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Important Updates for Health Care Providers Regarding Expiration of Emergency Orders July 1, 2021

Posted by The Nurse Practitioner Council of Collier County on
Naples, FL
The Nurse Practitioner Council of Collier County

Important Updates for Health Care Providers Regarding Expiration of Emergency Orders July 1, 2021

Expiration of Emergency Order 20-002 and Emergency Order 20-003
 
 
Florida’s Emergency Order 20-002 and Emergency Order 20-003 related to COVID-19 expired on June 26, 2021. The expiration of these orders impacts the following services that were temporarily authorized in the state of Florida:
 
  • Out-of-state health care practitioners are no longer authorized to render services for patients in Florida unless they become licensed to practice in Florida, except as specified in the HHS Guidance Memorandum Dated 3/12/2021, regarding vaccine administration.
    • Out-of-state health care practitioners are no longer authorized to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida unless they become licensed or registered in Florida.

  • Qualified physicians are required to conduct an in-person physical examination to issue a physician certification for any patient.
    • Controlled substance prescribers are required to conduct an in-person physical examination to issue a renewal prescription for a controlled substance.