Bill Text: FL S0506 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: OGSR/Florida Insurance Guaranty Association

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-06-13 - Chapter No. 2014-77 [S0506 Detail]

Download: Florida-2014-S0506-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2014                                     SB 506
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Banking and Insurance
       
       
       
       
       
       597-00804-14                                           2014506__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to a review under the Open Government
    3         Sunset Review Act; amending s. 631.582, F.S., which
    4         provides an exemption from public records for certain
    5         records held by the Florida Insurance Guaranty
    6         Association; abrogating the scheduled repeal of the
    7         exemption; providing an effective date.
    8          
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Section 631.582, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   12  read:
   13         631.582 Public records exemption.—
   14         (1) The following records of the Florida Insurance Guaranty
   15  Association are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
   16  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution:
   17         (a) Claims files, until termination of all litigation,
   18  settlement, and final closing of all claims arising out of the
   19  same incident, although portions of the claims files may remain
   20  exempt, as otherwise provided by law.
   21         (b) Medical records that are part of a claims file and
   22  other information relating to the medical condition or medical
   23  status of a claimant.
   24         (c) Records pertaining to matters reasonably encompassed in
   25  privileged attorney-client communications.
   26         (2) Records or portions of records made confidential and
   27  exempt by this section may be released, upon written request, to
   28  any state agency in the performance of that agency’s official
   29  duties and responsibilities. The receiving agency shall maintain
   30  the confidential and exempt status of such record or portion of
   31  such record.
   32         (3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset
   33  Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
   34  on October 2, 2014, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
   35  through reenactment by the Legislature.
   36         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2014.