07/01/2023
DR. CANNABIS CARDS WILL BEGIN OFFERING RECERTIFYING PATIENT APPOINMENTS BY PHONE OR COMPUTER BEGINNING THIS WEEK!!!
House Bill 387 was signed into law as Chapter 2023-292, Laws of Florida, on June 26, 2023. Section 1 of the bill amends section 381.986(4), Florida Statutes, and has an effective date of July 1, 2023.
Beginning July 1, 2023, a qualified physician may conduct subsequent examinations of a patient through telehealth, as defined by section 456.47, Florida Statutes, for the purposes of renewing that patient’s certification. Importantly, the qualified physician must still conduct an in-person physical examination of that patient before issuing the patient’s initial certification. An “in-person examination” means an examination conducted by a qualified physician while the physician is physically present in the same room as the patient.
Please note that if a patient changes qualified physicians (even if the new physician is part of the same practice), the new qualified physician must conduct an in-person physical examination of that patient. After the new qualified physician conducts the in-person physical examination of the patient, they may recertify that patient using telehealth.
