FL S1814

Department of Children and Families must provide written notification to prospective adoptive parents about approved parent training classes and the removal of immunization records from the Florida Shots database upon adoption.

Adoption entities must inform prospective adoptive parents that complete medical records must be retained for school enrollment and future medical care, as immunization records are removed from the state database.

Community-based care lead agencies must provide written notification to prospective adoptive parents regarding the removal of immunization records from the Florida Shots database and the necessity to retain complete medical records.

Department of Health must provide a complete set of the adopted child's medical and immunization records to adopting parents within 15 business days after the clerk transmits a certified copy of the adoption judgment.

Department of Health is prohibited from disposing of an adopted child's medical and immunization records until 16 business days after entry of the judgment of adoption.