House Bill 2027
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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 2027
By Representative Bloom
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to public records; amending s.
3 624.311, F.S.; providing an exemption from
4 public records requirements for
5 patient-identifying information contained in
6 medical records of the Department of Insurance;
7 providing for future legislative review and
8 repeal; providing a statement of public
9 necessity; providing an effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section 624.311,
14 Florida Statutes, to read:
15 624.311 Records; reproductions; destruction.--
16 (5) Any patient-identifying information contained in
17 medical records received by the department is confidential and
18 exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a),
19 Article I of the State Constitution. This subsection is
20 subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in
21 accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October
22 2, 2005, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
23 reenactment by the Legislature.
24 Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public
25 necessity to protect the patient-identifying information
26 contained in medical records of the Department of Insurance.
27 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.
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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 2027
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Provides an exemption from public records requirements
for patient-identifying information contained in medical
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future legislative review and repeal. Provides a
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