ATWELL v. SACRED HEART HOSP. OF PENSACOLA

No. 70500.

520 So.2d 30 (1988)

George Frederick ATWELL, Petitioner, v. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL OF PENSACOLA, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen E. Gainsley of Levin, Warfield, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A., Pensacola, for petitioner.

Patrick G. Emmanuel of Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon, Pensacola, for respondents.


GRIMES, Justice.

Petitioner George Frederick Atwell comes before this Court as the subject of a question certified to us by the First District Court of Appeal as being of great public importance:

DOES SECTION 395.017, FLORIDA STATUTES, REQUIRE A HOSPITAL, UPON PROPER PATIENT REQUEST, TO DISCLOSE COMPLETE PATIENT RECORDS WHEN TO DO SO WOULD COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY INTEREST OF A NON-REQUESTING PATIENT?

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