Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 280
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/26/2014           .                                
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       (Bean) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 20 - 41
    4  and insert:
    5  program which is contained in the following records is
    6  confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I
    7  of the State Constitution:
    8         1. Records created or compiled during screenings for
    9  participation in the program.
   10         2. Records created or compiled during substance abuse
   11  screenings.
   12         3. Behavioral health evaluations.
   13         4. Subsequent treatment status reports.
   14         (b) Such confidential and exempt information may be
   15  disclosed:
   16         1. Pursuant to a written request of the participant or
   17  person considered for participation, or his or her legal
   18  representative.
   19         2. To another governmental entity in the furtherance of its
   20  responsibilities associated with the screening of or providing
   21  treatment to a person in a treatment-based drug court program.
   22         (c) Records of a service provider which pertain to the
   23  identity, diagnosis, and prognosis of or provision of service to
   24  any person shall be disclosed pursuant to s. 397.501(7).
   25         (d) This exemption applies to such information described in
   26  paragraph (a) relating to a participant or a person considered
   27  for participation in a treatment-based drug court program
   28  before, on, or after the effective date of this exemption.
   29         (e) This subsection is subject to the Open Government
   30  Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand
   31  repealed on October 2, 2019, unless reviewed and saved from
   32  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
   33         Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public
   34  necessity that information relating to a participant or person
   35  considered for participation in a treatment-based drug court
   36  program under s. 397.334, Florida Statutes, which is contained
   37  in certain records be made confidential and exempt from s.
   38  119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the
   39  State Constitution. Protecting information contained in records
   40  created or compiled during screenings for participation in a
   41  treatment-based drug court program, records created or compiled
   42  during substance abuse screenings, behavioral
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   44  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   45  And the title is amended as follows:
   46         Delete lines 4 - 7
   47  and insert:
   48         requirements information from the screenings for
   49         participation in a treatment-based drug court program,
   50         substance abuse screenings, behavioral health
   51         evaluations, and subsequent treatment status reports
   52         regarding a participant or a person considered for
   53         participation in a treatment-based drug court program;
   54         providing for exceptions to the exemption; providing
   55         for retroactive application of the public record
   56         exemption; providing for