The ordinance would allow a pain clinic operator to appeal a denied or suspended permit at a fee of $800. The permit requirements would help county authorities identify and eliminate illegal pain clinics, according to the report.
While the proposed ordinance targets individual clinics, a recently passed statewide bill targets wholesale distributors and hospitals.
The county currently has a moratorium on new pain clinics, but it will expire in June.
Read the TCPalm.com report on the proposed permit requirements for pain clinics.
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