Abortion Clinic
An abortion clinic is a licensed facility for the termination of pregnancy. This does not include a hospital
or a physician's office that is not used primarily for the performance of pregnancy terminations, but in which
abortions are performed.
Initial/Renewal License Requirements
Facilities must meet license requirements through the submission of a completed
application, required documentation, and completion of a satisfactory survey.
The biennial license fee is $514.00.
To renew a current state license that is due to expire, you must print the licensure application form below and
submit the completed form(s) with the renewal fee prior to the expiration date of the license. A license must be
renewed biennially with a completed application received by the Agency at least 60 days prior to the expiration
of the license or a late fee will be assessed.
Required documentation/forms
Background Screening
Florida Department of Law Enforcement and FBI fingerprinting must be completed
by the center's manager and the person responsible for the daily financial operation
of the center prior to approving the initial application and then repeated every
five years. Please go to the background screening
section of this web site for additional documentation that must be submitted
with your application.
Annual Affidavit of Background Screening Compliance
Each employer is required by section 435.04(5), Florida Statutes(2006) to annually
submit an affidavit of compliance with this section. A recommended form is available
for this purpose at the link below.
Mandatory Monthly Report
Chapter 390.0112, Florida Statutes, requires each Abortion Clinic Director to
submit a monthly report to the Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics.
The report must be received within 30 days following the preceding month. The
statute requires that data reported on this form shall be kept confidential.
The individual monthly report form submitted is not permitted to be released
to anyone except upon court order in a civil or criminal proceeding. The report
must be submitted for each month that the abortion clinic is licensed, even
if no pregnancies were terminated during the preceding month. The statute permits
a $200 fine to be imposed if reports are not submitted timely. Please contact
the Office of Vital Statistics by phone at (904) 359-6900, extension 1057, so
they may provide you a copy of the required report form.
General Forms
Statute/Rule Authority
Updated March 18, 2008
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