Mission: To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts. Rick Scott Governor Celeste Philip, MD, MPH Surgeon General and Secretary Vision: To be the Healthiest State in the Nation Florida Department of Health Office of the State Surgeon General 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-00 • Tallahassee, FL 32399-1701 PHONE: 850/245-4210 • FAX: 850/922-9453 FloridaHealth.gov STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH In Re: SUSPENSION OF STATUTES, RULES AND DOH No. 18-277 ORDERS, MADE NECESSARY BY HURRICANE MICHAEL. EMERGENCY ORDER Pursuant to the authority granted by Executive Order No. 18-276, I find that strict compliance with the provisions of certain statutes and rules regulated by the Florida Department of Health will prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with the emergency caused by Hurricane Michael. In order to effectively respond to the emergency caused by Hurricane Michael it is necessary to promulgate the following: For the purposes of responding to and mitigating any effect of Hurricane Michael, the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Manager is authorized to share Florida prescription drug monitoring information, including allowing access to the Florida Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, with the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Georgia Department of Public Health, and the Mississippi State Department of Health in order to verify prescription drug information for Floridians affected by Hurricane Michael that have evacuated to those states. This paragraph exempts the Department from the requirement of additional agreements with Alabama, Georgia, or Mississippi pursuant to Section 893.055(6), Florida Statutes.