FL S0838

Creates a public records exemption for petitions for voluntary and involuntary mental health treatment admissions, court orders, and related records filed under Florida's mental health law (Baker Act)

Prohibits clerks of court from publishing personal identifying information of individuals seeking mental health treatment on court dockets or publicly accessible files

Allows disclosure of confidential records only to specific parties including the petitioner, respondent, their attorneys, guardians, treating health care practitioners, Department of Children and Families, and Department of Corrections when applicable

Applies retroactively to all documents filed before, on, or after July 1, 2019, and requires recipients of disclosed information to maintain confidentiality

Subject to Open Government Sunset Review and scheduled to be repealed on October 2, 2024, unless reenacted by the Legislature