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FL S0674
Bill
Status
2/3/2017
Primary Sponsor
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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AI Summary
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Adds requirements for certificates of nonviable birth to contain information determined by the Department of Health for legal, social, and health research purposes.
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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.
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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.
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Requires the Department of Health to issue certified copies excluding confidential information to authorized persons upon request and payment of the applicable fee.
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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