Manatt Health July 12, 2023
A first-of-its-kind Florida law requires health care providers to keep certain patient data within the United States, its territories or Canada.
The Overview
Effective July 1, under Senate Bill 264—recently passed and signed into law by Governor DeSantis—health care providers and their vendors in Florida are not permitted to offshore certain patient data and will be further restricted from ownership by certain designated foreign countries. The Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act (the Act) has been amended to require most Florida health care providers who utilize certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) to store all patient information, whether stored physically or virtually, in the United States, its territories or Canada. This applies to any third-party or subcontracted computing facility or...
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