No. HB 1237
Filed under Healthcare.
Pub. Rec./Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; Provides exemptions from public meetings requirements for certain portions of meetings of Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission; provides exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, & records generated during exempt portions of such meetings; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDA respiratory therapist's personal information in the compact's data system -- apart from name, license status, and license number -- becomes exempt from Florida's public records law, unless the reporting state authorizes its release.
Portions of Compact Commission meetings that discuss matters already exempt under other law can be closed to the public, and any recordings, minutes, or records made during that closed portion are also kept from public records requests.
These exemptions only take effect once the separate bill creating the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact itself becomes law, and they automatically expire on October 2, 2031 unless the Legislature reviews and reenacts them.
AIA respiratory therapist's personal identifying information, other than name, licensure status, or licensure number, held in the compact's data system is exempt from Florida's public records law and constitutional right of access, unless the reporting state authorizes disclosure.
AIAny meeting or portion of a meeting of the Compact Commission, its executive committee, or other committees, at which matters already exempt from disclosure under federal or state law are discussed, is exempt from Florida's open-meetings law and constitutional right of access.
AIRecordings, minutes, and records generated during an exempt meeting or exempt portion of a meeting are exempt from Florida's public records law and the constitutional right of access to records.
AIThis exemption section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and stands repealed on October 2, 2031, unless the Legislature reviews it and reenacts it to save it from repeal.