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Florida — Telehealth from Maryland-Licensed Providers

Same-Day Telehealth Care in Florida

Icon Medicine delivers board-certified telehealth from Maryland-licensed Icon Medicine clinicians to Florida residents — Suboxone & buprenorphine MAT for opioid use disorder, primary care, and ongoing chronic-condition management (hypertension, diabetes, AUD, KUD). Serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, Naples, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Gainesville, the Space Coast, the Treasure Coast, the Florida Keys, and the Panhandle. No clinic visit. No waitlist. Florida Medicaid and major commercial plans accepted.

Board-Certified Provider
100% Telehealth
Florida Medicaid Accepted
42 CFR Part 2 Confidential

Florida: One Practice, Three Service Lines

Florida stretches from South Florida's Miami-Dade and Broward counties through the Gulf Coast and Tampa Bay, up through Orlando and Central Florida, and across to Jacksonville and Northeast Florida — plus the Southwest Florida retirement belt, the Panhandle, the Keys, the Space Coast, and the Treasure Coast. Icon Medicine's Maryland-licensed clinicians deliver same-day telehealth to all of it — Suboxone and buprenorphine MAT for opioid use disorder, primary care, and chronic-condition management — under a single board-certified telehealth practice. Cross-state coordination, prior-authorization paperwork, and pharmacy confirmation are handled by our team.

Whether you live in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Hialeah, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Jacksonville, Naples, Pensacola, Tallahassee, the Florida Keys, or anywhere in between, your Florida telehealth visit works around your schedule — not the other way around. Same-day appointments are available across all three service lines, and Florida Medicaid through AHCA covers MAT without prior authorization.

Our providers understand Florida's distinctive payer landscape — the heavily Medicare Advantage-anchored senior population in Southwest Florida and the Panhandle, the south Florida military and tourism economy, the Jacksonville river-metro commuter base, and the high-volume SUD treatment market across South Florida where patient confidentiality under 42 CFR Part 2 is a real priority. Florida Medicaid expansion through AHCA, plus the contracted MCO network (Humana, Sunshine Health, Simply Healthcare, and others), means telehealth MAT is covered at parity with in-person care.

3 Lines
MAT, primary care, and chronic-condition telehealth under one practice
Same Day
Telehealth openings across all three service lines for Florida residents
No PA
Florida Medicaid covers buprenorphine for OUD without prior authorization
100%
Telehealth — every Florida community, zero travel required

Suboxone & MAT in Florida

Same-day buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone for opioid use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and kratom use disorder. Read more in our full MAT overview and Suboxone-vs-methadone comparison.

Suboxone (Buprenorphine/Naloxone)

First-line buprenorphine/naloxone film for opioid use disorder. Standard daily sublingual regimen, prescribed via telehealth to your Florida pharmacy. Micro-induction available when clinically appropriate.

OUD — same day

Buprenorphine Monoproduct

Buprenorphine without naloxone for patients with specific clinical needs — pregnancy, certain allergies, or naloxone intolerance — prescribed via telehealth across Florida.

Specialized

Naltrexone (Oral)

Daily oral naltrexone for OUD or AUD maintenance once full withdrawal is complete. Blocks opioid receptors and reduces alcohol craving. Telehealth-managed.

Daily pill

Vivitrol (Monthly Injection)

Monthly extended-release naltrexone for OUD or AUD maintenance. One shot per month eliminates daily adherence concerns after full detox. Coordinated via Florida clinics.

Monthly injection

Primary Care in Florida

Routine primary care via telehealth — annual wellness visits, preventive screenings, acute sick visits, lab orders, referrals, and medication refills. Read the full primary care service.

Annual Wellness Visits

Telehealth annual wellness exams for Florida adults — preventive screenings, immunization review, depression and anxiety screening, and a year-long care plan.

Preventive

Acute Sick Visits

Same-day telehealth visits for Florida residents with sinus infections, UTIs, sore throat, respiratory illness, rashes, and other minor acute complaints.

Same day

Labs & Imaging Orders

Lab orders sent to your nearest Florida Quest or LabCorp draw site (Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Naples, Pensacola) with telehealth follow-up to review results, coordinate next steps, and adjust treatment.

Diagnostics

Medication Management

Refills, dose adjustments, and deprescribing reviews for chronic medications — statins, antihypertensives, diabetes medications, mental health prescriptions, and MAT.

Refills

Telehealth for Chronic Conditions in Florida

Ongoing chronic-condition management for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, alcohol use disorder, and kratom use disorder — all coordinated by a single board-certified provider via secure telehealth.

Hypertension

Home BP monitoring with monthly telehealth check-ins and lab review. Antihypertensive titration, lifestyle counseling, and dietary support for Florida adults.

BP control

Type 2 Diabetes

A1c tracking, metformin and GLP-1 medication management, and dietary guidance. Telehealth diabetes care for Florida residents with regular lab review.

A1c < 7%

Alcohol Use Disorder

Naltrexone, Vivitrol, acamprosate, and disulfiram for AUD. Same-day telehealth starts for Florida residents — Florida Medicaid and most commercial plans cover MAT for AUD.

AUD MAT

Kratom Use Disorder (KUD)

Buprenorphine/Suboxone for kratom dependence — the same evidence-based MAT used for opioid use disorder. Telehealth KUD treatment for Florida residents.

KUD MAT

Florida Telehealth Coverage & Licensing Rules

Florida's telehealth statute — Florida Statute §456.47 — and current Florida Board of Medicine / Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine interstate practice guidance govern how a Maryland-licensed clinician delivers care to a patient physically located in Florida. Icon Medicine operates within that framework: Florida licensure is not required for purely telehealth encounters under FS §456.47(4) unless the prescriber maintains a physical Florida practice (which Icon Medicine does not), and Maryland-licensed clinician registration is not required to write a controlled substance prescription to be filled at a Florida pharmacy — Icon Medicine clinicians write Schedule III buprenorphine under federal DEA authority per the MAINER Act elimination of the X-waiver. Schedule III is filled at Florida pharmacies without requiring an in-state prescriber under §893.05.

For coverage, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and the contracted Medicaid Managed Care Organizations — Humana, Sunshine Health, Simply Healthcare, Aetna Better Health of Florida, Florida Community Care, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, Molina Healthcare of Florida, Amerigroup, Clear Health Alliance, and Vivida Health — cover telehealth MAT at parity with in-person care. Buprenorphine for OUD does not require prior authorization through Florida Medicaid, so same-day Suboxone dispensing is a covered benefit for Florida enrollees.

Source: Florida Statute §456.47 (telehealth standard); Florida Board of Medicine / Board of Osteopathic Medicine interstate practice guidance; Florida Statute §893.05 (controlled substance prescribing); AHCA Medicaid telehealth & SUD coverage guidance.

Read related telehealth coverage guidance on the Icon Medicine blog or contact our scheduling team at (240) 966-4266 to verify your Florida plan's telehealth MAT coverage.

Local Suboxone pickup — what Floridians should know

Once your prescriber sends a Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) prescription to your Florida pharmacy, pickup is typically same-day. Most major chains — CVS, Walgreens, Publix, Winn-Dixie, Walmart, Costco, and Sam's Club — stock 8mg/2mg and 12mg/3mg films across Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Orange, Duval, Lee, and Escambia counties, but availability rotates by location.

If your first-choice pharmacy is out of stock, Icon Medicine can transfer the prescription electronically to a second Florida location (any chain or local independent). Cross-state stock-out transfers usually resolve within a few hours.

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Why Florida Residents Choose Icon Medicine

One board-certified telehealth practice serving every Florida community — MAT, primary care, and chronic-condition management under a single roof, coordinated across the MD-FL border.

Same-Day Across All 3 Lines

Same-day telehealth openings for Suboxone/MAT, primary care, and chronic-condition visits. Many Florida patients start buprenorphine or have their first wellness exam the same day they reach out.

One Provider, One Record

MAT, primary care, and chronic-condition management live in the same chart. Your Icon Medicine provider sees the full picture — including your Suboxone dose and your A1c — on every telehealth visit.

42 CFR Part 2 Confidentiality

Federal 42 CFR Part 2 protection on every OUD visit. Employers, family, law enforcement, and insurers cannot access your treatment records without written consent. Important in Florida's rehab-tourism market, where patient lists have historically been a marketing asset among competing treatment programs.

Florida Medicaid AHCA — No PA

Florida Medicaid through AHCA (Humana, Sunshine Health, Simply Healthcare, Aetna Better Health of Florida, Florida Community Care, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, Molina Healthcare of Florida, Amerigroup, Clear Health Alliance, Vivida Health) covers buprenorphine for OUD without prior authorization. Most commercial plans and Medicare accepted.

100% Telehealth — Florida

No clinic visit required for any Florida resident. Every appointment — initial MAT evaluation, primary care, chronic-condition follow-up — happens via secure HIPAA-compliant video from your home or office.

Board-Certified, MD-Licensed

Icon Medicine's family-medicine providers hold Maryland medical licensure and DEA buprenorphine authority, with the Florida-side cross-state coordination handled for every patient encounter. Telehealth delivered across Florida and statewide Maryland.

Ready to start telehealth in Florida?

Same-day openings across MAT, primary care, and chronic-condition management. Board-certified providers licensed in Maryland with cross-state coverage handled. Florida Medicaid accepted. Zero travel required.

Frequently Asked Questions — Florida Telehealth

Florida residents asking about Icon Medicine's telehealth MAT, primary care, and chronic-condition services — answered by our clinical team.

Yes. Icon Medicine offers same-day telehealth visits for Florida residents across all three service lines — Suboxone/buprenorphine MAT, primary care, and chronic-condition management. Book via the OptimAntra portal or call (240) 966-4266 and we typically have same-day openings for patients in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, Naples, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Hollywood, Hialeah, the Keys, the Panhandle, the Space Coast, and the Treasure Coast.
Yes — under the cross-state telehealth pathway Icon Medicine uses for Florida patients. Florida Statute §456.47 governs the encounter; Florida Board of Medicine interstate practice guidance permits an out-of-state Maryland-licensed prescriber for purely telehealth visits under §456.47(4) (Icon Medicine does not maintain a Florida physical practice). Schedule III buprenorphine is prescribable by any DEA-registered practitioner post-MAINER Act and is filled at Florida pharmacies under §893.05 without requiring in-state prescriber registration. Icon Medicine's providers hold active Maryland licensure and DEA buprenorphine authority.
Yes. Florida Medicaid through the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) covers buprenorphine for opioid use disorder without prior authorization. The contracted managed care plans — Humana, Sunshine Health, Simply Healthcare, Aetna Better Health of Florida, Florida Community Care, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, Molina Healthcare of Florida, Amerigroup, Clear Health Alliance, and Vivida Health — cover telehealth MAT at parity. Vivitrol coverage is typically available when clinically appropriate.
Yes. All substance use disorder treatment records at Icon Medicine are protected under 42 CFR Part 2 — a federal law stricter than HIPAA. Your employer, family members, law enforcement, and insurance carrier cannot access your records without your written consent. This protection matters in Florida's south Florida rehab-tourism market, where patient lists have historically been a marketing asset among competing treatment programs.
Icon Medicine serves all of Florida via telehealth. South Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach — Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Hialeah, Boca Raton); Tampa Bay (Hillsborough, Pinellas — Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater); Central Florida and Orlando (Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Volusia); Jacksonville and Northeast Florida (Duval, St. Johns, Clay); Southwest Florida (Lee and Collier — Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral); the Panhandle (Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, Destin); Tallahassee and the Big Bend; the Space Coast (Cocoa Beach, Melbourne); the Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Vero Beach); and the Florida Keys (Monroe County).
Yes. Many Florida patients have co-occurring conditions — opioid, kratom, or alcohol use disorder alongside uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, or chronic pain. Icon Medicine coordinates SUD and primary care in the same telehealth practice. Buprenorphine works for both opioid and kratom dependence; naltrexone can address both OUD (after detox) and AUD.
Buprenorphine micro-induction (low-dose or ABSI induction) lets patients start buprenorphine without waiting for full withdrawal — critical for patients still using fentanyl or long-acting opioids. Icon Medicine providers guide Florida patients through micro-induction via secure telehealth visits, then transition to a standard daily Suboxone dose once induction is complete.
Prescriptions are sent electronically to any Florida pharmacy that stocks buprenorphine — CVS, Walgreens, Publix, Winn-Dixie, Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club, and local independents across Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Orange, Duval, Lee, and Escambia counties. Florida pharmacies do not require an in-state prescriber for Schedule III buprenorphine fills under §893.05, so a Maryland-licensed Icon Medicine provider script is filled at the same counter as any Florida-resident script. Availability rotates by location, so call ahead to confirm 8mg/2mg or 12mg/3mg film availability. If your first-choice pharmacy is out, Icon Medicine can e-transfer the script to a second Florida location within hours.

Start telehealth today in Florida

You don't have to drive across Florida to access MAT, primary care, or chronic-condition support. Icon Medicine delivers same-day board-certified telehealth to Florida — Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, Naples, Pensacola, and beyond. Florida Medicaid accepted, 42 CFR Part 2 confidential, zero travel.