FL S0818

Requires health care practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete a 1-hour continuing education course on the prescription drug monitoring program by July 1, 2012, with course content including program purpose, detecting doctor shopping, and law enforcement involvement.

Redefines "pain-management clinic" to mean facilities where a majority of patients are prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol for chronic nonmalignant pain, and requires physicians or advanced registered nurse practitioners to perform same-day medical examinations before dispensing controlled substances.

Creates felony of the third degree for registering a pain-management clinic through misrepresentation or fraud, and establishes mandatory penalties including minimum 6-month license suspension and $10,000 fine per count for physicians prescribing controlled substances in violation of standard of care.

Establishes the prescription drug monitoring program with 7-day reporting requirement (reduced from 15 days), criminal background screening for database access, and reciprocal agreements with other states for sharing prescription information while prohibiting sharing for unauthorized purposes.

Makes theft of any controlled substance a grand theft of the third degree, makes burglary with intent to steal controlled substances a felony of the second degree, and requires reporting of controlled substance theft or significant loss to sheriff's office within 48 hours.