(1) A forensic behavioral health evaluation filed with the court under this chapter is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
(2) As used in this section, the term “forensic behavioral health evaluation” means any record, including supporting documentation, derived from a competency, substance abuse, psychosexual, psychological, psychiatric, psychosocial, cognitive impairment, sanity, or other mental health evaluation of an individual.
(3) The exemption under subsection (1) applies to forensic behavioral health evaluations filed with a court before, on, or after July 1, 2014.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2014-67.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections
Chapter 916 - Mentally Ill and Intellectually Disabled Defendants
Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 916.10-916.1093)
916.1065 - Confidentiality of forensic behavioral health evaluations.
916.107 - Rights of forensic clients.
916.1075 - Sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties.
916.1081 - Escape from program; penalty.
916.1085 - Introduction or removal of certain articles unlawful; penalty.
916.1091 - Duties, functions, and powers of institutional security personnel.