California → Florida
Registered Nurse License Transfer
Quick Answer
- What mechanism applies? Licensure by Endorsement
- Is an exam required? No
- Is a new application required? Yes, a licensure application to the destination state's board.
- What does it cost? $110
Critical Requirements
These are the requirements most likely to affect whether — and how — this transfer works.
Transfer Mechanism
endorsement
Exam Requirement
Not Required
Experience Requirement
Not yet confirmed — no official evidence has been found for this field yet.
Background Check
Required
Fingerprinting
Required
License Verification
Required
Good Standing Requirement
Required
Disciplinary Disclosure
Required
Additional Details
Useful for planning, but less likely to change whether the transfer is possible.
Endorsement Process
Apply via the Florida Health Source portal under MOBILE Endorsement (s. 456.0145, Florida Statutes); provide license verification from California via Nursys, complete electronic Livescan fingerprinting (mandatory per 2024's House Bill 975), and pay the applicable fee.
Bilateral Reciprocity Agreement
Not Applicable
Universal License Recognition
Not yet confirmed — no official evidence has been found for this field yet.
Other Fees
Not yet confirmed — no official evidence has been found for this field yet.
Documents Required
Not yet confirmed — no official evidence has been found for this field yet.
Processing Time
Florida's own materials describe issuance in 'under 30 days,' though timing depends on how promptly the applicant completes all requirements (fingerprinting, verification, etc.).
Temporary Permit
available
Compact Status
Florida is an NLC member, but California is not — the relocating nurse's California license carries no multistate compact privilege, so standard MOBILE Endorsement (not the simplified Multistate License Upgrade path reserved for nurses already holding a compact multistate license) applies, exactly as it would from any other non-compact state.
Exceptions
Military spouses may apply for temporary licensure using standard documents, military orders, and proof of marriage, provided they hold an active, unencumbered license in another jurisdiction.
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