Lexology March 24, 2025
Practitioners who want to prescribe controlled substances via telehealth to patients in Florida must meet the requirements of both federal and state law. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Florida legislature have recently amended the applicable federal regulations and state laws, respectively, to allow the prescribing of controlled substances via telehealth[*] without conducting an in-person evaluation under certain circumstances. There are key differences between federal and state law, so practitioners prescribing controlled substances via telehealth to patients in Florida should be aware of the particular requirements of each.
Federal Telehealth Prescribing Requirements
The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, a federal law, allows a prescribing practitioner — subject to certain exceptions — to prescribe a...
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