FL H0375

Florida Department of Health authorized to enter reciprocal agreements to share prescription drug monitoring data with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and Indian Health Service, provided their programs are compatible with Florida's system

Prescribers and dispensers exempted from the requirement to check a patient's controlled substance dispensing history when prescribing or dispensing to patients admitted to hospice for pain relief related to terminal conditions

"Electronic health recordkeeping system" defined as an electronic or computer-based system used by health care practitioners to create, store, exchange, or make available personal health information for patient care

Compatibility assessments with federal agencies and other states' prescription drug monitoring programs required every 4 years, evaluating patient privacy safeguards, authorized users, monitored substances, and data requirements

Effective date: July 1, 2019