HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                Bill No. CS/HB 141   Barcode 634697
    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Lynn offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 103, between lines 2 and 3 of the bill
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17         Section 39.  Section 395.1024, F.S., is created to
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20  395.1024  Patients Consenting to Adoptions; Protocols
21           (1)  Each licensed facility shall adopt a protocol
22  that at a minimum provides for facility staff to be
23  knowledgeable of the waiting periods, revocation and the
24  contents of the consent to adoption as contained in s.
25  63.082(4), and describes the supportive and unbiased manner in
26  which facility staff will interact with birth parents and
27  prospective adoptive parents regarding the adoption, in
28  particular during the waiting period required in s.
29  63.082(4)(b) before consenting to an adoption.
30         (2)  The protocol shall be in writing and be provided
31  upon request to any birth parent or prospective adoptive
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    File original & 9 copies    03/06/01                          
    hjc0003                     02:53 pm         00141-0027-634697

HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 141 Barcode 634697 Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only) 1 parent of a child born in the facility. 2 3 4 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 5 And the title is amended as follows: 6 On page 5, line 4 after the semicolon 7 8 insert: 9 creating s. 383.3104, F.S.; requiring a 10 licensed facility to adopt protocol for staff 11 concerning adoption; 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 03/06/01 hjc0003 02:53 pm 00141-0027-634697