SB 578 (2014) -  Domestic Partners

General Bill by Sobel (CO-SPONSORS) Margolis; Joyner; Soto; Bullard; Smith
Domestic Partners: Requiring a facility providing mental health services to authorize access to a patient by his or her domestic partner; adding “domestic partner” to the definition of the term “patient representative” as it relates to the Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act; establishing requirements for domestic partnership; identifying rights afforded to domestic partners; providing for termination of a domestic partnership; providing that a domestic partner may serve as a health care proxy, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2014
Last Event: 05/02/14 S Died in Health Policy on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
  • Community Affairs
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  • Judiciary

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 439 Subject: Florida Families Act Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Health Policy Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 47 Time: 03/04/2014 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Community Affairs; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 48 Time: 01/10/2014 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/03/2014 - 12:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
28.24 HB 439, SB 460
382.009 HB 439, SB 934, HB 7129
394.459 HB 439
400.022 CS/HB 91, HB 439, CS/SB 508, SB 938, HB 7133
406.50 HB 439
408.051 HB 439
429.28 CS/HB 91, CS/CS/SB 248, HB 439, CS/SB 508, CS/CS/CS/HB 573
429.85 CS/HB 91, HB 439, CS/SB 508
446.50 HB 439
497.005 HB 439, SB 934, HB 7129
497.152 HB 439
741.01 HB 439, SB 938, HB 7133
741.501 HB 439
741.502 HB 439
741.503 HB 439
741.504 HB 439
741.505 HB 439
741.506 HB 439
741.507 HB 439
741.508 HB 439
741.509 HB 439
741.510 HB 439
765.105 HB 439
765.401 HB 439
765.512 HB 439
765.517 HB 439
872.04 HB 439