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FL S0804

Bill

Status

Failed

5/5/2017

Primary Sponsor

Health Policy

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes individuals to donate electronic health records and qualified electronic health records to approved medical/dental schools, universities, hospitals, or repositories for medical research and education purposes.

  • Establishes multiple methods for health records donation including signed donor cards, driver licenses/identification cards, living wills, wills, and witnessed documents using a specified Uniform Electronic Health Records Donor Card form.

  • Requires health records donated by health care surrogates or proxies to be de-identified unless the recipient provides written consent to include identifying information.

  • Directs the Agency for Health Care Administration and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a program allowing individuals to indicate intent to donate electronic health records when issuing or renewing driver licenses and identification cards, including notation on the cards and a website link to health records repositories.

  • Allows donors to amend or revoke health records donations through signed statements, oral statements to witnesses, documents found on the donor's person, or destruction of the donation document; effective July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Electronic Health Records

Last Action

Died in Appropriations

5/5/2017

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/20/2017
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services3/29/2017
Transportation3/16/2017
Health Policy2/23/2017

Full Bill Text

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