Section 397.334(10), F.S. Information relating to a participant or a person considered for participation in a treatment-based drug court program which is contained in specified records is confidential and exempt. Disclosure is permitted under specified conditions. Section 397.4075(3), F.S. It is a third degree felony to willfully, knowingly, or intentionally release any criminal or juvenile information obtained under Ch. 397, “Substance Abuse Services,” for any purpose other than background checks of personnel for employment. Section 397.4103(5), F.S. Records of substance abuse service providers which relate solely to actions taken in carrying out this section relating to quality improvement and records obtained by the Department of Children and Families to determine a provider’s compliance with this section are confidential and exempt. Meetings or portions of meetings of quality improvement program committees that relate solely to actions taken pursuant to this section are exempt from s. 286.011. Section 397.501(7), F.S. Records of substance abuse service providers pertaining to the identity, diagnosis, and prognosis of and service provision to any individual are confidential in accordance with Ch. 397 and federal confidentiality regulations, and are exempt from disclosure. Such records may not be disclosed without the individual’s written consent except under circumstances specified in the subsection. Section 397.6760(1), F.S. Petitions for involuntary assessment and stabilization, court orders, related records, and personal identifying information regarding substance abuse impaired persons which are filed with or by a court under Part V of ch. 397, are confidential. Disclosure is authorized upon request to persons and entities specified in the exemption. Section 397.752, F.S. An inmate’s substance abuse service records are confidential in accordance with s. 397.501(7). (Florida Office of the Attorney General // © March 9, 2023)
