Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1140: Patient Access to Records
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring mental health service providers to furnish clinical records in accordance with specified requirements and within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request for such records; revising provisions related to the release of patient records by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to conform to changes made by the act; requiring substance abuse service providers to furnish clinical records in accordance with specified requirements and within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request; revising the timeframe within which a nursing home facility must provide access to, and copies of, resident records after receiving a request for such records, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to patient access to records; amending s. 394.4615, F.S.; requiring mental health service providers to furnish clinical records in accordance with specified requirements and within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request for such records; providing construction; amending s. 395.3025, F.S.; revising provisions related to the release of patient records by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to conform to changes made by the act…
From the introduced text, January 5, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to patient access to records; amending s. 394.4615, F.S.; requiring mental health service providers to furnish clinical records in accordance with specified requirements and within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request for such records; providing construction; amending s. 395.3025, F.S.; revising provisions related to the release of patient records by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to conform to changes made by the act; requiring such providers to furnish patient records in accordance with specified requirements and within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request; providing construction; establishing that the Department of Health, rather than the Agency for Health Care Administration, has the authority to issue subpoenas for patient records from hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers in certain circumstances; amending s. 397.501, F.S.; requiring substance abuse service providers to furnish clinical records in accordance with specified requirements and within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request; providing construction; amending s. 400.145, F.S.; revising the timeframe within which a nursing home facility must provide access to, and copies of, resident records after receiving a request for such records; creating s. 408.833, F.S.; defining terms; requiring licensed providers to furnish and provide access to client records within specified timeframes after receiving a written request from a client or the client's legal …
Sponsors
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Policy
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
- : Filed
Subjects: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Rules, Health Policy
Common questions
- What is S1140?
- S1140 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Patient Access to Records.
- What does S1140 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to patient access to records; amending s. 394.4615, F.S.; requiring mental health service providers to furnish clinical records in accordance with specified requirements and within a specified timeframe after receiving a written request for such records; providing construction; amending s. 395.3025, F.S.; revising provisions related to the release of patient records by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to conform to changes made by the act…
- What is the status of S1140?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Policy (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1140?
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029).
- Where is the official record for S1140?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1140
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