Florida § 400.1415 Patient records; penalties for alteration

Florida Statutes

§ 400.1415 — Patient records; penalties for alteration

Florida § 400.1415

TitleXXIX

Ch. 400NURSING HOMES AND RELATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

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Bluebook

Fla. Stat. § 400.1415 (2026).

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(1)Any person who fraudulently alters, defaces, or falsifies any medical record or releases medical records for the purposes of solicitation or marketing the sale of goods or services absent a specific written release or authorization permitting utilization of patient information, or other nursing home record, or causes or procures any of these offenses to be committed, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2)A conviction under subsection (1) is also grounds for restriction, suspension, or termination of license privileges.

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(1) Any person who fraudulently alters, defaces, or falsifies any medical record or releases medical records for the purposes of solicitation or marketing the sale of goods or services absent a specific written release or authorization permitting utilization of patient information, or other nursing home record, or causes or procures any of these offenses to be committed, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) A conviction under subsection (1) is also grounds for restriction, suspension, or termination of license privileges.