Section 744.1076, F.S. A court order appointing a court monitor is exempt from public disclosure requirements. Reports of a court monitor relating to the medical condition, financial affairs, or mental health of the ward are confidential and exempt. The reports may be subject to inspection as determined by the court or upon a showing of good cause. Court determinations relating to a finding of no probable cause and court orders finding no probable cause are confidential; however, such determinations and findings may be subject to inspection as determined by the court or upon a showing of good cause. Section 744.2103(2), F.S. No report or disclosure of the personal or medical records of a ward of a public guardian shall be made, except as authorized by law. Section 744.21031, F.S. Home addresses, telephone numbers, and other specified personal information of current or former public guardians and employees with fiduciary responsibility, as defined in the exemption, as well as the names and specified information about the spouses and children of these individuals are exempt from disclosure. An agency that is the custodian of the information shall maintain the exempt status only if the specified individuals submit a written request for exempt status to the custodial agency. Section 744.2104(2) F.S. All records held by the Office of Public and Professional Guardians relating to the medical, financial, or mental health of vulnerable adults, persons with a developmental disability, or persons with a mental illness, are confidential and exempt from public disclosure requirements. Section 744.2105(6), F.S. Personal identifying information of a donor or prospective donor of funds or property to the direct-support organization of the Office of Public and Professional Guardians who wishes to remain anonymous is confidential and exempt. Section 744.2111(1)(2)(3), F.S. A complaint and any information held by the Department of Elderly Affairs as part of the investigative process are confidential and exempt until the investigation is completed or ceases to be “active, as that term is defined in the exemption. However, once the investigation is completed or ceases to be active, specified personal information relating to complainants or wards remains confidential. The exemption does not prohibit the department from providing such information to any law enforcement agency, any other regulatory agency in the performance of its official duties and responsibilities, or the clerk of court under to s. 744.368, or pursuant to court order. Section 744.3701, F.S. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, upon a showing of good cause, an initial, annual, or final guardianship report or amendment thereto, or any record relating to the settlement of a claim is subject to inspection only by the individuals specified in the section. Court records relating to the settlement of a ward’s or minor’s claim are confidential and exempt and may not be disclosed except as specifically authorized. (Florida Office of the Attorney General // © March 9, 2023)
