The Florida Board of Nursing plays a vital role in licensing, regulating, and guiding nursing professionals across the state. This 2025 guide covers everything nurses, employers, and patients need to know — from licensing and CE requirements to complaint procedures and recent regulation updates. Stay informed and compliant with expert insights from Florida Healthcare Law Firm.
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By: Chase Howard
The new autonomous practice regulations allow certain Nurse Practitioners to practice independent of physicians, without supervision, in certain settings. While we’re awaiting further declarations and definitions from the Board of Nursing as to what is including in primary care, there is already an opportunity for autonomous practice nurse practitioners to establish concierge and direct primary care offices.
The concierge practice model and the direct primary care model, however, are still regulated depending on the way patients pay.Continue reading
By: Chase Howard
In March, the Florida Legislature passed multiple bills that would allow advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) to practice independently of physicians in the delivery of primary care practice. The law, however, went into full effect on July 1. Still, the law did not automatically grant autonomous practice to all nurse practitioners. Rather, an application process is still needed, as well as final regulations governing the new law.
In June, the Florida Board of Nursing voted to move forward with the drafting of rules and the application process to be designated as an independent practice Nurse Practitioner. This process usually takes three months to complete before it is open for practitioners to apply. The Board also voted to define “primary care practice” to include “health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, and diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses in a variety of healthcare settings.”
Until final rules are decided, a nurse practitioner will at least need to meet the following requirements:Continue reading
