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Fla. Stat. § 395.302 (2025)

Patient records; penalties for alteration.

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395.302 Patient records; penalties for alteration.—
(1) Any person who fraudulently alters, defaces, or falsifies any medical record, or causes or procures any of these offenses to be committed, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) A conviction under subsection (1) is also grounds for restriction, suspension, or termination of license privileges.
History.—ss. 25, 52, ch. 85-175; s. 69, ch. 91-224; ss. 31, 98, ch. 92-289.
Note.—Former s. 395.0165.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 395.302

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§395.302FRAUDFALSIFY PATIENT HOSPITAL RECORDM · 2nd

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