When Florida’s 2016 legislative session gave the authority to advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to prescribe controlled substances, how does this now affect the licensed Florida pharmacists? As always, Soreide Law Group reminds all Florida licensed professionals to check with the proper authorities for the new and changing laws. After ARNPs […]
Monthly Archives: December 2016
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New Florida Laws For ARNPs and PAs Prescribing Controlled Substances
Florida’s 2016 legislative session gave the authority to advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to now prescribe controlled substances. This however is subject to approval by their supervising practitioner and it is not a complete grant of prescribing authority. Some of the restrictions are listed below. As always, we remind you to […]