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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
SENATE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE BILL 737
February 7, 2018 - Offered by Senator Darling.
SB737-SA1,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
SB737-SA1,1,3 21. Page 3, line 1: after “department" insert “or, if applicable, the county
3department
".
SB737-SA1,1,5 42. Page 3, line 20: delete the material beginning with “, if" and ending with
5“applicable," on line 21.
SB737-SA1,1,6 63. Page 4, line 6: after that line insert:
SB737-SA1,1,7 7 Section 2m. 51.14 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB737-SA1,2,68 51.14 (3) (a) A minor 14 years of age or older or a person acting on behalf of the
9minor may petition the mental health review officer in the county in which the
10minor's parent or guardian has residence for a review of a refusal or inability of the
11minor's parent or guardian to provide the informed consent for outpatient mental
12health treatment required under s. 51.61 (6). For a minor on whose behalf consent
13for outpatient treatment was provided by the minor's parent or guardian despite the

1minor's refusal, the treatment director of the outpatient facility shall file a petition
2for review of the informed consent on behalf of the minor. If consent of a parent or
3guardian of the minor is not obtained during the 30-day treatment period as
4described in s. 51.138 (3), the treatment director of the outpatient mental health
5treatment provider shall file a petition to initiate review of outpatient health
6treatment of a minor receiving treatment under s. 51.138.
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