SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 138   Barcode 754366
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11  Senator Campbell moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 101, between lines 17 and 18,
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17         Section 34.  Section 395.1024, Florida Statutes, is
18  created to read:
19         395.1024  Patients Consenting to Adoptions;
20  Protocols.--
21         (1)  Each licensed facility shall adopt a protocol
22  that, at a minimum, provides for facility staff to be
23  knowledgeable of the waiting periods, revocation and the
24  contents of the consent to adoption as contained in s.
25  63.082(4), and describes the supportive and unbiased manner in
26  which facility staff will interact with birth parents and
27  prospective adoptive parents regarding the adoption, in
28  particular during the waiting period required in s.
29  63.082(4)(b) before consenting to an adoption.
30         (2)  The protocol shall be in writing and be provided
31  upon request to any birth parent or prospective parent of a
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 138 Barcode 754366 Amendment No. ___ 1 child born in the facility. 2 Section 35. Section 383.310, Florida Statutes, is 3 created to read: 4 383.310 Patients Consenting to Adoptions; Protocols.-- 5 (1) Each licensed facility shall adopt a protocol 6 that, at a minimum, provides for facility staff to be 7 knowledgeable of the waiting periods, revocation and the 8 contents of the consent to adoption as contained in s. 9 63.082(4), and describes the supportive and unbiased manner in 10 which facility staff will interact with birth parents and 11 prospective adoptive parents regarding the adoption, in 12 particular during the waiting period required in s. 13 63.082(4)(b) before consenting to an adoption. 14 (2) The protocol shall be in writing and be provided 15 upon request to any birth parent or prospective parent of a 16 child born in the facility. 17 18 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 19 20 21 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 22 And the title is amended as follows: 23 On page 4, line 28, after the semicolon 24 25 insert: 26 creating s. 395.1024, F.S.; requiring a 27 licensed facility to adopt protocol for staff 28 concerning adoption; creating s. 383.310, F.S.; 29 requiring a licensed facility to adopt protocol 30 for staff concerning adoption; 31 2 12:45 PM 03/20/01 s0138.cf33.b3