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Handles health records, in Florida

Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act: location of stored patient informationsince 2 lines

Fla. Stat. § 408.051(3) · Read the law's page

  • If you are a health care provider that uses certified electronic health record technology, keep all patient information stored in an offsite physical or virtual environment, including with a third-party or subcontracted computing facility or a cloud computing service, physically within the continental United States, its territories or Canada.
  • If you are a licensee, sign an affidavit with your initial application and each renewal attesting under penalty of perjury that you comply with this location requirement.
HIV test results: confidentiality of the identity of the person tested and the resultsin force1 line

Fla. Stat. § 381.004(2)(e) · Read the law's page

  • If you have obtained or have knowledge of an HIV test result under Florida Statutes Section 381.004, do not disclose, and do not be compelled to disclose, the identity of the person tested or the result in a manner that permits identification of the person, except to a person Section 381.004(2)(e) lists, such as the subject of the test or a person named in a legally effective release (Section 381.004(2)(e)).
Patient and personnel records: confidentiality of a licensed facility's patient recordsin force4 lines

Fla. Stat. § 395.3025 · Read the law's page

  • If you are a facility licensed under chapter 395, do not disclose patient records without the consent of the patient or the patient's legal representative, except to the persons and for the purposes the section lists.
  • Do not use patient information for solicitation or for marketing the sale of goods or services without a specific written release or authorization.
  • When you provide the content of a patient treatment record under the section, make clear that the recipient, if other than the patient or the patient's representative, may use it only for the purpose provided and may not further disclose it without the patient's express written consent.
  • After discharge, on written request, furnish a true and correct copy of the patient's records, including X rays and insurance information, to the patient or the patient's representative, and let them examine the original records on reasonable terms.
Ownership and control of patient records: confidentiality of a health care practitioner's recordsin force4 lines

Fla. Stat. § 456.057 · Read the law's page

  • If you are a health care practitioner or a records owner of a practitioner's records, do not furnish patient records to, or discuss a patient's medical condition with, anyone other than the patient, the patient's legal representative or other practitioners and providers involved in the patient's care, except on the patient's written authorization or in a circumstance the section lists.
  • Do not use patient information for solicitation or for marketing the sale of goods or services without a specific written release or authorization.
  • On request of the patient or the patient's legal representative, furnish in a timely manner copies of all reports and records relating to the examination or treatment, and when a records owner turns records over to a new records owner, the new owner must provide a complete copy on written request.
  • Furnish records the Department of Children and Families requests under section 39.301(9)(a) within 14 days after the request.

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