# Florida — State Opioid Initial Prescribing Limits

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_
- **effective date:** 2018 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **citation:** F.S. 456.44(5)

## What the source says

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## Source

- https://leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0456/Sections/0456.44.html

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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