Florida Senate - 2025                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1606
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/02/2025           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Grall) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (900268) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 463 - 511
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 10. Subsection (1) of section 429.294, Florida
    7  Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         429.294 Availability of facility records for investigation
    9  of resident’s rights violations and defenses; penalty.—
   10         (1) Failure to provide complete copies of a resident’s
   11  records, including, but not limited to, all medical records and
   12  the resident’s chart, within the control or possession of the
   13  facility in accordance with s. 408.833 s. 400.145, shall
   14  constitute evidence of failure of that party to comply with good
   15  faith discovery requirements and shall waive the good faith
   16  certificate and presuit notice requirements under this part by
   17  the requesting party.
   18         Section 11. Subsection (4) of section 440.185, Florida
   19  Statutes, is amended to read:
   20         440.185 Notice of injury or death; reports; penalties for
   21  violations.—
   22         (4) Additional reports with respect to such injury and of
   23  the condition of such employee, including copies of medical
   24  reports, funeral expenses, and wage statements, shall be filed
   25  by the employer or carrier to the department at such times and
   26  in such manner as the department may prescribe by rule. In
   27  carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, the
   28  department or agency may by rule provide for the obtaining of
   29  any medical records relating to medical treatment provided
   30  pursuant to this chapter, notwithstanding the provisions of ss.
   31  90.503 and 395.3025(2) 395.3025(4).
   32         Section 12. Subsection (3) of section 456.47, Florida
   33  Statutes, is amended to read:
   34         456.47 Use of telehealth to provide services.—
   35         (3) RECORDS.—A telehealth provider shall document in the
   36  patient’s medical record the health care services rendered using
   37  telehealth according to the same standard as used for in-person
   38  services. Medical records, including video, audio, electronic,
   39  or other records generated as a result of providing such
   40  services, are confidential pursuant to ss. 395.3025(2) and
   41  456.057 ss. 395.3025(4) and 456.057.
   42         Section 13. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
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   45  And the title is amended as follows:
   46         Delete line 42
   47  and insert:
   48         amending ss. 316.1932, 316.1933, 395.4025,