FL S0810

Establishes comprehensive standards of practice for Florida pain-management clinics covering patient evaluations, treatment plans, informed consent, controlled substance agreements, periodic physician reviews, drug testing, medical records, and consultation requirements.

Requires designated physicians at pain-management clinics to ensure clinic registration with Department of Health and mandates $1,500 inspection fee plus $145 registration fee; clinics must notify department within 10 days of changes to designated physician or registration information.

Mandates unannounced annual inspections by the Department of Health to ensure compliance with standards; designates physicians must cooperate with inspectors, provide medical records, and submit corrective action plans within 30 days for any deficiencies found.

Requires accrediting agencies to meet the same board-determined practice standards as state inspections; designated physicians must submit current accreditation surveys and notify the board of provisional or conditional accreditations with a plan of correction.

Mandates quarterly reporting to the Board of Medicine on patient numbers, drug abuse discharges, drug diversion cases, and out-of-state patients; requires physicians to advise the board within 10 calendar days of beginning or ending practice at a pain-management clinic.