Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 620
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/09/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Brandes) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 382.011, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         382.011 Medical examiner determination of cause of death.—
    8         (1) In the case of any death or fetal death involving the
    9  circumstances due to causes or conditions listed in s. 406.11(1)
   10  s. 406.11, any death that occurred more than 12 months after the
   11  decedent was last treated by a primary or attending physician as
   12  defined in s. 382.008(3), or any death for which there is reason
   13  to believe that the death may have been due to an unlawful act
   14  or neglect, the funeral director or other person to whose
   15  attention the death may come shall refer the case to the
   16  district medical examiner of the county in which the death
   17  occurred or the body was found for investigation and
   18  determination of the cause of death.
   19         Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 406.06, Florida
   20  Statutes, is amended to read:
   21         406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension
   22  of medical examiners.—
   23         (3) District medical examiners and associate medical
   24  examiners shall be entitled to compensation and such reasonable
   25  salary and fees as are established by the board of county
   26  commissioners in the respective districts. However, a medical
   27  examiner or a county may not charge a member of the public a fee
   28  for an examination, investigation, or autopsy performed pursuant
   29  to s. 406.11.
   30         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2016.
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   32  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   33  And the title is amended as follows:
   34         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   35  and insert:
   36                        A bill to be entitled                      
   37         An act relating to medical examiners; amending s.
   38         382.011, F.S.; clarifying the circumstances under
   39         which a case must be referred to the district medical
   40         examiner for investigation and determination of the
   41         cause of death; amending s. 406.06, F.S.; prohibiting
   42         a medical examiner or a county from charging a fee for
   43         specified services; providing an effective date.