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| 10 | 10 | | 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 |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to use of telehealth; amending s. 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | 456.47, F.S.; authorizing a telehealth provider to 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | prescribe specified controlled substances for the 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | treatment of certain health conditions; providing an 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | effective date. 6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 456.47, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 456.47 Use of telehealth to provide services. — 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) PRACTICE STANDARDS. — 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) A telehealth provider may not use telehealth to 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | prescribe a controlled substance listed in Schedule II of s. 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 893.03 unless the controlled substance is prescribed for the 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | following: 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1. The treatment of a psychiatric disorder; 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2. Inpatient treatment at a hospital licensed under 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | chapter 395; 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3. The treatment of a patient receiving hospice services 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | as defined in s. 400.601; or 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4. The treatment of a resident of a nursing home facility 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | as defined in s. 400.021; 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5. The treatment of a terminal condition as defined in s. 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | 456.44(1)(a)2.; or 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | 6. The treatment of cancer . 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 28 |
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