395.302 Patient records; penalties for alteration.

395.302 Patient records; penalties for alteration.

   (1) Any person who fraudulently alters, defaces, or falsifies any medical record, or causes or procures any of these offenses to be committed, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

   (2) A conviction under subsection (1) is also grounds for restriction, suspension, or termination of license privileges.

History. ss. 25, 52, ch. 85-175; s. 69, ch. 91-224; ss. 31, 98, ch. 92-289.

Note. Former s. 395.0165.