Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1516
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/27/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Rules (Harrell) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 310 - 327
    4  and insert:
    5         5. The evaluation and encouragement of an efficient living
    6  organ donor process.
    7         6. The potential opportunities and incentives for organ
    8  transplantation research.
    9         7. The best practices for organ transplantation facilities
   10  and organ procurement organizations which promote the most
   11  efficient and effective outcomes for patients.
   12         8. The monitoring of organ procurement organizations.
   13         Section 8. Section 765.548, Florida Statutes, is created to
   14  read:
   15         765.548 Duties of the agency; organ donation.—
   16         (1) The agency shall do all of the following:
   17         (a) Monitor the operation of each organ transplantation
   18  facility and organ procurement organization located in this
   19  state.
   20         (b) Develop uniform statewide rules regarding organ
   21  donations. The rules must include the requirement that each
   22  hospital that performs organ transplants designate at least one
   23  employee or representative of