Bill Amendment: FL H0005 | 2022 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality

Status: 2022-04-15 - Chapter No. 2022-69 [H0005 Detail]

Download: Florida-2022-H0005-Senate_Floor_Amendment_477126.html

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       Florida Senate - 2022                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 5
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Taddeo moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 225 - 242
    4  and insert:
    5         (a) The physician certifies Two physicians certify in
    6  writing that, in reasonable medical judgment, the termination of
    7  the pregnancy is necessary to save the pregnant woman’s life or
    8  avert a serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical
    9  impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman
   10  other than a psychological condition.
   11         (b) The physician certifies in writing that, in reasonable
   12  medical judgment, there is a medical necessity for legitimate
   13  emergency medical procedures for termination of the pregnancy to
   14  save the pregnant woman’s life or avert a serious risk of
   15  imminent substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a
   16  major bodily function of the pregnant woman other than a
   17  psychological condition, and another physician is not available
   18  for consultation.
   19         (c) The fetus has not achieved viability under s.
   20  390.01112, and the physician certifies in writing that, in
   21  reasonable medical judgement, the fetus has a fatal fetal
   22  abnormality.
   23         Section 5. Subsection (1) of s. 390.01112, Florida
   24  Statutes, is amended to read:
   25         390.01112 Termination of pregnancies during viability.—
   26         (1) A physician may not perform a No termination of
   27  pregnancy shall be performed on any human being if the physician
   28  determines that, in reasonable medical judgment, the fetus has
   29  achieved viability, unless:
   30         (a) The physician certifies Two physicians certify in
   31  writing that, in reasonable medical judgment, the termination of
   32  the pregnancy is necessary to save the pregnant woman’s life or
   33  avert a serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical
   34  impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman
   35  other than a psychological condition; or
   36         (b) The physician certifies in writing that, in reasonable
   37  medical judgment, there is a medical necessity for legitimate
   38  emergency medical procedures for termination of the pregnancy to
   39  save the pregnant woman’s life or avert a serious risk of
   40  imminent substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a
   41  major bodily function of the pregnant woman other than a
   42  psychological condition, and another physician is not available
   43  for consultation.
   44  
   45  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   46  And the title is amended as follows:
   47         Delete line 25
   48  and insert:
   49         providing and revising exceptions; amending s.
   50         390.01112, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
   51         by the act; amending s. 390.0112, F.S.;