*UPDATE* - Register As A Controlled Substance Prescriber
Posted over 7 years ago by Regina Pommer
*UPDATE* - For clarification purposes, ARNPs will be unable to designate themselves as prescribers on their practitioner profile through our secure "Online Services" website until the system is updated on January 2, 2017. Please note that ARNPs will need to have first secured their DEA registration number prior to registering as a prescriber on the profile. You only need to do this if you are treating "chronic nonmalignant pain".
*Effective January 1, 2017*
In accordance with section 456.44(2), Florida Statutes, an allopathic physician licensed under Chapter 458, an osteopathic physician licensed under Chapter 459, a podiatric physician licensed under Chapter 461, a dentist licensed under Chapter 466, a physician assistant licensed under Chapter 458 or Chapter 459, or an advanced registered nurse practitioner certified under part I of Chapter 464 who prescribes any controlled substance listed as Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV narcotics as defined in s. 893.03, for the treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain, must designate himself or herself as a controlled substance prescribing practitioner on the practitioner profile.
To designate oneself as a controlled substance prescribing practitioner as provided in section 456.44, Florida Statutes: