Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 956
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/16/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Regulation (Fasano) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 313 - 393
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 12. Section 406.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    6  read:
    7         406.61 Selling, buying, or conveying bodies outside state
    8  prohibited; exceptions, penalty.—
    9         (1) Any person who sells or buys any body or parts of
   10  bodies as described in this chapter or any person except a
   11  recognized Florida medical or dental school who transmits or
   12  conveys or causes to be transmitted or conveyed such body or
   13  parts of bodies to any place outside this state commits a
   14  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in ss.
   15  775.082 and 775.083. However, this chapter does not prohibit the
   16  anatomical board from transporting human specimens outside the
   17  state for educational or scientific purposes or prohibit the
   18  transport of bodies, parts of bodies, or tissue specimens in
   19  furtherance of lawful examination, investigation, or autopsy
   20  conducted pursuant to s. 406.11.
   21         (2) Any nontransplant anatomical donation organization
   22  accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks or an
   23  accredited medical or dental college or university may convey
   24  human remains person, institution, or organization that conveys
   25  bodies or any part thereof within, parts of bodies into, or out
   26  of the state for medical or dental education or research
   27  purposes. A nontransplant anatomical donation organization need
   28  not be accredited as required by this section until July 1, 2013
   29  shall notify the anatomical board of such intent and receive
   30  approval from the board.
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   33         And the title is amended as follows:
   34         Delete lines 31 - 42
   35  and insert:
   36         authorizing certain accredited schools and
   37         organizations to convey human remains in or out of the
   38         state for medical or research purposes; deleting
   39         provisions relating to