HB 377 2023 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0377-00 Page 1 of 3 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S A bill to be entitled 1 An act relating to unidentified persons in hospitals; 2 creating s. 395.1013, F.S.; requiring hospitals to 3 maintain a directory of unidentified persons 4 containing specified information; requiring hospitals 5 to make the directory available to the public upon 6 request; requiring hospitals, before including an 7 unidentified person in the directory, to inform the 8 unidentified person of the directory and provide him 9 or her with an opportunity to restrict or prohibit 10 inclusion in the directory or disclosure of his or her 11 personal identifying information; providing an 12 exception for a specified timeframe; providing an 13 effective date. 14 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16 17 Section 1. Section 395.1013, Florida Statutes, is created 18 to read: 19 395.1013 Unidentified persons. — 20 (1) Each hospital shall maintain a directory of all 21 unidentified persons being treated at the hospital which must be 22 made available to the public upon request. The directory must 23 include all of the following details for each unidentified 24 person: 25 HB 377 2023 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0377-00 Page 2 of 3 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S (a) The type of injury suffered by the unidentified 26 person. 27 (b) A description of the unidentified person's condition, 28 using general terms that do not disclose specific medical 29 information about the person. 30 (c) A description of distinguishing characteristics of the 31 unidentified person, including height, weight, gender, race, 32 hair and eye color, and any facial hair, scars, and tattoos. 33 (2) Before entering any information into the directory, a 34 hospital shall first inform the unidentified person that his or 35 her personal identifying information will be included in the 36 directory and may be disclosed to the public upon request. The 37 hospital shall provide the unidentified person with the 38 opportunity to restrict or prohibit the inclusion in the 39 directory of any of the information specified in subsection (1) 40 or the disclosure of such information. If an unidentified person 41 cannot reasonably be inf ormed of inclusion in the directory due 42 to the person's incapacitation or emergency treatment protocols, 43 the hospital must include the unidentified person in the 44 directory until the unidentified person is no longer 45 incapacitated or the emergency has subsid ed, at which point the 46 hospital must inform the unidentified person of his or her 47 inclusion in the directory and the option to restrict or 48 prohibit continued inclusion or the disclosure of his or her 49 personal identifying information. 50 HB 377 2023 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0377-00 Page 3 of 3 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 51