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Fla. Stat. § 893.065 (2025)

Counterfeit-resistant prescription blanks for controlled substances listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V.

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893.065 Counterfeit-resistant prescription blanks for controlled substances listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V.—The Department of Health shall develop and adopt by rule the form and content for a counterfeit-resistant prescription blank which must be used by practitioners for the purpose of prescribing a controlled substance listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V pursuant to s. 456.42. The Department of Health may require the prescription blanks to be printed on distinctive, watermarked paper and to bear the preprinted name, address, and category of professional licensure of the practitioner and that practitioner’s federal registry number for controlled substances. The prescription blanks may not be transferred.
History.—s. 4, ch. 2007-156; s. 24, ch. 2011-141.
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Cited in 1 case, 2009–2009 · leading case: In re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases—Report No. 2008-07, 3 So. 3d 1172 (Fla. 2009).
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In re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases—Report No. 2008-07, 3 So. 3d 1172 (Fla. 2009). · cites it 2× “04(1) 51 Comment The Department of Health is directed by section 893.065, Florida Statutes, to develop and adopt by rule the form and content for a counterfeit-resistant prescription blank which may be used by practitioners for the purpose of prescribing a controlled substance…”
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