Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1756
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Harrell) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete line 209
    4  and insert:
    5  parent’s his or her religious tenets or practices or conscience.
    6  For a conscience-based exemption, the exemption form must
    7  include a positive indication that the parent claiming such
    8  exemption has consulted with a physician licensed under chapter
    9  458 or chapter 459 or an advanced practice registered nurse
   10  licensed under chapter 464 about the benefits and risks
   11  associated with the vaccinations required under subsection (3)
   12  before claiming the exemption. The form must be signed by the
   13  physician or advanced practice registered nurse to attest that
   14  the consultation was performed. The department shall ensure that
   15  such consultations are available, either in person or by
   16  electronic means, at no cost at county health departments or
   17  other locations. The department shall adopt rules to implement
   18  this paragraph’s consultation requirement for a conscience-based
   19  exemption;
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   22  And the title is amended as follows:
   23         Delete line 42
   24  and insert:
   25         such exemptions; requiring that the department ensure
   26         certain consultations are available at no cost at
   27         county health departments or other locations;
   28         requiring the department to adopt rules; revising
   29         requirements and procedures