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Recent Rule Change in Florida Can Protect Corporate Officials from Depositions

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In 2021, The Supreme Court of Florida adopted the “apex rule” pertaining to attempts to depose corporate and government officials. In re Amend.to Fla. R. Civ. Proc. 1.280, 324 So.3d 459, 461 (Fla. 2021). Rule 1.280(h) now...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 1, January 2023

Big Boosts to Cybersecurity and Tech Funding in $1.7T Omnibus Bill Signed by Biden - “The bipartisan fiscal 2023 omnibus spending agreement includes $2.9 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a...more

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New Florida Law Allows Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances

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Florida has taken another step towards expanding telemedicine. On April 6, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law legislation to remove Florida’s prior restrictions on telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances....more

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Florida Board of Medicine to Reconsider Telemedicine Weight Loss Rule

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The Florida Board of Medicine will hold a rule development workshop to discuss updating the provisions of its rule for prescribing obesity drugs. Under the current rule (Florida Administrative Code 64B8-9.012), a physician...more

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Florida: Do You Know Where Your “Minor” Is?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth usage has dramatically increased, as discussed in a recent Health Law Rx post. Telehealth makes it easier for individuals who cannot drive, including many minors, to seek necessary...more

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Prescribing in Florida During the Pandemic: What is Allowed, What are the Gaps, and How Do We Fill Them?

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The catchphrase of the day is “social distancing” and it is the primary means of flattening the COVID-19 pandemic (the pandemic) curve by keeping contagious and healthy people apart. However, there is another kind of...more

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COVID-19 threat prompts Florida’s Health Officials to expand telehealth under Emergency Order

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On Monday, March 16, 2020, Florida’s Surgeon General issued a rare Emergency Order (the Order) that allows certain out-of-state health care professionals to temporarily provide telehealth services to persons in Florida in...more

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Client Alert: Florida E-Prescribing Requirements

Electronic prescribing (“e-prescribing”) allows health care providers to submit prescriptions to a pharmacy electronically, using a secure software system. E-prescribing increases patient safety, security, and efficiency...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Paper Prescription Pads to go the Way of the Horse and Buggy as Prescribers Will Soon Be Required to Electronically Transmit...

Governor Desantis recently signed House Bill 831, which will require certain healthcare practitioners to “electronically transmit prescriptions”. Unfortunately, the legislature left this term undefined, creating some...more

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Florida Board of Medicine allows prescribing controlled substances through telemedicine for psychiatric treatment

The Florida Board of Medicine has changed its Standards for Telemedicine Practice by allowing controlled substances to be prescribed through the use of telemedicine only for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. ...more

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