Jean Charles, Jr., etc. v. Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, Inc., etc.

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC15-2180 ____________ JEAN CHARLES, JR., etc., et al., Appellants, vs. SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF FLORIDA, INC., etc., et al., Appellees. [January 31, 2017] PARIENTE, J. The important constitutional issue at the heart of this dispute is whether the records that patients in this State have a right to access under article X, section 25, of the Florida Constitution (“Amendment 7”), specifically records relating to “adverse medical incidents,” are privileged and confidential under the Federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (“the Federal…