Does a pain management clinic in Florida need a medical director?

Q: Does a pain management clinic in Florida need a medical director?

Yes. The rule calls the role Designated Physician. Physician holding a full, active, unencumbered license under Ch. 458 (MD) or 459 (DO) — Fla. Stat. § 458.3265(1)(b).

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Florida: medical director and delegated services for a pain management clinic

Whether Florida requires a physician medical director for a pain management clinic, the qualifications, duties, and what the state says about the staff who deliver protocol-driven services.

Medical directorMedical director required

Title in the ruleDesignated Physician

Research date2026-08-14

Qualifications

Physician holding a full, active, unencumbered license under Ch. 458 (MD) or 459 (DO) — Fla. Stat. § 458.3265(1)(b).

Duties the rule assigns

Physically practice at that specific registered clinic location (§458.3265(1)(b))
File quarterly adverse-incident reports with the Board of Medicine (§458.3265)
Operate the clinic's quality-assurance/incident-monitoring program
Ensure DOH inspections (which include patient-record compliance review) can proceed
Supervise controlled-substance disposition if the clinic's registration is revoked

Notes

Registered pain-management clinics only (Fla. Stat. § 458.3265) — a separate, narrower statute than the general Health Care Clinic Act director role above; losing this physician triggers mandatory 10-day notice and can summarily suspend the clinic's registration.

Sources (1)

Fla. Stat. § 458.3265

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