FL S1140

Requires healthcare providers, hospitals, mental health facilities, substance abuse providers, and nursing homes to furnish patient records within 30 calendar days of receiving a written request, with access to examine original records within 10 business days

Caps fees for electronic copies of protected health information at $6.50 per request and $1 per page for paper-only records, with no fees allowed for records accessed through electronic patient portals or for administrative/outsourcing costs

Mandates records be provided in the form and format requested by the patient or legal representative if readily producible, including electronic format when maintained electronically

Creates new section 408.833 establishing uniform client access requirements for providers licensed under the Health Care Licensing Procedures Act, defining "designated record set" and "legal representative"

Reduces nursing home record access timeline from 14 working days to 24 hours for access and 2 business days for copies for current residents, while transferring subpoena authority for patient records from the Agency for Health Care Administration to the Department of Health