Florida Market Telehealth Rule & Controlled Substances

Podcast: Value Based Care Advisory (VBCA) Podcast · Carenodes

Opublikowano: 2021-06-23

During the 2019 legislative session, Florida passed Chapter 2019-137, Laws of Florida, which establishes standards of practice for telehealth services, including patient evaluations, record-keeping, and controlled substances prescribing. The law also authorizes out-of-state health care practitioners to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Signed by the Governor on June 25, 2019, this law became effective on July 1, 2019. Out-of-state health care practitioners must be registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Health care providers must be licensed within their scope of practice by the appropriate licensing body t...