Recent Changes to Florida’s Pain Management Laws
If you are a pain management physician, it is important for you to be aware of changes in the laws governing the practice of pain management. The following laws were updated this summer, so the Florida Department of Health (DOH) will be enforcing these changes, including new penalities for inappropriate prescribing and new regulations for […]
Multiple States Move to Enact New Laws Related to Controlled Substances
By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm In reports from both coasts, three states have recently made moves to tighten monitoring and prescribing of controlled substances. Legislators in California, Pennsylvania and Kentucky are contemplating new actions. Health professionals should take note, these prescription drug monitoring programs can, and will be, used as a […]
California, Pennsylvania and Kentucky Move to Tighten Laws Related to Controlled Substance
By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm In reports from both coasts, three states have recently made moves to tighten monitoring and prescribing of controlled substances. Legislators in California, Pennsylvania and Kentucky are contemplating new actions. Health professionals should take note, these prescription drug monitoring programs can, and will be, used as a […]