Section 458.3193, F.S. All personal identifying information contained in records provided by physicians licensed under chapter 458 or 459 in response to physician workforce surveys required as a condition of license renewal and held by the Department of Health is confidential and exempt, and shall be disclosed only as provided in the subsection. NOTE: Also published in s. 459.0083, F.S. Section 458.331(1)(s), F.S. If the Department of Health files a petition for enforcement against a physician pursuant to this paragraph, the licensee shall not be named or identified by initials in any public court records or documents, and the proceedings shall be closed to the public. See also ss. 457.109(1)(o) (acupuncturist); 459.015(1)(w) (osteopathic physician); 464.018(1)(j) (nurse); 466.028(1)(s) (dentist), and 486.125(1)(a)1., F.S. (physical therapist). Section 458.337(3), F.S. Records of a medical organization or hospital taking disciplinary action against a physician which have been furnished to the Department of Health for the purpose of disciplinary proceedings shall be confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). Section 458.339(3), F.S. Medical reports pertaining to the mental and physical condition of physicians which are maintained by the Department of Health pursuant to this section shall remain confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until probable cause is found and an administrative complaint is issued. Section 458.341, F.S. Patient medical records obtained during a search of a physician’s office by the Department of Health pursuant to this section are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). (Florida Office of the Attorney General // © March 9, 2023)
