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FL S0306
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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AI Summary
- Each community-based care lead agency must establish and maintain a registry of prospective adoptive parents who have received a favorable preliminary home study and expressed desire to adopt a surrendered newborn infant under Florida's safe haven law
- Licensed child-placing agencies must place surrendered newborn infants with the next prospective adoptive parent on the lead agency's registry; if no appropriate parent is found, the lead agency must contact another lead agency's registry to attempt placement
- The community-based care lead agency is prohibited from transferring the cost of establishing and maintaining the registry to prospective adoptive parents
- Licensed child-placing agencies that take custody of surrendered newborns must report to the lead agency within 30 days of the final adoption order, including the time between taking custody and finalization, whether the registry-named parent completed the adoption, and approved expenses
- Hospitals admitting a surrendered newborn must immediately contact the local community-based care lead agency (rather than directly contacting a licensed child-placing agency as under prior law), with an effective date of July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants
Last Action
Died in Fiscal Policy
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Fiscal Policy2/1/2024
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