab that is titled, "Practitioner
Profile." This will take you to practitioner reported information about
their education, specialty certification, etc.
Verify a licensed health care practitioner using License Verification (What's This?).
To download license data information (electronic
format) use our free License Data List.
(Note: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.)
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Data,
System Requirements and Browser Information
The Department of
Health's Health Licensee Information is Year 2000 compliant. The
database for this system contains four-digit years.
The data is updated
daily with the information available at the close of business the day
before yesterday. For example, the data viewed on Wednesday is current
up through the end of Monday.
Our recommended minimum
user configuration is a 486 processor with 25 MHz, 16 MB RAM, and 1 MB
video card, running Windows95.
While the search
process will function properly with either Netscape or Internet
Explorer, versions 3.X or higher, the system is best viewed with
Internet Explorer, version 4.X.
Viewing the system with
a 640 X 480 pixel resolution is acceptable. However, the system is best
viewed with an 800 X 600 pixel resolution.
Cookies
For purposes of
maintaining state and increasing search efficiency, the browser must be
set to accept cookies. For those individuals disabling cookies, please
take this opportunity to learn about
cookies and their use within the system.
Help
Text and FAQs
The help text for this
screen contains useful information on using the search screen, what the
different fields mean, using the wildcard to improve your search results
and other tips on searching. It is strongly recommended you review the
help text or the Frequently Asked Questions pages prior to sending in
your question as you may find your answers there immediately. View Help Text. View Frequently
Asked Questions.
Contact
Us
If you have questions
or concerns regarding your license, exam results, or anything other
matters, please use our contacts list to contact the correct office/person for your question.
Professions
Included in Search Screen
With the exception of
the Certified Nursing Assistants, all health care professions and
establishments regulated by the Medical Quality Assurance Division (MQA)
are included in this search screen. However, MQA does not regulate every
health care profession. If the profession you are seeking is not listed
in the screen's profession list, it may be that it is regulated by
another area of the Department of Health. Please see our List
of Regulated Professions for assistance in locating the profession
you are seeking. |
