§ 86-128. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Chronic nonmalignant pain means pain unrelated to cancer, which persists beyond the usual course of the disease of the injury that is the cause of the pain for more than 90 days after surgery.

Code enforcement officer means those employees designated as code enforcement officers pursuant to F.S. § 125.69.

Department means the department designated by the county administrator through the board of county commissioners to administer the mandates of this article.

High prescribing health clinic means a privately owned health care clinic, facility or office which:

(1)

Advertises in any medium for any type of pain management services; or

(2)

Employs a physician who is primarily engaged in the treatment of pain by prescribing or dispensing controlled substance medications when the majority of the patients seen are prescribed or dispensed controlled substance medications for the treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain or who issues more than 20 prescriptions of CII and CIII controlled substances for treatment of pain in a single day; or

(3)

Prescribes more than 20 prescriptions of CII and CIII controlled substance medications for treatment of pain in a single day and is registered with the Florida Department of Health pursuant to F.S. § 458.309 or § 459.005, or any successor state law; or

(4)

Is otherwise registered with the state as a pain management clinic.

Permit means a certificate issued by Pinellas County acknowledging the submission and accurate completion of the high prescribing health clinic registration forms required to be completed in order to conduct business in Pinellas County as a high prescribing health clinic.

(Ord. No. 10-26, § 4, 5-4-10; Ord. No. 11-44, § 3, 11-8-11; Ord. No. 12-19, § 3, 5-8-12; Ord. No. 14-37, § 1, 9-23-14)