Florida’s New E-Prescribing Law: How It May Affect You and Your Career
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
In 2019, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 831 (2019), Electronic Prescribing, into law. The new bill provides important requirements for prescribers to generate and transmit all prescriptions electronically upon their license renewal or by July 1, 2021, whichever is earlier. The bill will go into effect on January 1, 2020.
Summary of New Law, HB 831.
The new law applies to any health care practitioner who is licensed by law to prescribe a medicinal drug. The law, HB 831 sets forth the following general rule for prescribing:
If you are licensed to prescribe a medicinal drug, and you:
(1) Maintain a system of electronic health records; or
(2) Are an owner, employee or contractor of a licensed healthcare facility […]