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Section 315.02 (Definitions) and Section 315.03 (Prohibited Activities) of Chapter 315 <br />(Pain Management Clinics, Controlled Substances and Medical Marijuana) of the Code <br />of Indian River County, Florida is hereby amended to read as follows: <br />CHAPTER 315. PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS, CONTROLLED <br />SUBSTANCES AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA <br />Section 315.02 - Definitions <br />For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following <br />meanings: <br />(1) Pain management clinic shall mean any publicly or privately owned facility: that <br />advertises in any medium for any type of pain management services; or where in <br />any month a majority of patients are prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, <br />barbiturates, or carisoprodol for the treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain; or any <br />medical marijuana treatment center as defined below, unless: <br />a. The clinic is licensed as a facility pursuant to F.S. Ch. 395; <br />b. The majority of physicians who provide services in the clinic primarily <br />provide surgical services; <br />c. The clinic is owned by a publicly held corporation whose shares are traded <br />on a national exchange or on the over-the-counter market and whose total <br />assets at the end of the corporation's most recent fiscal quarter exceeded <br />fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00); <br />d. The clinic is affiliated with an accredited medical school at which training is <br />provided for medical students, residents or fellows; <br />e. The clinic does not prescribe or dispense marijuana or controlled <br />substances for the treatment of pain; or <br />f. The clinic is owned by a corporate entity exempt from federal taxation under <br />26 USC section 501(c)(3). <br />Any clinic or facility meeting the definition above shall be considered a pain <br />management clinic, regardless of its use of any other descriptive name, such as a <br />center for "wellness," "detox," "detoxification," "urgent care," etc. <br />(2) Applicable law shall mean this Code, applicable Florida law, including, without <br />limitation, rules and regulations promulgated by the Florida Department of Health, <br />the Florida Board of Medicine, the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine, the <br />Florida Board of Pharmacy, and applicable federal law. <br />(3) Board shall mean the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners. <br />2 <br />133 <br />