Hospital Patient Records; Confidentiality
Florida Hospital Records Law
Health
The facility-level counterpart to the practitioner records law. Licensed hospitals must give patients copies of their records after discharge on written request, and must keep patient records confidential unless the patient or representative consents or a listed exception applies.
- Where
- Florida
- Citation
- Fla. Stat. 395.3025
- Status
- In force
- Enforced by
- Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Enforced through facility licensure under chapter 395; no specific penalty was reviewed.
- Applies to
- Hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and other facilities licensed under chapter 395 (395.3025(1))
Rights it gives people
- After discharge, on written request, give the patient (or guardian, personal representative, next of kin of a decedent, parent of a minor, or written designee) a true copy of all patient records, in a timely manner and without delays for legal review.Fla. Stat. 395.3025(1)
Practices it requires
- Keep patient records confidential and do not disclose them without consent of the patient or legal representative, except to listed recipients such as treating providers and facility personnel for administrative or risk-management purposes.Fla. Stat. 395.3025(4)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Penalties and the full list of consent exceptions in s. 395.3025(4) were not reviewed. | Latest amendment appears to be ch. 2017-151 per the statute history; its effective date was not confirmed.
Research reference, not legal advice.