HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                   Bill No. HB 985
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Justice offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 2, between lines 21 and 22, of the bill
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17         Section 2.  The Legislature finds that personal
18  identifying information, name, age, diagnosis, address, bank
19  account numbers, and debit and credit card numbers contained
20  in the records relating to an individual's personal health or
21  eligibility for health-related services made or received by
22  the individual's physician and public or private health
23  facility should be held confidential.  Furthermore, the
24  Legislature finds that every person has an expectation of and
25  a right to privacy in all matters concerning her or his
26  personal health when medical services are provided. Matters of
27  personal health are traditionally private and confidential
28  concerns between the patient and the health care provider. The
29  private and confidential nature of personal health matters
30  pervades both the public and private sectors. For these
31  reasons, it is the express intent of the Legislature to
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    File original & 9 copies    04/27/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 985 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 protect confidential information and the individual's 2 expectations of the right to privacy in all matters regarding 3 her or his personal health and not to have such information 4 exploited for purposes of solicitation or marketing the sale 5 of goods and services. 6 Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 456.057, Florida 7 Statutes, is amended to read: 8 456.057 Ownership and control of patient records; 9 report or copies of records to be furnished.-- 10 (5)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section 11 and in s. 440.13(4)(c), such records may not be furnished to, 12 and the medical condition of a patient may not be discussed 13 with, any person other than the patient or the patient's legal 14 representative or other health care practitioners and 15 providers involved in the care or treatment of the patient, 16 except upon written authorization of the patient. However, 17 such records may be furnished without written authorization 18 under the following circumstances: 19 1.(a) To any person, firm, or corporation that has 20 procured or furnished such examination or treatment with the 21 patient's consent. 22 2.(b) When compulsory physical examination is made 23 pursuant to Rule 1.360, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, in 24 which case copies of the medical records shall be furnished to 25 both the defendant and the plaintiff. 26 3.(c) In any civil or criminal action, unless 27 otherwise prohibited by law, upon the issuance of a subpoena 28 from a court of competent jurisdiction and proper notice to 29 the patient or the patient's legal representative by the party 30 seeking such records. 31 4.(d) For statistical and scientific research, 2 File original & 9 copies 04/27/01 hbd0001 10:40 am 00985-0053-905841
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 985 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 provided the information is abstracted in such a way as to 2 protect the identity of the patient or provided written 3 permission is received from the patient or the patient's legal 4 representative. 5 (b) Absent a specific written release or authorization 6 permitting utilization of patient information for solicitation 7 or marketing the sale of goods or services, any use of that 8 information for those purposes is prohibited. 9 (14) Licensees in violation of the provisions of this 10 section shall be disciplined by the appropriate licensing 11 authority. 12 (15) The Attorney General is authorized to enforce the 13 provisions of this section for records owners not otherwise 14 licensed by the state, through injunctive relief and fines not 15 to exceed $5,000 per violation. 16 Section 4. Subsection (7) of section 395.3025, Florida 17 Statutes is amended to read: 18 395.3025 Patient and personnel records; copies; 19 examination.-- 20 (7)(a) If the content of any record of patient 21 treatment is provided under this section, the recipient, if 22 other than the patient or the patient's representative, may 23 use such information only for the purpose provided and may not 24 further disclose any information to any other person or 25 entity, unless expressly permitted by the written consent of 26 the patient. A general authorization for the release of 27 medical information is not sufficient for this purpose. The 28 content of such patient treatment record is confidential and 29 exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. 30 I of the State Constitution. 31 (b) Absent a specific written release or authorization 3 File original & 9 copies 04/27/01 hbd0001 10:40 am 00985-0053-905841
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 985 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 permitting utilization of patient information for solicitation 2 or marketing the sale of goods or services, any use of that 3 information for those purposes is prohibited. 4 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 400.1415, Florida 5 Statutes, is amended to read: 6 400.1415 Patient records; penalties for alteration.-- 7 (1) Any person who fraudulently alters, defaces, or 8 falsifies any medical record or releases medical records for 9 the purposes of solicitation or marketing the sale of goods or 10 services absent a specific written release or authorization 11 permitting utilization of patient information, or other 12 nursing home record, or causes or procures any of these 13 offenses to be committed, commits a misdemeanor of the second 14 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 15 Section 6. Section 626.9651, Florida Statutes, is 16 created to read: 17 626.9651 Privacy.--The department shall adopt rules 18 consistent with other provisions of the Florida Insurance Code 19 to govern the use of a consumer's nonpublic personal financial 20 and health information. These rules must be based on, 21 consistent with, and not more restrictive than the Privacy of 22 Consumer Financial and Health Information Regulation, adopted 23 September 26, 2000, by the National Association of Insurance 24 Commissioners; however, the rules must permit the use and 25 disclosure of nonpublic personal health information for 26 scientific, medical, or public policy research, in accordance 27 with federal law. In addition, these rules must be consistent 28 with, and not more restrictive than, the standards contained 29 in Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, Pub. L. No. 30 106-102. If the department determines that a health insurer or 31 health maintenance organization is in compliance with, or is 4 File original & 9 copies 04/27/01 hbd0001 10:40 am 00985-0053-905841
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 985 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 actively undertaking compliance with, the consumer privacy 2 protection rules adopted by the United States Department of 3 Health and Human Services, in conformance with the Health 4 Insurance Portability and Affordability Act, that health 5 insurer or health maintenance organization is in compliance 6 with this section. 7 8 9 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 10 And the title is amended as follows: 11 On page 1, line 6, 12 13 after the semicolon insert: 14 providing legislative intent; amending ss. 15 395.3025, 400.1415, and 456.057, F.S.; 16 prohibiting the use of a patient's medical 17 records for purposes of solicitation and 18 marketing absent a specific written release or 19 authorization; providing penalties; creating s. 20 626.9651, F.S.; requiring the Department of 21 Insurance to adopt rules governing the use of a 22 consumer's nonpublic personal financial and 23 health information; providing standards for the 24 rules; 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 5 File original & 9 copies 04/27/01 hbd0001 10:40 am 00985-0053-905841