(1) As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, “physician” means a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine licensed under this chapter or chapter 459.
(2) No physician shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Medicine or Board of Osteopathic Medicine for prescribing or administering dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to a patient under his or her care who has requested the substance.
(3) The patient, after being fully informed as to alternative methods of treatment and their potential for cure and upon request for the administration of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) by his or her physician, shall sign a written release, releasing the physician and, when applicable, the hospital or health facility from any liability therefor.
(4) The physician shall inform the patient in writing if dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has not been approved as a treatment or cure by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the disorder for which it is being prescribed.
(5) This act shall not apply to conditions for which dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has been approved as a treatment by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
History.—s. 1, ch. 79-302; s. 5, ch. 80-340; s. 299, ch. 81-259; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 86-245; s. 14, ch. 91-220; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 82, ch. 92-149; s. 211, ch. 97-103.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 458 - Medical Practice
458.303 - Provisions Not Applicable to Other Practitioners; Exceptions, Etc.
458.309 - Rulemaking Authority.
458.310 - Restricted Licenses.
458.311 - Licensure by Examination; Requirements; Fees.
458.3124 - Restricted License; Certain Experienced Foreign-Trained Physicians.
458.313 - Licensure by Endorsement; Requirements; Fees.
458.3135 - Temporary Certificate for Visiting Physicians to Practice in Approved Cancer Centers.
458.314 - Certification of Foreign Educational Institutions.
458.3145 - Medical Faculty Certificate.
458.3147 - Medical School Eligibility of Military Academy Students or Graduates.
458.315 - Temporary Certificate for Practice in Areas of Critical Need.
458.316 - Public Health Certificate.
458.3165 - Public Psychiatry Certificate.
458.3175 - Expert Witness Certificate.
458.3192 - Analysis of Survey Results; Report.
458.3193 - Confidentiality of Certain Information Contained in Physician Workforce Surveys.
458.320 - Financial Responsibility.
458.323 - Itemized Patient Billing.
458.324 - Breast Cancer; Information on Treatment Alternatives.
458.325 - Electroconvulsive and Psychosurgical Procedures.
458.3255 - Electronic-Communications Diagnostic-Imaging or Treatment Services.
458.326 - Intractable Pain; Authorized Treatment.
458.3265 - Pain-Management Clinics.
458.327 - Penalty for Violations.
458.329 - Sexual Misconduct in the Practice of Medicine.
458.3295 - Concerted Effort to Refuse Emergency Room Treatment to Patients; Penalties.
458.331 - Grounds for Disciplinary Action; Action by the Board and Department.
458.3311 - Emergency Procedures for Disciplinary Action.
458.335 - Prescription or Administration of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (Dmso).
458.336 - Drugs to Treat Obesity; Rules Establishing Guidelines.
458.337 - Reports of Disciplinary Actions by Medical Organizations and Hospitals.
458.339 - Physician’s Consent; Handwriting Samples; Mental or Physical Examinations.
458.341 - Search Warrants for Certain Violations.
458.343 - Subpoena of Certain Records.
458.347 - Physician Assistants.
458.3475 - Anesthesiologist Assistants.
458.351 - Reports of Adverse Incidents in Office Practice Settings.