No. SB 374
Filed under Healthcare.
Prescribing Authority; Deleting the requirement that a supervising physician notify the Department of Health in writing of any delegation of prescribing authority to a physician assistant; deleting the requirement that a supervising physician’s name be included in the prescription issued by a physician assistant; revising requirements for the drug formulary for physician assistants; revising the drug formulary requirements for advanced practice registered nurses authorized to prescribe medications, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDDuring a declared state of emergency, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses with an active, unrestricted license may treat patients in the affected county without physician supervision, except those working via out-of-state telehealth registration or a temporary certificate for a critical-need area.
Physician assistants can now prescribe Schedule II psychiatric mental health drugs for up to a 30-day supply, up from a 7-day general cap and, for children, a 14-day cap that required specialist supervision.
Advanced practice registered nurses no longer need a separate 'psychiatric nurse' credential to prescribe psychiatric mental health controlled substances to patients under 18; any qualified nurse may now do so, capped at a 30-day supply.
Supervising physicians no longer must notify the Department of Health before delegating prescribing authority to a physician assistant, and a physician assistant's prescriptions no longer must list the supervising physician's name.
AIWhen the Governor declares a state of emergency, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses with an active, unrestricted license may render medical services in the affected county without any physician supervision, for as long as the declaration lasts.
AIThe emergency practice-without-supervision authority does not cover out-of-state physician assistants or nurses registered only to provide telehealth in Florida, or those practicing under a temporary certificate for an area of critical need.
AIPhysician assistants may now prescribe Schedule II psychiatric mental health controlled substances for up to a 30-day supply, replacing the previous 7-day general cap and the separate 14-day cap that applied specifically to prescriptions for children.
AIAny advanced practice registered nurse with prescribing authority, not only those separately credentialed as a 'psychiatric nurse,' may now prescribe psychiatric mental health controlled substances to a patient younger than 18, subject to a new 30-day supply cap.
AIA supervising physician no longer must notify the Department of Health, on a department-approved form, before delegating prescribing authority to a physician assistant or before changing the physician assistant's prescriptive privileges.
AIA physician assistant's prescription must still show the physician assistant's own name, address, and telephone number, but no longer needs to name each of the physician assistant's supervising physicians.