Florida Department of Health Division of Medical Quality Assurance List of License Types and Prefixes
The listing below provides the license prefix and license type for the health care professions regulated by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance. Example: License Number ME0000 – ME is the license prefix to indicate the Medical Doctor profession. Prefix License Type Acupuncture AP Licensed Acupuncturist Anesthesiologist Assistant AA Anesthesiologist Assistant Athletic Trainer AL Athletic Trainer Audiology AY Audiologist AI Audiology Assistant AZ Provisional Audiologist Certified Nursing Assistant CNA Certified Nursing Assistant CNAP Certified Nursing Assistant Program Chiropractic Medicine CH Chiropractic Physician RCA Registered Chiropractic Assistant CI Certified Chiropractic Physician's Assistant CFC Chiropractic Faculty Certificate Clinical Laboratory Personnel DI Clinical Lab Director PHDI Public Health Director PHSU Public Health Supervisor PHTC Public Health Technician PHTN Public Health Technologist SU Clinical Lab Supervisor TC Clinical Lab Technician TN Clinical Lab Technologist TR Clinical Lab Trainee Prefix License Type TP Clinical Lab Training Program CL Clinical Laboratory - Reference Only Clinical Social Worker SW Licensed Clinical Social Worker PSW Provisional Clinical Social Worker ISW Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern CN Certified Master Social Worker Dentistry DN Dentist DH Dental Hygienist DR Dental Radiographer DL Dental Lab DTP Dental Teaching Permit DRPM Dental Residency Permit HAD Health Access Dental DNEW Dental Expert Witness Certificate DTC Dental Temporary Certificate Dietetics and Nutrition ND Dietitian/Nutritionist NDT Dietitian/Nutritionist Temporary NC Nutrition Counselor Electrology EO Electrologist EOT Temporary Electrologist Permit EP Electrolysis Facility Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic Certification EMT Emergency Medical Technician PMD Paramedic BITE Emergency Insect Sting Treatment EMAT Emergency Allergy Treatment ALS EMS Service Provider (ALS) BLS EMS Service Provider (BLS) AIR EMS Service Provider (AIR) Hearing Aid Specialist AS Hearing Aid Specialist AST Hearing Aid Specialist Trainee
Prefix License Type Marriage and Family Therapist MT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist PMT Provisional Marriage and Family Therapist IMT Registered Marriage and Family Therapy Intern Massage MA Massage Therapist MAA Massage Therapist Apprentice MM Massage Establishment MS Approved Massage School Medical Doctor ME Medical Doctor PPC Medical Doctor Public Psychiatry Certificate PHC Medical Doctor Public Health Certificate LD Medical Doctor Limited to Mayo Clinic LDC Medical Doctor Limited to Cleveland Clinic LL Limited License Medical Doctor ACN Medical Doctor Area Critical Need MFC Medical Doctor Medical Faculty Certificate TPS Temporary Plastic Surgeon TCVP Temporary Certificate for Visiting Physicians VFC Medical Doctor Visiting Faculty Certificate HSE House Physician TRN Training Registration CFS Certified Foreign Medical School RS Medical Doctor Restricted OSR Office Surgery Registration PMC Pain Management Clinic MEEW Medical Doctor Expert Witness Certification RALC Rear Admiral Leroy Collins, Jr. Certification ACN Medical Physicist DRP Diagnostic Radiological Physicist TRP Therapeutic Radiological Physicist MNP Medical Nuclear Radio Physicist MHP Medical Health Physicist MPT Medical Physicist in Training Mental Health Counselor MH Licensed Mental Health Counselor PMH Provisional Mental Health Counselor IMH Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern Prefix License Type Midwifery MW Licensed Midwife TMW Temporary Midwifery Naturopath NA Naturopathic Physician Nursing APRN Advanced Practice Registered Nurse RN Registered Nurse LPN Licensed Practical Nurse NPRN Approved Nursing Program Registered Nurse NPPN Approved Nursing Program Licensed Practical Nurse RNT Registered Nurse Temporary PNT Practical Nurse Temporary LPNT Licensed Practical Nurse Temporary CNS Clinical Nurse Specialist (Effective October 1, 2018: Chapter 2018-106, Laws of Florida, converts CNS to APRN license.) ARNP Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (Effective October 1, 2018: Chapter 2018-106, Laws of Florida, changes Advanced Practice licensure by transitioning ARNP to APRN) TMRN Temporary Military Platform Registered Nurse Nursing Home Administrator NH Nursing Home Administrator PNH Nursing Home Administrator Provisional AIT Administrator in Training Occupational Therapy OT Occupational Therapist OTT Occupational Therapist Temporary OTA Occupational Therapist Assistant OAT Occupational Therapy Assistant Temporary Opticianry DO Optician DA Apprentice Optician OE Optical Establishment Permit Optometry OP Optometrist OPC Certified Optometrist OPFC Optometric Faculty Certificate
Prefix License Type Orthotist ORT Orthotist OFR Orthotic Fitter OFA Orthotic Fitter Assistant POR Prosthetist-Orthotist ORTR Orthotic Resident Osteopathic Medicine OS Osteopathic Physician UO Osteopathic Resident Registration LL Osteopathic Limited License OSFC Osteopathic Faculty Certificate OACN Osteopathic Area of Critical Need OSEW Osteopathic Physician Expert Witness ORP Osteopathic Residency Program Pharmacy PS Pharmacist PSI Pharmacist Intern PU Consultant Pharmacist NP Nuclear Pharmacist PH Pharmacy NSC Nonresident Sterile Compounding RPT Registered Pharmacy Technician RTTP Pharmacy Technician Training Program PHAF Pharmacy Affiliate Physical Therapy PT Physical Therapist PTT Temporary Physical Therapy PTA Physical Therapist Assistant PTAT Temporary Physical Therapy Assistant Physician Assistant PA Physician Assistant PAT Physician Assistant Temporary Podiatric Medicine PO Podiatric Physician PRP Podiatric Residency Program PXA Certified Podiatric X-Ray Assistant PR Podiatric Resident Registration
Prefix License Type Prosthetist POR Prosthetist-Orthotist PRO Prosthetist PROR Prosthetic Resident PED Pedorthist Psychology PY Psychologist PPY Provisional Psychologist LPY Limited License Psychologist Radiologic Assistant RA Radiologist Assistant Radiologic Technology BMO Basic X-Ray Machine Operator CRT General Radiographer, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Radiation Therapy Technologist TBMO Temporary Basic X-Ray Machine Operator TGR Temporary General Radiographer TNMT Temporary Nuclear Medicine Technologist TRTT Temporary Radiation Therapy Technologist Respiratory Therapy RT Registered Respiratory Therapist RTT Registered Respiratory Therapist Temporary RCP Certified R.T. Technician Temporary TT Certified R.T. Technician TUB Respiratory Care Practitioner by Exam TUC Respiratory Care Practitioner Critical Care TUN Respiratory Care Practitioner Non-Critical Care STU Registered Student Exemption School Psychology SS School Psychologist Speech Language Pathology SA Speech-Language Pathologist SI Speech-Language Pathology Assistant SZ Provisional Speech-Language Pathology