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Senator Dean moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 88 and 89,

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insert:

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     Section 4.  Section 395.1051, Florida Statutes, is amended

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to read:

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     395.1051  Duty to notify patients.--An appropriately trained

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person designated by each licensed facility shall inform each

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patient, or an individual identified pursuant to s. 765.401(1),

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in person about adverse incidents that result in serious harm to

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the patient. A licensed facility shall also notify patients at

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least 90 days in advance of any decision by the licensed facility

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to close a particular department or to cease providing specified

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medical services. The notification shall also be given to the

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affected medical staff. Notification of outcomes of care that

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result in harm to the patient under this section shall not

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constitute an acknowledgment or admission of liability, nor can

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it be introduced as evidence.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 12, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 395.1051, F.S.; requiring a licensed facility

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to notify patients in advance of any decision by the

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licensed facility to close a particular department or to

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cease providing specified medical services; requiring that

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notice also be given to affected medical staff;

4/23/2008  5:31:00 PM     3-08513-08