64B15-12.0031. Registration as a Dispensing Physician; Delegation of Dispensing to Prescribing Physician Assistant

A physician may dispense drugs to his or her patient in the regular course of his or her practice provided that the physician is registered as a dispensing physician with the Board of Osteopathic Medicine. In order to register as a dispensing physician, the physician must:

(1) Submit application to the Board on form DH-MQA 1242, entitled “Osteopathic Physician Dispensing Registration,” (8/20), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12395 or from the Board of Osteopathic Medicine’s website at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/osteopath/index.html.

(2) Comply with the provisions of Section 465.0276, F.S., regarding dispensing physicians; and,

(3) Pay the registration fee as set forth in Rule 64B15-10.005, F.A.C.

(4) Pursuant to Section 459.022(4)(e), F.S., a dispensing physician who supervises a Florida-licensed prescribing physician assistant has the authority to delegate to the prescribing physician assistant the dispensing of any medication used in the supervising physician’s practice unless such medication is listed in the formulary set forth in Rule 64B15-6.0038, F.A.C. The delegation of dispensing to the prescribing physician assistant must be documented with the Board of Osteopathic Medicine by completing form DH-MQA 1240, entitled “Physician Assistant Dispensing Notification,” (8/21), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13893 or from the Board of Osteopathic Medicine’s website at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/medical/me_applicant.html. No fee is required for the delegation of dispensing to physician assistants.

Rulemaking Authority 459.005, 465.0276 FS. Law Implemented 465.0276, 459.022(4)(e) FS. History–New 12-6-10, Amended 11-24-20, 12-7-21.