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FL S0674

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2017

Primary Sponsor

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds requirements for certificates of nonviable birth to contain information determined by the Department of Health for legal, social, and health research purposes.

  • Authorizes the Department of Health to issue certified copies of nonviable birth certificates to parents, government agencies for official purposes, and persons authorized by court order.

  • Makes confidential and exempt from public disclosure: cause of fetal death, parentage, parental marital status, and all medical information in nonviable birth records, except information released for approved health research.

  • Requires the Department of Health to issue certified copies excluding confidential information to authorized persons upon request and payment of the applicable fee.

  • Sunsets the exemption on October 2, 2022, unless reviewed and saved from repeal under the Open Government Sunset Review Act.

Legislative Description

Public Records/Nonviable Birth Records

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 103 (Ch. 2017-39), CS/CS/HB 101 (Ch. 2017-38)

4/26/2017

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/29/2017
Governmental Oversight and Accountability3/16/2017
Health Policy2/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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