HB 0361CS

CHAMBER ACTION




1The Civil Justice Committee recommends the following:
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3     Council/Committee Substitute
4     Remove the entire bill and insert:
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A bill to be entitled
7An act relating to the Blood Donor Protection Act;
8creating s. 381.0043, F.S.; providing a popular name;
9providing that no blood bank or subsidiary or affiliate
10thereof or employee or agent of a blood bank or subsidiary
11or affiliate thereof may be compelled to disclose the
12identity or identifying characteristics of any person who
13donates blood or any blood components; providing an
14exception; providing an effective date.
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16Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18     Section 1.  Section 381.0043, Florida Statutes, is created
19to read:
20     381.0043  Blood Donor Protection Act; blood and blood
21component donors; confidentiality.--
22     (1)  This section may be cited as the "Blood Donor
23Protection Act."
24     (2)  No blood bank or subsidiary or affiliate thereof or
25employee or agent of a blood bank or subsidiary or affiliate
26thereof may be compelled to disclose the identity or identifying
27characteristics of any person who donates blood or any blood
28components. This subsection shall not apply if written consent
29to disclose the donor's identity or any identifying
30characteristics is obtained from the individual donating blood
31or blood components and shall not apply to preclude disclosure
32to any local, state, or federal governmental public health
33authority as required by law.
34     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.


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