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Florida’s New Law on Controlled Substance Prescribing
Provisions go into effect on July 1, 2018. Here is what you need to know.
By Jeff Scott, Esq.
FMA General Counsel
HB 21, signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott on March
19, 2018, imposes a number of legal requirements
on healthcare practitioners who prescribe controlled
substances, particularly opioids. This new law encompasses 205
pages and imposes new obligations on practitioners that carry
penalties for noncompliance. The purpose of this article is to
provide a summary of the provisions of HB 21, and provide
practitioners with the information they need to comply with
the new law. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of this law
will go into effect on July 1, 2018…