Documentation Required Under Section 381.986(4)(b), Florida Statutes

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Osteopathic Medicine

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64B15ER17-3Documentation Required Under Section 381.986(4)(b), Florida Statutes

SPECIFIC REASONS FOR FINDING AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE: Not required pursuant to 2017 Florida Laws 232 Section 14.(1) .

REASON FOR CONCLUDING THAT THE PROCEDURE IS FAIR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES: Not required pursuant to 2017 Florida Laws 232 Section 14.(1) .

SUMMARY: The proposed emergency rule incorporates the form which must be utilized by qualified physicians who issue physician certifications for medical marijuana to patients with comparable medical conditions.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Kama Monroe, J.D., Executive Director, Board of Osteopathic Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256.

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

64B15ER17-3 Documentation Required Under Section 381.986(4)(b), Florida Statutes.

Pursuant to Section 381.986, F.S., qualified physicians who issue physician certifications for patients with medical conditions of the same kind or class as or comparable to: cancer; epilepsy; glaucoma; positive status for human immunodeficiency virus; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; post-traumatic stress disorder; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Crohn’s disease; Parkinson’s disease; or multiple sclerosis, are required to submit form DOH-MQA-5027 (10/17), entitled “Documentation Required Under Section 381.986(4)(b), Florida Statutes,” which is hereby incorporated by reference and available from the Board’s website at http://www.floridasosteopathicmedicine.gov/forms/statutorily-required-documentation.pdf.   Said form must be submitted within 14 days after issuing the physician certification.

Rulemaking Authority 381.986 FS. Law Implemented 381.986 FS. History–New 10-24-17 .

 

THIS RULE TAKES EFFECT UPON BEING FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE UNLESS A LATER TIME AND DATE IS SPECIFIED IN THE RULE.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 24, 2017