Florida § 395.3015 - Patient records; form and content.
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§ 395.3015. Patient records; form and content.
Each hospital operated by the agency or by the Department of Corrections shall require the use of a system of problem-oriented medical records for its patients, which system shall include the following elements: basic client data collection; a listing of the patient’s problems; the initial plan with diagnostic and therapeutic orders as appropriate for each problem identified; and progress notes, including a discharge summary. The agency shall, by rule, establish criteria for such problem-oriented medical record systems in order to ensure comparability among facilities and to facilitate the compilation of statewide statistics.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Florida Statutes § 395.3015 cover?
Section 395.3015 ("Patient records; form and content.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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