ALERT: Florida Board of Medicine Issues New Requirements for Prescribing Controlled Substances

Thursday, June 21, 2018

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

On June 4, 2018, the Florida Board of Medicine announced upcoming changes and new requirements for healthcare providers prescribing controlled substances. House Bill 21, the Controlled Substances Bill, will go into effect on July 1, 2018.

Chapter 2018-13, Laws of Florida (House Bill 21) provides the following new requirements for prescribing controlled substances:

All licensed physicians registered with the DEA and authorized to prescribe controlled substances must take a board approved 2-hour CE course on controlled substances. This includes those physicians with a limited license, temporary certificate holders, and residents.

Prescription and dispensing supply limits for the treatment of acute pain may not exceed a 3-day supply or up to a 7-day supply under special circumstances.

The Board of Medicine is required to develop guidelines for prescribing controlled substances for acute pain.
All practitioners must use the PDMP for prescribing or dispensing controlled substances.

Please note that the ONLY approved CE providers are: (1) The Florida Medical Association, (2) Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, (3) Florida Academy of Family Physicians, and (4) Florida College of Emergency Physicians. Click here for the “Physician CE Course” and “Physician Assistant CE Course.”

The course applying to the first renewal date must be completed by January 31, 2019, and at each subsequent licensure renewal.

For more information, please visit http://www.flhealthsource.gov/FloridaTakeControl.

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Source:

“ALERT: Mandatory CE on Controlled Substances must be Board approved.” The Florida Board of Medicine. (June 4, 2018). Web.

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