Bill Text: FL S7000 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: OGSR/Nonviable Birth Certificates
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-25 - Chapter No. 2022-8 [S7000 Detail]
Download: Florida-2022-S7000-Introduced.html
Bill Title: OGSR/Nonviable Birth Certificates
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-25 - Chapter No. 2022-8 [S7000 Detail]
Download: Florida-2022-S7000-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 7000 By the Committee on Health Policy 588-01044-22 20227000__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to a review under the Open Government 3 Sunset Review Act; amending s. 382.008, F.S., which 4 provides an exemption from public records requirements 5 for certain information included in nonviable birth 6 certificates; removing the scheduled repeal of the 7 exemption; providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 382.008, Florida 12 Statutes, is amended to read: 13 382.008 Death, fetal death, and nonviable birth 14 registration.— 15 (8)(a) The original nonviable birth certificate shall 16 contain all of the information required by the department for 17 legal, social, and health research purposes. The department may 18 issue a certified copy of an original nonviable birth 19 certificate which includes the confidential and exempt 20 information: 21 1. To the fetus’ parent; 22 2. To any local, state, or federal agency for official 23 purposes upon approval by the department; or 24 3. Upon the order of any court of competent jurisdiction. 25 (b) All information relating to the cause of death and 26 parentage of a nonviable fetus, the marital status of such 27 fetus’ parent, and any medical information included in nonviable 28 birth records held by a state agency is confidential and exempt 29 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 30 Constitution, but may be released for health research purposes 31 as approved by the department. 32 (c) The department shall authorize the issuance of a 33 certified copy of all or part of an original nonviable birth 34 certificate, excluding any information that is confidential and 35 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 36 Constitution, to any person requesting such copy, pursuant to 37 paragraph (b), upon receipt of a request and payment of the fee 38 prescribed in s. 382.0255. 39(d) This subsection is subject to the Open Government40Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand41repealed on October 2, 2022, unless reviewed and saved from42repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.43 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022.