Florida Administrative Code
64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
64B8 - Board of Medicine
Chapter 64B8-4 - LICENSURE
Section 64B8-4.029 - Registration as a Dispensing Physician; Delegation of Dispensing to Prescribing Physician Assistants
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
A physician may dispense drugs to his or her patient in the regular course of his or her practice provided that the physician is registered as a dispensing physician with the Board of Medicine. In order to register as a dispensing physician, the physician must:
(1) Submit application to the Board on form DH-MQA 1070, entitled "Medical Doctor Dispensing Registration," (8/20), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12376, or the Board of Medicine's website at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/medical/me_applicant.html;
(2) Comply with the provisions of Section 465.0276, F.S., regarding dispensing physicians; and,
(3) Pay the registration fee as set forth in Rule 64B8-3.006, F.A.C.
(4) Pursuant to Section
458.347(4)(e),
F.S., a dispensing physician who supervises a Florida-licensed prescribing
physician assistant has the authority to delegate to the prescribing physician
assistant the dispensing of any medication used in the supervising physician's
practice unless such medication is listed in the formulary set forth in Rule
64B8-30.008, F.A.C. The
delegation of dispensing to the prescribing physician assistant must be
documented with the Board of Medicine by completing form DH-MQA 1240, entitled
"Physician Assistant Dispensing Notification," (8/21), which is hereby
incorporated by reference and available from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13894
or the Board of Medicine's website at
Rulemaking Authority 458.309, 465.0276 FS. Law Implemented 465.0276, 458.347(4)(e) FS.
New 3-24-10, Amended 12-6-10, 12-27-11, 10-29-19, 11-16-20, 12-7-21.