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2002 Florida Code
TITLE XXIX PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 383 MATERNITY AND INFANCY HYGIENE  
383.51   Confidentiality; identification of parent leaving newborn infant at hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station.

383.51  Confidentiality; identification of parent leaving newborn infant at hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station.--The identity of a parent who leaves a newborn infant at a hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station in accordance with s. 383.50 is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The identity of a parent leaving a child shall be disclosed to a person claiming to be a parent of the newborn infant. This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2007, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

History.--s. 1, ch. 2000-213; s. 1, ch. 2002-30.

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