HB 17 2022
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to telehealth practice standards; 2
amending s. 456.47, F.S.; revising the prohibition on 3
prescribing controlled substances through the use of 4
telehealth to include only specified controlled 5
substances; providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 10
456.47, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11
456.47 Use of telehealth to provide services. — 12
(2) PRACTICE STANDARDS. — 13
(c) A telehealth provider may not use telehealth to 14
prescribe a controlled substance listed in Schedule II of s. 15
893.03 unless the controlled substance is prescribed for the 16
following: 17
1. The treatment of a psychiatric disorder; 18
2. Inpatient treatment at a hospital licensed under 19
chapter 395; 20
3. The treatment of a patient receiving hospice services 21
as defined in s. 400.601; or 22
4. The treatment of a resident of a nursing h ome facility 23
as defined in s. 400.021. 24
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 25