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FL H0775
Bill
Status
Passed
5/30/2024
Primary Sponsor
Health & Human Services Committee
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AI Summary
- Increases the maximum age for a legally surrendered infant from 7 days to approximately 30 days old, and changes the statutory terminology from "newborn infant" to "infant" throughout related Florida statutes
- Authorizes a parent who gives birth in a hospital to surrender the infant directly to medical staff or a licensed health care professional at that hospital by notifying them of the voluntary surrender and intent not to return
- Creates a new option for parents to surrender an infant by calling 911 to request an emergency medical services provider meet them at a specified location, with the requirement that the parent remain with the infant until the provider arrives
- Preserves existing protections for surrendering parents, including the right to remain anonymous, immunity from criminal investigation (absent signs of abuse or neglect), and exemption from child neglect, abandonment, and desertion charges
- Effective July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Surrendered Infants
Last Action
Chapter No. 2024-213
5/30/2024
Committee Referrals
Health And Human Services1/11/2024
Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee12/27/2023
Full Bill Text
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