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HB 573: Domestic Partners

GENERAL BILL by Jenne

Domestic Partners; Requires facility providing mental health services to authorize access to patient by domestic partner; establishes requirements for domestic partnership; identifies rights afforded to domestic partners; provides for termination of domestic partnership; authorizes domestic partner to serve as health care proxy.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/3/2015 House • Filed
    2/11/2015 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 49
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 49
    4/28/2015 House • Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee

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  • HB 573, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2015 at 3:21 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 854 Domestic Partners Sobel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)

    Citations - Statutes (27)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.24 Service charges. Page 4 (pdf)
    382.009 Recognition of brain death under certain circumstances. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.459 Rights of patients. Page 5 (pdf)
    400.022 Residents’ rights. Page 6 (pdf)
    406.50 Unclaimed remains; disposition, procedure. Page 7 (pdf)
    408.051 Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act. Page 9 (pdf)
    429.28 Resident bill of rights. Page 9 (pdf)
    429.85 Residents’ bill of rights. Page 10 (pdf)
    446.50 Displaced homemakers; multiservice programs; report to the Legislature; Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund created. Page 10 (pdf)
    497.005 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf)
    497.152 Disciplinary grounds. Page 12 (pdf)
    741.01 County court judge or clerk of the circuit court to issue marriage license; fee. Page 13 (pdf)
    741.501 Page 14 (pdf)
    741.502 Page 15 (pdf)
    741.503 Page 16 (pdf)
    741.504 Page 17 (pdf)
    741.505 Page 18 (pdf)
    741.506 Page 18 (pdf)
    741.507 Page 20 (pdf)
    741.508 Page 21 (pdf)
    741.509 Page 21 (pdf)
    741.510 Page 22 (pdf)
    765.105 Review of surrogate or proxy’s decision. Page 23 (pdf)
    765.401 The proxy. Page 24 (pdf)
    765.512 Persons who may make an anatomical gift. Page 26 (pdf)
    765.517 Rights and duties at death. Page 28 (pdf)
    872.04 Autopsies; consent required, exception. Page 28 (pdf)

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