In accordance with section 893.055(3)(a), Florida Statutes, dispensers are required to report controlled substance dispensing information by the close of the next business day or have a Notification of Exemption from Reporting on file with Florida’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, E-FORCSE®. Dispensers without controlled substance dispensing activity that do not have a Notification of Exemption from Reporting on file must submit a zero report daily.
Pursuant to section 893.055(9), Florida Statutes, a person who willfully and knowingly fails to report the dispensing of a controlled substance as required by this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in section 775.082 or 775.083, F.S.
Mandatory Reporting
- Review the
- Data Submission Guide for Dispensers (ASAP 4.2B)
- PMP Clearinghouse Account
- Report controlled substance dispensing information by the close of the next business day or submit a zero report, following the directions in the data submission guide.
Notification of Exemption from Reporting
A dispenser may submit a Notification of Exemption from Reporting if they meet one of the criteria below.
- Dispenser is registered with the regulatory board as a pharmacy or dispensing health care practitioner but does not dispense controlled substances as defined in section 893.055(1)(c), F.S., in or into the state of Florida.
- Controlled substances are administered directly to a patient (i.e. Institutional Pharmacy Permits or dispensing health care practitioners).
- Controlled substances are dispensed within the health care system of the Florida Department of Corrections.
- Controlled substances are only dispensed to a person under the age of 16.
- Dispenser is a newly permitted pharmacy under Chapter 465, Florida Statutes, awaiting issuance of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration registration number.
- Dispenser is awaiting renewal of an expired DEA registration, and is not currently dispensing controlled substances.