Doctors' offices generally make some effort to verify the identity of anyone not paying up front. Some insist on scanning a government-issued photo ID. Others a

Doctors' offices generally make some effort to verify the identity of anyone not paying up front. Some insist on scanning a government-issued photo ID. Others are more flexible. Regulations for dispensing controlled substances vary from state to state. As of 2013, only 24 states required pharmacists to verify identity.[1] Many of those regulations apply only in certain circumstances, don't specifically require government-issued photo ID, have fallback procedures, or allow the pharmacist to dispense the medication without ID if withholding it would harm the patient. Florida recently passed a law that says it's good enough if the pharmacist recognizes the patient.[2] [1] https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/docs/menu-pdil.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/docs/menu-pdil.pdf [2] https://www.healthlawrx.com/2018/07/florida-imposes-new-id-requirements-for-pharmacist-dispensing-of-controlled-substances/ https://www.healthlawrx.com/2018/07/florida-imposes-new-id-r...