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The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.
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Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Council
Medical Quality Assurance Services
The Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Council is an advisory council under the supervision of the Board of Medicine and was legislatively established to ensure that every dietitian, nutritionist, or nutrition counselor practicing in Florida meets minimum requirements for safe practice.
The council is responsible for licensing, monitoring and educating dietitians, nutritionists, and nutrition counselors to assure competency and safety to practice in Florida. The Board of Medicine is responsible for any required disciplinary action.
Telehealth
Florida passed Telehealth, Chapter 2019-137, Florida Statutes, establishing standards of practice for telehealth services, including patient evaluations, record-keeping, and controlled substances prescribing. The law also authorizes out-of-state health care practitioners to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida upon meeting certain eligibility requirements and registering with the Florida Department of Health.
If you have any questions, contact the Florida Department of Health at MQA.Telehealth@FLhealth.gov.
Medical Quality Assurance Online Services Portal
When you use the MQA Online Services Portal for the first time, you will be required to register for a new user account and link your existing health care licenses or previously submitted applications to your account. This is a one-time process that takes approximately 5-10 minutes. Just follow these five easy steps:
- Get started. Visit FLHealthSource.gov and select ACCOUNT LOGIN.
- Register for a new user account.Select CREATE NEW APPLICANT ACCOUNT. Once on the registration screen, follow the prompts for new user registration using a valid, active email address.
- Confirm your account.Check your email and locate the email containing your new account user ID and temporary password.
- Login to your new account.Using your temporary password and user ID provided in the email, log in to your account. You will be prompted to create a new password for your account. Enter the temporary password in the “Old Password” field and create a new password based on the provided guidelines.
- Link your license to your account.Once logged in, you will be prompted to link any existing health care licenses and previously submitted applications to your account or apply for a new license. Follow the prompts to link, or onboard, your license or application using your social security number, date of birth, and mailing address zip code. If you are a new applicant, select “No” and follow the prompts to apply for a health care practitioner license.
The online portal provides access to updated features such as requesting a name change or status change online, adding a secondary practice location, changing a password, and submitting all the required documentation for your license.
Protect Your License. Know the Law.
Many dietitian, nutritionists, or nutrition counselors facing discipline by the Florida Board of Medicine claim they did not know.
Become familiar with the Grounds for Discipline found in section 456.072(1), F.S., and possible Disciplinary Actions found in section 468.518, F.S.
Fraudulent Documents
The Florida Department of Health is aware that documents purportedly originating from DOH requesting information of a sensitive nature have been received by members of the public. These documents request licensees share information that may be used to commit fraud against a licensee or patient.
DOH is committed to protecting the integrity of DOH licensees and consumers. DOH's Office of Inspector General is in contact with the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate fraud perpetrated on our licensees.
Should you receive a document that appears to be from DOH, but you believe may be fraudulent, contact your local law enforcement agency or DOH at 850-488-0595 for instructions on how to proceed. Your cooperation and assistance is vital in protecting the continued integrity of DOH licensees and our consumers.
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