Florida Statute 456.046 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 456
HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 456.046

456.046 Practitioner profiles; confidentiality.—Any patient name or other information that identifies a patient which is in a record obtained by the Department of Health or its agent for the purpose of compiling a practitioner profile pursuant to s. 456.041 is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Other data received by the department or its agent as a result of its duty to compile and promulgate practitioner profiles are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until the profile into which the data are incorporated or with respect to which the data are submitted is made public pursuant to the requirements of s. 456.041. Any information or record that the Department of Health obtains from the Agency for Health Care Administration or any other governmental entity for the purpose of compiling a practitioner profile or substantiating other information or records submitted for that purpose which is otherwise exempt from public disclosure shall remain exempt as otherwise provided by law.

History.—s. 1, ch. 97-175; s. 71, ch. 2000-160; s. 1, ch. 2002-198.

Note.—Former s. 455.5656.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 456.046

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 456.046.

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Cases Citing Statute 456.046

Total Results: 2

State v. Sercey

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-06-17

Citation: 825 So. 2d 959, 2002 WL 1307480

Snippet: (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 1019, 96 S.Ct. 456, 46 L.Ed.2d 391 (1975) ("Unless an exaggerated popular

Whidden v. Sunny South Packing Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1935-06-24

Citation: 162 So. 503, 120 Fla. 191, 1935 Fla. LEXIS 1365

Snippet: The present consideration of the contract was $456.46 and the covenants contained in the contract. Sections