Florida Senate - 2016                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 12
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             02/23/2016 10:46 AM       .                                
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       Senator Latvala moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 3867 and 3868
    4  insert:
    5         Section 70. The Secretary of the Department of Children and
    6  Families will appoint a workgroup to consider the feasibility of
    7  individuals using advance directives to express the treatment
    8  wishes for substance use disorders. The workgroup shall be
    9  composed of individuals with expertise in the treatment of
   10  substance use disorders. The workgroup must review the use of
   11  advance directives in mental health, the use of advance
   12  directives for substance use disorders in other states, and the
   13  use of similar legal instruments to express the treatment wishes
   14  of individuals suffering from substance use disorder. The
   15  workgroup will provide a report to the Governor, President of
   16  the Senate, and Speaker of the House by January 1, 2017. The
   17  report must include recommendations on the feasibility of using
   18  advance directives for individuals with substance use disorders
   19  and recommendations for any law changes or changes in agency
   20  rules. The members of the workgroup are not entitled to
   21  reimbursement from the Department of Children and Families for
   22  travel for workgroup meetings unless they are employees of the
   23  department. This section expires May 6, 2017.
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   26  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   27  And the title is amended as follows:
   28         Delete line 205
   29  and insert:
   30         conforming cross-references; requiring the Department
   31         of Children and Families to create a workgroup on the
   32         use of advance directives for substance use disorders;
   33         requiring a report to the Governor, President of the
   34         Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives;
   35         providing an effective