Florida HB 1515: Education for Student Inmates

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An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
381.9312, F.S.; providing an exemption from public 3
records requirements for certain records and personal 4
identifying information submitted to the Department of 5
Health for inclusion in the uterine fibroid research 6
database; providing a statement of public necessity; 7
providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 381.9312, 12
Florida Statutes, to read: 13
381.9312 Uterine fibroid research database; education and 14
public awareness.— 15
(4) PUBLIC RECORDS EXEMPTION.—All records and personal 16
identifying information relating to women diagnosed with or 17
treated for uterine fibroids which is submitted to the 18
department under this section are confidential and exempt from 19
s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 20
This subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review 21
Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on 22
October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 23
reenactment by the Legislature. 24
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 25

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necessity to make all records and personal identifying 26
information relating to women diagnosed with or treated for 27
uterine fibroids which is submitted to the Department of Health 28
under s. 381.9312, Florida Statutes, confidential and exempt 29
from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of 30
the State Constitution. The Department of Health is unable to 31
effectively implement the legislative purpose of the uterine 32
fibroid research database, created under s. 381.9312, Florida 33
Statutes, without access to these records and information, which 34
include personal medical information, the disclosure of which 35
would violate federal patient privacy laws, including the Health 36
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Therefore, 37
the Legislature finds that it is a public necessity to make such 38
records and information held by the department confidential and 39
exempt to protect the privacy rights of women diagnosed with and 40
treated for uterine fibroids in this state and promote the 41
effective administration of the department's epidemiological 42
research and tracking activities. 43
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 44