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CHAPTER 315. PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS, AND CONTROLLED <br />SUBSTANCES AND -MEDICAL -MARIJUANA <br />*** <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: <br />that advertises in any medium for any type of pain management services; <br />or where in any month a majority of patients are prescribed opioids, <br />benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol for the treatment of chonic <br />nonmalignant pain; <br />below, unless <br />a. The clinic is licensed as a facility pursuant to chapter 395, Florida Statutes; <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 />$50 million; <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 <br />under 26 USC section 501(c)(3). <br />F...Wnorne iLind&GENER IMesohtians & OrdinancesDrdinancesTain ClirticsRepeal Afedical Alanjuareadocs <br />2 <br />