Section 456.014(1) and (2), F.S.
Information required by the Department of Health of an applicant is open to public inspection pursuant to s. 119.07, except financial information, medical information, school transcripts, examination questions, answers, papers, grades and grading keys, which are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and shall not be discussed with or made accessible to anyone except as provided in the subsection. Examination questions and answers may be considered only in camera in any Ch. 120 administrative proceeding. Examination questions and answers provided at the hearing are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) unless invalidated by the administrative law judge.
Section 456.017(4), F.S.
Meetings of any member of the Department of Health or of any board within the department held for the exclusive purpose of creating or reviewing licensure examination questions or proposed examination questions are exempt from open meetings requirements and any public records such as tape recordings, minutes, or notes, generated during or as a result of such meetings are confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 456.046, F.S.
A patient name or other information that identifies a patient which is in a record obtained by the Department of Health for the purpose of compiling a practitioner profile pursuant to s. 456.041 is confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 456.051(1), F.S.
The report of a claim or action for damages for personal injury which is required to be filed with the Department of Health under cited statutes is public information except for the name of the claimant or injured person, which remains confidential.
Section 456.057(7)(a), F.S.
Except as otherwise provided in the exemption, patient records generated by health care practitioners may not be furnished to any person other than the patient, the patient’s legal representative, or other health care practitioners and providers involved in the patient’s care and treatment.
Section 456.057(9), F.S.
All patient records obtained by the Department of Health and any other documents maintained by the department which identify the patient by name are confidential and exempt and shall be used solely for the purpose of the department and the appropriate board in disciplinary proceedings.
Section 456.073(2), F.S.
For cases dismissed prior to a finding of probable cause, the report submitted by the Department of Health regarding dismissal of a complaint which the department has previously determined to be legally sufficient is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 456.073(4), F.S.
All proceedings of a probable cause panel of a board within the Department of Health are exempt from s. 286.011 until 10 days after the panel finds probable cause or until the subject of the investigation waives confidentiality. Section 456.073(9)(c), F.S. – The identity of the expert whose report supported the Department of Health’s recommendation for closure of a complaint, which report is provided to the complainant in accordance with this paragraph, shall remain confidential.
Section 456.073(10), F.S.
Except as provided in this subsection, a complaint and all information obtained pursuant to an investigation by the Department of Health is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), until 10 days after probable cause has been found or until the regulated professional or subject of the investigation waives confidentiality, whichever is first. Section 456.076(13), F.S. – All information obtained by the consultant pursuant to the impaired practitioner program provided by this section is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), F.S.
Section 456.078(4), F.S.
Information relating to the mediation of a case pursuant to this section shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions of s. 456.073.
Section 456.082, F.S.
No officer, employee or person under contract with the Department of Health, or any subject of an investigation shall convey knowledge or information to any person not lawfully entitled to such information or knowledge about any meeting or public record, which at the time such knowledge or information is conveyed, is exempt from ss. 119.01, 119.07(1) or 286.011.
