Florida's professional-counselor license is the Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). The Board requires 30 continuing education hours every two-year renewal cycle, including 3 hours of ethics/boundaries or telehealth and 2 hours on the prevention of medical errors. A 2-hour domestic violence course and a 3-hour Florida laws and rules course are due every third renewal. Below is the full breakdown of what you need and when it is due.
30 hours / 2 years
Thirty CE hours each biennial renewal cycle.
3 ethics + 2 medical errors
Ethics/boundaries (or telehealth) and medical errors each renewal.
Domestic violence (every 3rd)
2-hour DV course every third renewal.
Renews March 31 (odd years)
Biennial renewal by March 31 of odd-numbered years.
How many CE hours Florida LMHCs need
Florida requires 30 CE hours every two years for LMHC renewal.
Mandated subject requirements
- Ethics & boundaries / telehealth: 3 hours each renewal, alternating.
- Prevention of medical errors: 2 hours each renewal.
- Domestic violence: 2 hours every third renewal (and within six months of licensure).
- Florida laws and rules: 3 hours every third renewal.
Renewal cycle and deadlines
Florida LMHC licenses renew every two years by March 31 of odd-numbered years.
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View pricingFlorida Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) CME at a glance
- Ethics & Boundaries or Telehealth3 hrs
3 hours each renewal in either professional ethics and boundary issues or telehealth, alternating between renewals.
- Prevention of Medical Errors2 hrs
2 hours on the prevention of medical errors each renewal period.
- Domestic Violence2 hrs · every 3rd renewal
A 2-hour domestic violence course within six months of initial licensure and every third renewal thereafter.
- Florida Laws & Rules3 hrs · every 3rd renewal
3 hours on Florida laws and rules every third renewal period.
Always confirm with your licensing board
Florida's professional-counselor license is the Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), regulated by the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Licenses renew biennially by March 31 of odd-numbered years.
CE requirements change. Confirm current rules with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling before relying on these figures.
Source: Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Board website · Researched as of 2026-06-01 · CME rules change; this is administrative guidance, not legal or CME-accreditation advice.
Licensed in more than one state?
Counseling Compact: active. Operational; participating states issue the counseling privilege to practice across member states.
Each state license carries its own CME requirement and renewal date — if you hold more than one, you need a plan for each.
Florida LMHC CE Requirements — Frequently Asked Questions
How many CE hours do Florida LMHCs need?
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30 CE hours every two years.
Is a medical errors course required in Florida?
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Yes — 2 hours on the prevention of medical errors each renewal.
When is domestic violence training required in Florida?
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A 2-hour course within six months of licensure and every third renewal thereafter.
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