Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 716
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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03/20/2015 .
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The Committee on Regulated Industries (Bean) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 474.2167, Florida Statutes, is created
6 to read:
7 474.2167 Confidentiality of animal medical records.—
8 (1) The following records held by any state college of
9 veterinary medicine that is accredited by the American
10 Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education are
11 confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I
12 of the State Constitution:
13 (a) A medical record generated which relates to diagnosing
14 the medical condition of an animal; prescribing, dispensing, or
15 administering drugs, medicine, appliances, applications, or
16 treatment of whatever nature for the prevention, cure, or relief
17 of a wound, fracture, bodily injury, or disease of an animal; or
18 performing a manual procedure for the diagnosis of or treatment
19 for pregnancy, fertility, or infertility of an animal; and
20 (b) A medical record described in paragraph (a) which is
21 transferred by a previous record owner in connection with the
22 transaction of official business by a state college of
23 veterinary medicine that is accredited by the American
24 Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education.
25 (2) A record made confidential and exempt under subsection
26 (1) may be disclosed to another governmental entity in the
27 performance of its duties and responsibilities.
28 (3) The exemption from public records requirements under
29 subsection (1) applies to animal medical records held before,
30 on, or after the effective date of this exemption.
31 (4) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset
32 Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
33 on October 2, 2020, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
34 through reenactment by the Legislature.
35 Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public
36 necessity that a medical record generated which relates to
37 diagnosing the medical condition of an animal; prescribing,
38 dispensing, or administering drugs, medicine, appliances,
39 applications, or treatment of whatever nature for the
40 prevention, cure, or relief of a wound, fracture, bodily injury,
41 or disease of an animal; or performing a manual procedure for
42 the diagnosis of or treatment for pregnancy or fertility or
43 infertility of an animal, which is held by a state college of
44 veterinary medicine that is accredited by the American
45 Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education, be made
46 confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and
47 s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. The Legislature
48 also finds that it is a public necessity that any such medical
49 record that is transferred by a previous records owner in
50 connection with the transaction of official business by a state
51 college of veterinary medicine that is accredited by the
52 American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education and
53 that is held by such state college be made confidential and
54 exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a),
55 Article I of the State Constitution. The Legislature also finds
56 that it is a public necessity that this exemption apply to such
57 animal medical records held by such a state college of
58 veterinary medicine before, on, or after the effective date of
59 the exemption. The Legislature finds that the release of such
60 animal medical records will compromise the confidentiality
61 protections otherwise afforded to animals and the owners or
62 agents of such animals treated by licensed veterinarians. The
63 Legislature finds that owners or agents of animals have the
64 right to the privacy of the medical records of their animals.
65 The Legislature finds that the privacy concerns that result from
66 the release of animal medical records outweigh any public
67 benefit that may be derived from the disclosure of the
68 information.
69 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
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72 And the title is amended as follows:
73 Delete everything before the enacting clause
74 and insert:
75 A bill to be entitled
76 An act relating to public records; creating s.
77 474.2167, F.S.; providing an exemption from public
78 records requirements for certain animal medical
79 records held by a state college of veterinary medicine
80 that is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical
81 Association Council on Education; authorizing
82 disclosure under certain circumstances; providing for
83 retroactive applicability of the exemption; providing
84 for future legislative review and repeal of the
85 exemption; providing a statement of public necessity;
86 providing an effective date.