Florida
For Florida, initial supply days is 3-day supply (up to 7-day supply with ACUTE PAIN EXCEPTION); applies to is Schedule II opioids for acute pain; exception provision is Up to a 7-day supply may be prescribed if the prescriber believes more than a 3-day supply is medically necessary, indicates "ACUTE PAIN EXCEPTION" on the prescription, and documents the acute medical condition and lack of alternative treatment options in the patient's medical records; mme limit is none; effective date is 2018, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- state
- Florida verified
- initial supply days
- 3-day supply (up to 7-day supply with ACUTE PAIN EXCEPTION)
- applies to
- Schedule II opioids for acute pain our reading
- exception provision
- Up to a 7-day supply may be prescribed if the prescriber believes more than a 3-day supply is medically necessary, indicates "ACUTE PAIN EXCEPTION" on the prescription, and documents the acute medical condition and lack of alternative treatment options in the patient's medical records
- mme limit
- none our reading
- effective date
- 2018 verified
- citation
- F.S. 456.44(5)
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
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— leg.state.fl.us, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- leg.state.fl.ushttps://leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0456/Sections/0456.44.html