How to Perform and Verify Florida Nursing License

Manual Reviewer User Guide to Florida Nursing Licenses

How to perform a Florida Nursing License Lookup - This guide supplies everything you need to verify Nursing licenses in Florida using authoritative state sources. Please share whether this guide was helpful! success@meshverify.com.

Florida Board of Registered Nursing - Contact Information

Use for: 

Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) 

Official license lookup portal:
https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/Nursing/Search.aspx

Board website:
https://floridasnursing.gov

Verification instructions page:
https://floridasnursing.gov/licensing/

Phone:
(850) 245-4125

Email / contact form:
https://floridasnursing.gov/contact/

What This Lookup Verifies

The Florida Nursing License Lookup confirms nursing licensure through the Florida Board of Nursing and constitutes primary source verification when accessed directly from the official state portal.

Reviewers can validate:

License number

License type (RN, LPN, APRN)

License status

Issue date

Expiration date

Issuing board

Disciplinary history or restrictions, if present

Which Board should you use?

Before searching, determine the correct board.

Reviewer warning:
Florida nursing licenses are issued through a single board. Using non-nursing Florida Department of Health searches or employer-provided documents instead of the Board of Nursing lookup may result in false negatives or incomplete verification. 

Manual Verification Steps

Step 1.

Navigate to the official portal:
https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/HealthCareProviders

Step 2. 

Select BOARD OF NURSING on the Board/Counsel tab. Note: profession is not required. Can search with default “any”.

Step 3. 

Use license number search as the preferred method.

Step 4. 
If the license number is unavailable, search by last name and first name.

Step 5.  
Do not rely on summary results.

Step 6.  

Open the full license record.

Step 7.  

Confirm the following fields:

License number
License type (RN, LPN, APRN)
Current status
Issue date
Expiration date
Issuing board listed as Florida Board of Nursing
Review any disciplinary indicators or links.

Step 8.  

Review any disciplinary indicators or links. 

Step 9.  

If discipline is shown, open the related documentation and record the details according to internal policy.

Step 10.  

If status or discipline information is unclear, contact the Board of Nursing using the contact information above.

License Status Interpretation

Active

Meaning: License is current and in good standing.
Reviewer action: Pass verification if role aligns with license type.

Active with discipline or restrictions

Meaning: License is active but subject to board action.
Reviewer action: Review disciplinary details and escalate per policy.

Inactive / Expired

Meaning: License is not current and does not authorize practice.
Reviewer action: Do not pass verification.

Suspended / Revoked

Meaning: License has been formally restricted or removed by the board.
Reviewer action: Fail verification and escalate immediately.

Example License Number Formats

Reference only. Fictional examples.

Formats may vary based on issuance period and license type.

Example License Certificate (Anonymized)

Sample document for visual reference only.

Provider name: Nursing Provider

License number: RN 94XX

Issuing board: Florida Board of Nursing

Parent authority: Florida Department of Health

Jurisdiction: Florida

License type: Registered Nurse

Issue date: MM/DD/YYYY

Reviewer note:
Certificates and PDFs do not confirm current status. Portal verification is authoritative.

Unique License Types

Common nursing license types issued by the Florida Board of Nursing include:

Registered Nurse (RN)

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

APRN subspecialties and population foci

Reviewer instruction:
Confirm that the claimed role matches the license type. Do not assume scope of practice based on title alone.

Common manual review mistakes

 Automating Florida Nursing License Verification 

Manual Florida Nursing License Lookup is effective but does not scale for ongoing compliance or high-volume review.

MeshVerify automates this exact primary source verification workflow, including status changes and disciplinary monitoring, directly from the issuing board.