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FL S1250

Bill

Status

Failed

3/10/2018

Primary Sponsor

Annette Taddeo

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows adoptees age 18 and older (or their descendants if deceased) to request a noncertified copy of their original birth certificate from the Department of Health.

  • Requires the Department of Health to issue the noncertified copy within 90 days of receiving a compliant application.

  • Mandates the Department of Health create a contact preference form for birth parents to indicate whether they want to be contacted by adoptees, prefer intermediary contact only, or do not want contact.

  • Requires birth parents be provided a medical history form to complete and file with the Department of Health, with a HIPAA privacy disclaimer.

  • Authorizes the Department of Health to charge a fee for the noncertified copy not exceeding the fee for a certified copy and requires implementation policies and procedures by February 1, 2019.

Legislative Description

Adoptee Birth Certificates

Last Action

Died in Health Policy

3/10/2018

Committee Referrals

Health Policy1/11/2018

Full Bill Text

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