Florida Board of Nursing

Name

Florida Board of Nursing

Legal name

Florida Board of Nursing

Website

https://floridasnursing.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Professional Licensing and Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Licensing, Accreditation & Credentialing Boards (HLAJACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Certifications (EDAAANAI)

Keywords

• Nursing licensure
• Healthcare professional regulation
• License renewal services
• Continuing education tracking
• Background screening coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Florida Board of Nursing is a state government regulatory body that licenses, certifies, and regulates nursing professionals in Florida, including Certified Nursing Assistants, Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. It processes initial licensure applications, license renewals, electronic license issuance, continuing education compliance, background screening, and license verification, and participates in the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.

Product overview

The Florida Board of Nursing, part of the Florida Department of Health's Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA), operates a service-oriented platform rather than a traditional product. The core offering consists of licensure and regulatory services including initial licensure applications, license renewals, and electronic license delivery through the MQA Online Services Portal. Supporting services include continuing education tracking via CEBroker, background screening services under HB 975, Nurse Licensure Compact multistate licensing, license verification, complaint filing, and the AI-powered ELI chatbot for customer service. The Volunteer Health Care Provider Program provides sovereign immunity to volunteering practitioners. These services collectively enable certification, licensure, renewal, and regulation of Certified Nursing Assistants, Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licensure Services
• License Renewal Services
• Electronic Licensing (E-Licensing)
• License Verification
• Background Screening Services
• Continuing Education Tracking
• Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
• ELI Web Assistant
• Complaint Filing
• Volunteer Health Care Provider Program

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CEBrokercoreTechnology or IntegrationCEBroker powers the Department of Health's Continuing Education Tracking system. The platform offers a FREE Basic Account providing tools for compliance with CE reporting requirements, including course history viewing, CE Broker's course search, and instant reporting of completions. A Professional Account (paid subscription) provides premium tracking tools with dynamic CE compliance transcripts.
• NCSBN (National Council of State Boards of Nursing)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCSBN administers the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) and provides Nursys, the national nurse licensure database. Jim Puente (MS, MJ, CAE) serves as Director of NLC. NCSBN leads webinars on the Compact, provides E-Notify notifications for license renewals, and maintains the official NLC information portal.
• American Red CrossminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuring declared states of emergency such as Hurricane Milton, out-of-state health care professionals may render services under the auspices of the American Red Cross or the Florida Department of Health, with the condition that services be rendered free of charge.
• NursyscoreTechnology or IntegrationNursys is the national nurse licensure database that supports the Nurse Licensure Compact. Nurses can enroll at no cost in Nursys eNotify to receive notifications related to license renewals. The platform is maintained by NCSBN for verifying nurse licensure across states.
• Florida Department of Health - Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA)coreOthersThe Florida Board of Nursing operates as a regulatory board under the Florida Department of Health's Division of Medical Quality Assurance. MQA provides shared technology infrastructure including the ELI AI chatbot, electronic licensing system, background screening coordination, and the MQA Online Services Portal.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New York State Board of Nursing: State regulatory body licensing RNs, LPNs, and nurse practitioners in New York under its Education Department; directly comparable in regulatory scope, education program approval, and enforcement functions.
• Florida Board of Pharmacy: Another sibling Florida professional licensing board under MQA with overlapping digital services (online portal, ELI chatbot, e-licensing, CE tracking via CEBroker); shares the same regulatory architecture and is directly comparable for technology and process benchmarking.
• Texas Board of Nursing: State-level nursing regulatory authority performing the same core functions (initial licensure, renewal, enforcement, NCLEX-style oversight) for nurses in Texas; the most direct functional peer given comparable scope of practice and large workforce.
• Florida Board of Medicine: Sibling Florida professional licensing board under the same Department of Health / MQA umbrella, regulating physicians with the same statutory and digital infrastructure (MQA portal, ELI chatbot, electronic licensing) and serving as a tight functional comparator.
• California Board of Registered Nursing: California's state nursing regulator with identical mission (RN and advanced practice licensure, discipline, education program approval) and similar large-scale practitioner base, making it a directly comparable public-sector peer.

Broad incumbents

• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN): Umbrella organization that administers the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) and Nursys database used by the Florida Board; a broader national incumbent that defines the framework the Board operates within and runs shared services like Nursys eNotify.
• Nursys: National nurse licensure database operated by NCSBN that underpins multistate verification and the eNotify alerting service the Board promotes; functions as the broader national incumbent in nurse credential data infrastructure.

Others

• Florida Department of Health - Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA): Parent division that provides the shared technology backbone (ELI chatbot, MQA Online Services Portal, background screening infrastructure) used by the Florida Board of Nursing; relevant as an enabling/administrative peer rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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