Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
Pursuant to Section
456.52, Florida Statutes, when
sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures are prescribed for or administered
or performed on patients 18 years of age or older, the physician is required to
obtain voluntary, informed consent while physically present in the same room as
the patient. Consent is not required for renewal of such prescriptions if a
physician and the physician's patient have met the requirements for consent for
the initial prescription or renewal; however, a separate consent is required
for any new prescription for a pharmaceutical product not previously prescribed
to the patient.
(1) Informed Consent.
The Board has approved the following mandatory informed consent forms for
sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures for patients 18 years of age or
older:
(a) For patients prescribed
sex-reassignment feminizing medication, form DH5082-MQA, (06/23), entitled
"Feminizing Medications for Patients with Gender Dysphoria, Patient Information
and Informed Consent," which is hereby incorporated by reference and available
from the Board's website at
https://flboardofmedicine.gov/forms/Feminizing-Medications-for-Patients-with-Gender-Dysphoria-Patient-Information-and-Informed-Consent.pdf.
(b) For patients prescribed sex-reassignment
masculinizing medications, form DH5083-MQA, (06/23), entitled "Masculinizing
Medications for Patients with Gender Dysphoria, Patient Information and
Informed Consent," which is hereby incorporated by reference and available from
the Board's website at
https://flboardofmedicine.gov/forms/Masculinizing-Medications-for-Patients-with-Gender-Dysphoria-Patient-Information-and-Informed-Consent.pdf.
(c) For patients undergoing surgical
treatment, form DH5084-MQA, (06/23), entitled "Surgical Treatment for Adults
with Gender Dysphoria, Patient Information and Informed Consent," which is
hereby incorporated by reference and available from the Board's website at
https://flboardofmedicine.gov/forms/Surgical-Treatment-for-Adults-with-Gender-Dysphoria-Patients-Information-and-Informed-Consent.pdf.
(2) A Board-approved informed
consent form is not executed until:
(a) The
physician issuing the prescription or performing the procedure, while
physically present in the same room as the patient, has informed the patient of
the nature and risks of the prescription or procedure and has provided and
received the patient's written acknowledgement before the prescription is
prescribed, administered, or performed. The physician is prohibited from
delegating this responsibility to another person. The physician is also
required to sign the informed consent form.
(b) The patient is required to sign the
informed consent form.
(c) A
competent witness is also required to sign the informed consent form.
Rulemaking Authority
456.52 FS. Law Implemented
456.52
FS.
