Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 278
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/06/2013           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
       (Richter) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (111242) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 49 and 50
    5  insert:
    6         Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 456.44, Florida
    7  Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         456.44 Controlled substance prescribing.—
    9         (2) REGISTRATION.—
   10         (a) Effective January 1, 2012, A physician licensed under
   11  chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 461, or chapter 466 who
   12  prescribes any controlled substance, listed in Schedule II,
   13  Schedule III, or Schedule IV as defined in s. 893.03, for the
   14  treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain, must:
   15         1.(a) Designate himself or herself as a controlled
   16  substance prescribing practitioner on the physician’s
   17  practitioner profile.
   18         2.(b) Comply with the requirements of this section and
   19  applicable board rules.
   20         (b) A certified optometrist licensed under chapter 463 who
   21  prescribes any controlled substance listed in Schedule III or
   22  Schedule IV as defined in s. 893.03, for the treatment of
   23  chronic nonmalignant pain, must comply with the requirements of
   24  this section and applicable board rules.
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   26  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   27         And the title is amended as follows:
   28         Delete line 2
   29  and insert:
   30         An act relating to the practice of optometry; amending
   31         s. 456.44, F.S.; requiring a certified optometrist who
   32         prescribes a controlled substance for a specified
   33         purpose to meet certain requirements; amending