Frequently Asked Questions

A person who willfully and knowingly fails to report the dispensing of a controlled substance as required by this law commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, F.S. Further, the department shall issue a non-disciplinary citation to any prescriber or dispenser who fails to consult the system as required by this subsection for an initial offense. Each subsequent offense is subject to disciplinary action pursuant to s. 456.073, F.S.

The pharmacy permit number or the dispensing health care practitioner’s license number.

The name of the individual picking up the controlled substance prescription and type and issuer of the identification provided.

The Department has published a notice of rule development and will be amending Rule 64K-1.002, FAC . The PDMP will continue to accept submissions in the ASAP 2009 version 4.2 and the new 4.2a standard for one year from the effective date of the rule.

• The telephone number of the person for whom the prescription was written, in addition to the name, address, and date of birth the prescriber currently inputs;
• Whether the prescription is an initial prescription or a refill, and the number of refills prescribed;
• The name of the individual picking up the controlled substance prescription and the type and issuer of the identification provided; and
• The pharmacy’s DOH-issued permit number or the dispensing practitioner’s DOH-issued license number

Yes, there are two exemptions from reporting:

Controlled substances administered to patients;

1. Controlled substances dispensed in the health care system of the Department of Corrections; and
2. Controlled substances dispensed to patients under the age of 16 are exempt from reporting to E-FORCSE.

All controlled substances in schedules II through V must be reported to the system by the close of the next business day. If the dispenser does not dispense any controlled substances for that day, then a zero report must be submitted.

Dispensers are required to report to the PDMP each time a controlled substance is dispensed to a patient, as soon thereafter as possible, but no later than close of business the day after the prescription is dispensed unless an extension or exemption is approved by the Department of Health.

A dispensing practitioner is a practitioner authorized by law to prescribe drugs who may dispense such drugs to her or his patients in the regular course of her or his practice in compliance with s. 465.0276, F.S. Dispensing practitioners may include: physicians, dentists, certified optometrists, podiatrists, advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.

A dispenser is a dispensing health care practitioner, pharmacy, or pharmacist licensed to dispense controlled substances to the ultimate consumer or his or her agent in or into this state.

A dispenser must consult the PDMP on the new prescription and on each subsequent refill.

A dispenser or designee of a dispenser who does not consult the PDMP shall document the reason he or she did not consult the system in the patient’s medical record or prescription record and shall not dispense greater than a 3-day supply of a controlled substance to the patient.

A dispenser or a designee of a dispenser does not have to consult the PDMP when dispensing a nonopioid controlled substance listed in Schedule V of s. 893.03, F.S. or 21 U.S.C. 812.

The duty to consult the system does not apply when the system:

• Is determined by the department to be nonoperational; or
• Cannot be accessed by the dispenser or a designee of the dispenser because of a temporary technological or electrical failure