{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-456.061","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 456.061","heading":"Practitioner disclosure of confidential information; immunity from civil or criminal liability.","body":"(1) A practitioner regulated through the Division of Medical Quality Assurance of the department shall not be civilly or criminally liable for the disclosure of otherwise confidential information to a sexual partner or a needle-sharing partner under the following circumstances:\n(a) If a patient of the practitioner who has tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus discloses to the practitioner the identity of a sexual partner or a needle-sharing partner;\n(b) The practitioner recommends the patient notify the sexual partner or the needle-sharing partner of the positive test and refrain from engaging in sexual or drug activity in a manner likely to transmit the virus and the patient refuses, and the practitioner informs the patient of his or her intent to inform the sexual partner or needle-sharing partner; and\n(c) If pursuant to a perceived civil duty or the ethical guidelines of the profession, the practitioner reasonably and in good faith advises the sexual partner or the needle-sharing partner of the patient of the positive test and facts concerning the transmission of the virus.\nHowever, any notification of a sexual partner or a needle-sharing partner pursuant to this section shall be done in accordance with protocols developed pursuant to rule of the Department of Health.\n(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a practitioner regulated through the Division of Medical Quality Assurance of the department shall not be civilly or criminally liable for failure to disclose information relating to a positive test result for human immunodeficiency virus of a patient to a sexual partner or a needle-sharing partner.\nHistory.—s. 43, ch. 88-380; s. 12, ch. 89-350; s. 191, ch. 97-103; s. 84, ch. 97-261; s. 220, ch. 99-8; s. 82, ch. 2000-160.","path":["CHAPTER 456 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0456/0456.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:06:23Z","sha256":"327d588c58890e290126840e87de61ae2ea7a74174bb1a6de5bf48f0b629fe2d","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-456.059","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-456.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}