Amendment SA1-SB737

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 737

February 7, 2018 - Offered by Senator Darling.

SB737-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB737-SA1,1,3 1. Page 3, line 1: after “department" insert “or, if applicable, the county department".

SB737-SA1,1,5 2. Page 3, line 20: delete the material beginning with “, if" and ending with “applicable," on line 21.

SB737-SA1,1,6 3. Page 4, line 6: after that line insert:

SB737-SA1,1,7 “ Section 2m. 51.14 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB737-SA1,2,6 51.14 (3) (a) A minor 14 years of age or older or a person acting on behalf of the minor may petition the mental health review officer in the county in which the minor's parent or guardian has residence for a review of a refusal or inability of the minor's parent or guardian to provide the informed consent for outpatient mental health treatment required under s. 51.61 (6). For a minor on whose behalf consent for outpatient treatment was provided by the minor's parent or guardian despite the minor's refusal, the treatment director of the outpatient facility shall file a petition for review of the informed consent on behalf of the minor. If consent of a parent or guardian of the minor is not obtained during the 30-day treatment period as described in s. 51.138 (3), the treatment director of the outpatient mental health treatment provider shall file a petition to initiate review of outpatient health treatment of a minor receiving treatment under s. 51.138.”.

SB737-SA1,2,7 (End)