42 CFR Part 2 is a federal regulation that provides special privacy protections for information relating to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. These protections are stronger than standard healthcare privacy laws and give you more control over who can view your SUD treatment records. It requires an additional step of the patient consenting for their information to be shared. Your SUD treatment information cannot be shared unless you give specific written consent.

Yes. The Florida HIE uses advanced security measures and follows strict federal and state privacy laws to protect your health information, including HIPAA. Security protection includes the use of encryption during transmission and storage, and secure authentication – meaning only authorized healthcare providers with verified credentials can view your information.

Yes. You can request an Accounting of Disclosures from the Florida HIE – a record of who has accessed your information through the HIE and when.

Yes, you can opt-in to the HIE at any time, even if you previously opted-out. Patients who want to opt back into CRISP should call (866) 987-5514 or email info@flhie.org. Unfortunately, we cannot retrieve the information that was deleted when you opted out, so your historical clinical information will not be in the Florida HIE and the only data available will be data collected after you have reversed your opt-out.

Yes, patients can choose not to make their data available in the HIE. This action is called opting-out. If you opt-out of the HIE, none of your data will be shared via the HIE. Your data may still be shared for public health reporting purposes and for the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) even if you opt-out of the HIE. PDMP and public health reporting are required by law.

Only healthcare providers and organizations directly involved in your care can access your health information through the Florida HIE. This may include: Your doctors and care teams, hospitals and emergency departments, pharmacists, care coordinators, and health plans (when necessary and authorized to do so).   

The Florida HIE shares clinical information that helps your healthcare providers give your better, more informed care. This may include; lab results, radiology reports, hospital visits, clinical notes, medications, allergies, and immunizations.