The Board has made every effort to include the information you need to renew your license on this website. Visit our Help Center, FAQs, Continuing Education and Resources page for frequently asked questions, links, forms, applications and other helpful information. If you have additional questions about your renewal process, please contact a renewal specialist.
Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Education (CE) for an Hearing Aid Specialist.
Current licenses expire at midnight, Eastern Time, on February 28, 2025.
To ensure you receive your renewal notification from the department, your current mailing address must be on file. Failure to renew an active or inactive license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.
A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who wishes to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate the competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination or by completing other reactivation requirements.
Licensees requesting to reactivate their license from inactive or retired status are required to pay additional fees and comply with specific continuing education requirements. Please contact the board office at info@floridashearingaidspecialists.gov to request your reactivation requirements.
If you are reactivating your license, please refer to the Laws & Rules governing your practice for additional requirements.
The department will renew your license upon receipt of:
- Completed renewal application
- Required fees
Renewal Instructions:
- Go to www.flhealthsource.gov and click the “Renew A License” button.
- Enter your Personal Identifying Information (PII), then click the Login button.
- Confirm or update your MQA Services Account email address, then click the “Continue” button.
- You are now in the Dashboard. During renewals, a “Renew My License” option will populate no later than 90 days prior to your license expiration date. (Note: If you do not see the “Renew My License” option, please check back at a later time.)
*** If the “PII Failed” screen displays, click the “Other Login Option” button and enter your existing User ID and password to access your account.***
Additional Information:
You may renew online if you have a credit or debit card to complete the transaction. Please note that you can now renew online, print a copy of your application summary and mail it with your cashier’s check or money order to:
Division of Medical Quality Assurance
P.O. Box 6320
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6320
Certified check or money order should be made payable to the Florida Department of Health. If renewing BEFORE your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $380.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $380.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $380.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $530.00 |
| Active to Retired | $55.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $55.00 |
If renewing AFTER your license expires, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $755.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $755.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $1,130.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $1,280.00 |
| Active to Retired | $805.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $805.00 |
If renewing 120 day Notified Delinquent, your fees will be:
| Active to Active | $1,260.00 |
| Inactive to Inactive | $1,135.00 |
| Active to Inactive | $1,135.00 |
| Inactive to Active | $1,410.00 |
| Active to Retired | $935.00 |
| Inactive to Retired | $810.00 |
Licenses become Null & Void1 on March 1, 2025.
By submitting the appropriate renewal fees to the department, a licensee acknowledges compliance with all requirements for renewal, including continuing education.
A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who wishes to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination or by completing other reactivation requirements.
1Null & Void -The licensed practitioner failed to renew their licensure status for two renewal cycles, resulting in their license expiring.
Pursuant to Rule 64B6-5.001, Florida Administrative Code, as a condition of the biennial renewal of an active license, each hearing aid specialist shall attend and certify attending 20 credit hours (per biennium) of Board approved continuing education. Ten (10) of the required twenty (20) hours must be earned in-person, and the other ten (10) of the required twenty (20) hours may be earned by courses that are self-paced, such as home study or courses offered anytime on-line.
| REQUIRED SUBJECT AREA | REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS | IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| General Hours | 14 | Not required for those initially licensed in the biennium of the first renewal. Required for all subsequent renewals |
| Laws and Rules | 2 | Not required for those initially licensed in the biennium of the first renewal. Required for all subsequent renewals. |
| HIV/AIDS | 2 | **Optional for those initially licensed in the biennium of the first renewal. Required for the subsequent renewal as a one-time mandatory course. Once completed, there is no further requirement. |
| Medical Error | 2 | Required for ALL renewals, including those initially licensed in the biennium of the first renewal. |
Helpful Information
- Hearing Aid Specialists initially licensed in the biennium of the first renewal are exempt from attending continuing education programs as a condition of renewing the license, except for a 2-hour course in Medical Errors.
- **Each licensee shall be required to complete a 2-hour HIV/AIDS course upon the second renewal. For those initially licensed in the biennium of the first renewal, it is optional. For those who choose not to complete during the first renewal, the course is REQUIRED for next renewal. This is a one time mandatory course. Once completed, there is no further HIV/AIDS course requirement.
- After renewal when HIV/AIDS mandatory course is completed, the licensee may choose to take up to four (4) hours per biennium of HIV/AIDS continuing education and other communicable illness to be credited as General Hours.
Other Methods of Obtaining Continuing Education per Biennium
- 2 hours for attending a Board meeting
- Courses approved by the International Hearing Society
- Board approved courses – listed in CEBroker
Click on Chapter or Section Number to View Florida Statute
Florida Statutes
Chapter 484, Part II, Title XXXII – Hearing Aid Specialist
Chapter 456: Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions
Chapter 120: Administrative Procedure Act
Chapter 119: Public Records
Chapter 408: Health Care Administration
Chapter 112: Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions
Florida Administrative Code
Rules: Chapter 64B-6: Board of Hearing Aid Specialists
Rules: Chapter 64B: Division of Medical Quality Assurance
