Mandatory Online Renewal Reminder
On March 5, 2024, Rule 59A-35.060(2), Florida Administrative Code, required all providers to submit license renewal application forms, fees, and supporting documents electronically through the Online Licensing System. Effective September 5, 2024, renewal applications submitted by mail will not be accepted and will be returned to the provider. Renewals are required to be filed by a specific deadline and must be submitted on time electronically.
Applicants must register an AHCA Portal account to apply online. If you are not already registered to apply online, click the link and follow the instructions to gain access: Access Online Licensing.
Online licensing instructional videos are available here.
Hospital & Outpatient Services Unit
The Hospital and Outpatient Services Unit (HOSU) within the Division of Health Care Policy and Oversight is responsible for licensing, registering, and regulating hospitals and various other outpatient and health care service facilities. The HOSU strives to ensure these facilities and services comply with standards of safety and quality established by state and federal regulation.
Health Facility Reporting System
The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) requires all licensees providing residential or inpatient services to use an Agency approved database for reporting its emergency status, planning or operations. The Agency approved database for reporting this information is the Health Facility Reporting System (HFRS).
Facilities, Providers, Suppliers and Programs
- Abortion Clinics
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers
- Birth Centers
- Community Mental Health Centers / Partial Hospitalization Programs (CMHC/PHP)
- Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORF)
- Crisis Stabilization Units and Short Term Residential Treatment Facilities
- Diagnostic Imaging Services
- Hospitals
- Health Care Clinics
- Health Care Clinic Exemptions
- Portable X-Ray
- Rehabilitation Agencies (OPT/SP)
- Residential Treatment Centers for Children and Adolescents
- Residential Treatment Facilities
- Rural Health Clinics (RHC)
