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Introduced Session

An act relating to death with dignity; creating ch. 764, F.S., to be entitled “Personal Autonomy”; creating s. 764.101, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 764.102, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 764.103, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; creating s. 764.104, F.S.; providing criteria for individuals to request certain medication as qualified patients; providing criteria to demonstrate residency; requiring qualified patients to make both verbal and written requests for medication; providing requirements and waiting periods for such requests; providing requirements for a form for written requests; specifying requirements for the valid execution of the form; authorizing a qualified patient to rescind a request at any time and in any manner; creating s. 764.105, F.S.; specifying requirements for attending physicians; authorizing an attending physician to sign a qualified patient’s death certificate; specifying requirements for consulting physicians; specifying recordkeeping requirements; requiring certain health care providers to report certain information to the Department of Health; requiring the department to annually review certain records for compliance and publish a report on activities and compliance; requiring the department to adopt rules for a specified purpose; creating s. 764.106, F.S.; making certain provisions of certain legal instruments void and unenforceable under certain circumstances; prohibiting an individual’s decisions or actions under certain provisions from affecting the sale, procurement, or issuance of certain insurance policies or the rates charged for such policies; creating s. 764.107, F.S.; providing criminal penalties, liabilities, and immunities; defining terms; authorizing employing health care providers to prohibit health care providers from participating under the act while on the premises of facilities that they own or operate if they have provided prior notice of their policy; authorizing employing health care providers to impose specified sanctions against its facilities, operators, and other employees for violating such policies; providing construction; requiring the sanctioning health care providers to use due process procedures when imposing such sanctions; providing that certain sanctions may not be the sole basis for certain disciplinary action against a health care provider’s license; providing construction; creating s. 764.108, F.S.; authorizing claims for costs and attorney fees in certain circumstances; creating s. 764.109, F.S.; providing construction and severability; providing an effective date.

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Victor Torres (D)*, 

Died in Health Policy (on 03/08/2024)

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