The SERC estimates the number of pain-management clinics subject to the rule and the physicians likely to be affected. The SERC demonstrates that legislative ratification is not required. The rule may minimally affect costs to the agency, but will not affect costs of other governmental entities, or state or local revenues. Transactional costs will only occur when there is a violation to be prosecuted and no transactional costs will be incurred by local governments. Otherwise, the rule will not impact small businesses and will not impact small counties or cities and no lower cost alternatives to the rule have been identified.
The person to be contacted regarding the above notice is Joy Tootle, Executive Director, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253.