Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1764
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  02/03/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Flores) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 467.016, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    6  read
    7         467.016 Informed consent.—The department shall develop a
    8  uniform client informed consent informed-consent form to be used
    9  by the midwife to obtain the client’s consent for the provision
   10  of midwifery services and to inform the client of:
   11         (1) The qualifications of a licensed midwife; and
   12         (2) The nature and risk of the procedures to be used by a
   13  licensed midwife; and to obtain the client’s consent for the
   14  provision of midwifery services
   15         (3) The option to obtain medical care from a licensed
   16  physician or certified nurse midwife;
   17         (4) The hospital admitting privileges of the licensed
   18  midwife; and
   19         (5) The professional liability insurance status of the
   20  licensed midwife.
   21         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
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   23  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   24  And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   26  and insert:
   27                        A bill to be entitled                      
   28         An act relating to informed consent for midwifery
   29         services; amending s. 467.016, F.S.; requiring a
   30         licensed midwife to inform the client of specified
   31         information; providing an effective date.