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Florida LMHC continuing education requirements
A Florida LMHC needs 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years to renew. This page is our summary of the continuing education rules for a licensed professional counselor (LMHC) in Florida, as we read them from the published rules of the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling on September 25, 2026.
- Hours
- 30
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- Last checked
- September 25, 2026
A reference, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm is not affiliated with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling and does not speak for it. We summarize the published rules as a convenience and they can change or be read differently, so this page may be incomplete or out of date. Your board has the final say: always confirm your requirements with your board before you renew. Use this page at your own risk. See the Terms.
Total hours
- 30 hours (after the first renewal)
- 0 hours (first renewal)Practitioners renewing for the first time are exempt from CE.
Hours that must be included
- Prevention of medical errors (board-approved provider): 2 hours
- Ethics & boundaries or telehealth (alternating): 3 hoursThree hours in ethics and boundaries one biennium, three hours in telehealth the next.
One-time and recurring courses
- Florida laws and rules: 3 hours, every 6 yearsEvery third biennium.
- Domestic violence: 2 hours, every 6 yearsEvery third biennium.
Limits
- Presenting or moderating (presenting or speaking): at most 10 hours
- Instructing a graduate-level course: at most 5 hours
- Attending a Board meeting (board or committee service): at most 3 hours
If you hold two licenses from this board
The rules do not say whether a course can count toward more than one; Confirm counts it toward each and suggests you check with the board.
Paperwork and other items
- Board-approved supervisors: 4 hours in supervisionQualified supervisors: four hours in supervision every third biennium.
Reporting your hours
The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling uses CE Broker. The board requires it. Florida requires CE to be reported to the state tracking system, powered by CE Broker, before you renew. Confirm keeps your own record and certificates; it does not report to the board for you.
Approved providers
Recognized: NBCC, NASW, APA, ASWB, AAMFT, ACA, AMHCA, State board.
Source
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, MFT and Mental Health Counseling — Continuing Education (Rule 64B4-6), read on September 25, 2026.
Board: Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling.
This summary may be incomplete or out of date. The board’s own rules are the only authority; confirm your requirements with the board before you renew.