New Law Requires Fla. Health Care Providers to Store Health Care Records in the Continental US, Its Territories or Canada
The new Florida law will impact Florida health care providers who are subject to the Exchange Act, and they should confirm that their information management systems and technology contracts support their compliance with the new law.
July 24, 2023 at 12:36 PM
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Board of ContributorsA new law requires Florida health care providers that utilize certified electronic health record technology to ensure that certain patient information be physically maintained in the continental United States, its territories or Canada. The recent amendment to the Florida Electronic Health Record Exchange Act (the Exchange Act) casts a broad net regarding the information subject to the new requirement, stating it applies to "all patient information stored in an offsite physical or virtual environment, including through a third-party or subcontracted computing facility or an entity providing cloud computing services." The extensive reach of the new law is clear from the provision that the storage requirements apply to all qualified electronic health records stored "using any technology that can allow information to be electronically retrieved, accessed or transmitted." The law went into effect July 1.
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