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FL Stat § 765.303 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part III - Life-Prolonging Procedures (Ss. 765.301-765.309)|765.303 - Suggested form of a living will.

765.303 Suggested form of a living will.—(1) A living will may, BUT NEED NOT, be in the following form:Living WillDeclaration made this   day of  ,   (year)  , I,   , willfully and voluntarily make known my desire that my dying not be artificially prolonged under the circumstances set forth below, and I do hereby declare that, if at any time I am incapacitated and  (initial)   I have a terminal conditionor   (initial)   I have an end-stage conditionor   (initial)   I am in a persistent vegetative stateand if my primary physician and another consulting physician have determined that there is no reasonable medical probability of my recovery from such condition, I direct that life-prolonging procedures be withheld or withdrawn when the application of such procedures would serve only to prolong artificially the process of dying, and that I be permitted to die naturally with only the administration of medication or the performance of any medical procedure deemed necessary to provide me with comfort care or to alleviate pain.It is my intention that this declaration be honored by my family and physician as the final expression of my legal right to refuse medical or surgical treatment and to accept the consequences for such refusal.In the event that I have been determined to be unable to provide express and informed consent regarding the withholding, withdrawal, or continuation of life-prolonging procedures, I wish to designate, as my surrogate to carry out the provisions of this declaration:Name: Address:       Zip Code:  Phone:    I understand the full import of this declaration, and I am emotionally and mentally competent to make this declaration.Additional Instructions (optional):     (Signed)  Witness  Address  Phone  Witness  Address  Phone (2) The principal’s failure to designate a surrogate shall not invalidate the living will.History.—s. 4, ch. 92-199; s. 35, ch. 99-6; s. 26, ch. 99-331; s. 12, ch. 2000-295; s. 15, ch. 2015-153.
FL Stat § 765.304 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part III - Life-Prolonging Procedures (Ss. 765.301-765.309)|765.304 - Procedure for living will.

765.304 Procedure for living will.—(1) If a person has made a living will expressing his or her desires concerning life-prolonging procedures, but has not designated a surrogate to execute his or her wishes concerning life-prolonging procedures or designated a surrogate under part II, the person’s primary physician may proceed as directed by the principal in the living will. In the event of a dispute or disagreement concerning the primary physician’s decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures, the primary physician shall not withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures pending review under s. 765.105. If a review of a disputed decision is not sought within 7 days following the primary physician’s decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures, the primary physician may proceed in accordance with the principal’s instructions.(2) Before proceeding in accordance with the principal’s living will, it must be determined that:(a) The principal does not have a reasonable medical probability of recovering capacity so that the right could be exercised directly by the principal.(b) The principal has a terminal condition, has an end-stage condition, or is in a persistent vegetative state.(c) Any limitations or conditions expressed orally or in a written declaration have been carefully considered and satisfied.History.—s. 4, ch. 92-199; s. 10, ch. 94-183; s. 27, ch. 99-331; s. 16, ch. 2015-153.
FL Stat § 765.305 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part III - Life-Prolonging Procedures (Ss. 765.301-765.309)|765.305 - Procedure in absence of a living will.

765.305 Procedure in absence of a living will.—(1) In the absence of a living will, the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures from a patient may be made by a health care surrogate designated by the patient pursuant to part II unless the designation limits the surrogate’s authority to consent to the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures.(2) Before exercising the incompetent patient’s right to forego treatment, the surrogate must be satisfied that:(a) The patient does not have a reasonable medical probability of recovering capacity so that the right could be exercised by the patient.(b) The patient has an end-stage condition, the patient is in a persistent vegetative state, or the patient’s physical condition is terminal.History.—s. 4, ch. 92-199; s. 28, ch. 99-331; s. 13, ch. 2000-295.
FL Stat § 765.306 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part III - Life-Prolonging Procedures (Ss. 765.301-765.309)|765.306 - Determination of patient condition.

765.306 Determination of patient condition.—In determining whether the patient has a terminal condition, has an end-stage condition, or is in a persistent vegetative state or may recover capacity, or whether a medical condition or limitation referred to in an advance directive exists, the patient’s primary physician and at least one other consulting physician must separately examine the patient. The findings of each such examination must be documented in the patient’s medical record and signed by each examining physician before life-prolonging procedures may be withheld or withdrawn.History.—s. 4, ch. 92-199; s. 13, ch. 94-183; s. 29, ch. 99-331; s. 14, ch. 2000-295; s. 17, ch. 2015-153.
FL Stat § 765.309 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part III - Life-Prolonging Procedures (Ss. 765.301-765.309)|765.309 - Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished.

765.309 Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished.—(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or euthanasia, or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying.(2) The withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures from a patient in accordance with any provision of this chapter does not, for any purpose, constitute a suicide.History.—s. 4, ch. 92-199.
FL Stat § 765.404 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part IV - Absence of Advance Directive (Ss. 765.401, 765.404)|765.404 - Persistent vegetative state.

765.404 Persistent vegetative state.—For persons in a persistent vegetative state, as determined by the person’s primary physician in accordance with currently accepted medical standards, who have no advance directive and for whom there is no evidence indicating what the person would have wanted under such conditions, and for whom, after a reasonably diligent inquiry, no family or friends are available or willing to serve as a proxy to make health care decisions for them, life-prolonging procedures may be withheld or withdrawn under the following conditions:(1) The person has a judicially appointed guardian representing his or her best interest with authority to consent to medical treatment; and(2) The guardian and the person’s primary physician, in consultation with the medical ethics committee of the facility where the patient is located, conclude that the condition is permanent and that there is no reasonable medical probability for recovery and that withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging procedures is in the best interest of the patient. If there is no medical ethics committee at the facility, the facility must have an arrangement with the medical ethics committee of another facility or with a community-based ethics committee approved by the Florida Bio-ethics Network. The ethics committee shall review the case with the guardian, in consultation with the person’s primary physician, to determine whether the condition is permanent and there is no reasonable medical probability for recovery. The individual committee members and the facility associated with an ethics committee shall not be held liable in any civil action related to the performance of any duties required in this subsection.History.—s. 33, ch. 99-331; s. 18, ch. 2015-153.
FL Stat § 765.510 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)|765.510 - Legislative declaration.

765.510 Legislative declaration.—Because of the rapid medical progress in the fields of tissue and organ preservation, transplantation of tissue, and tissue culture, and because it is in the public interest to aid the medical developments in these fields, the Legislature in enacting this part intends to encourage and aid the development of reconstructive medicine and surgery and the development of medical research by facilitating premortem and postmortem authorizations for donations of tissue and organs. It is the purpose of this part to regulate the gift of a body or parts of a body, the gift to be made after the death of a donor.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 113, ch. 75-220; s. 3, ch. 84-264; s. 60, ch. 2001-226.Note.—Created from former s. 736.21; s. 732.910.
FL Stat § 765.513 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)|765.513 - Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.

765.513 Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.—(1) The following persons or entities may become donees of anatomical gifts of bodies or parts of them for the purposes stated:(a) Any procurement organization or accredited medical or dental school, college, or university for education, research, therapy, or transplantation.(b) Any individual specified by name for therapy or transplantation needed by him or her.(c) The anatomical board or a nontransplant anatomical donation organization, as defined in s. 406.49, for donation of the whole body for medical or dental education or research.(2) If multiple purposes are set forth in the document of gift but are not set forth in any priority order, the anatomical gift shall be used first for transplantation or therapy, if suitable. If the gift cannot be used for transplantation or therapy, the gift may be used for research or education.(3) The Legislature declares that the public policy of this state prohibits restrictions on the possible recipients of an anatomical gift on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical disability, health status, marital status, or economic status, and such restrictions are void and unenforceable.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 45, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 94-305; s. 975, ch. 97-102; s. 7, ch. 98-68; s. 63, ch. 2001-226; s. 3, ch. 2009-218; s. 20, ch. 2013-138.Note.—Created from former s. 736.24; s. 732.913.
FL Stat § 765.515 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)|765.515 - Delivery of donor document.

765.515 Delivery of donor document.—(1) If an anatomical gift is made pursuant to s. 765.521, the completed donor registration card shall be delivered to the department, and the department must communicate the donor’s intent to the donor registry, but delivery is not necessary to the validity of the gift. If the donor withdraws the gift, the records of the department must be updated to reflect such withdrawal, and the department must communicate the withdrawal to the donor registry for the purpose of updating the registry.(2) If an anatomical gift is made by the donor to a specified donee, the document of gift, other than a will, may be delivered to the donee to expedite the appropriate procedures immediately after death, but delivery is not necessary to the validity of the gift. The document of gift may be deposited in any hospital, bank, storage facility, or registry office that accepts such documents for safekeeping or to facilitate the donation of organs and tissue after death.(3) At the request of any interested party upon or after the donor’s death, the person in possession shall produce the document of gift for examination.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 45, ch. 75-220; s. 2, ch. 83-171; s. 1, ch. 87-372; s. 7, ch. 95-423; s. 33, ch. 96-418; s. 9, ch. 98-68; s. 65, ch. 2001-226; s. 17, ch. 2008-9; s. 4, ch. 2008-223; s. 5, ch. 2009-218.Note.—Created from former s. 736.26; s. 732.915.
FL Stat § 765.51551 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)|765.51551 - Donor registry; public records exemption.

765.51551 Donor registry; public records exemption.—(1) Information held in the donor registry which identifies a donor is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.(2) Such information may be disclosed to the following:(a) Procurement organizations that have been certified by the agency for the purpose of ascertaining or effectuating the existence of a gift under s. 765.522.(b) Persons engaged in bona fide research if the person agrees to:1. Submit a research plan to the agency which specifies the exact nature of the information requested and the intended use of the information;2. Maintain the confidentiality of the records or information if personal identifying information is made available to the researcher;3. Destroy any confidential records or information obtained after the research is concluded; and4. Not directly or indirectly contact, for any purpose, any donor or donee.History.—s. 1, ch. 2008-222; s. 7, ch. 2009-218; s. 1, ch. 2013-65.
FL Stat § 765.516 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)|765.516 - Donor amendment or revocation of anatomical gift.

765.516 Donor amendment or revocation of anatomical gift.—(1) A donor may amend the terms of or revoke an anatomical gift by:(a) The execution and delivery to the donee of a signed statement witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.(b) An oral statement that is made in the presence of two persons, one of whom is not a family member, and communicated to the donor’s family or attorney or to the donee. An oral statement is effective only if the procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician or technician has actual notice of the oral amendment or revocation before an incision is made to the decedent’s body or an invasive procedure to prepare the recipient has begun.(c) A statement made during a terminal illness or injury addressed to the primary physician, who must communicate the revocation of the gift to the procurement organization.(d) A signed document found on or about the donor’s person.(e) Removing his or her name from the donor registry.(f) A later-executed document of gift which amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency.(g) By the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift or the destruction or cancellation of that portion of the document of gift used to make the gift with the intent to revoke the gift.(2) Any anatomical gift made by a will may also be amended or revoked in the manner provided for the amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in paragraph (1)(a).History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 113, ch. 75-220; s. 3, ch. 83-171; s. 8, ch. 95-423; s. 977, ch. 97-102; s. 10, ch. 98-68; s. 66, ch. 2001-226; s. 3, ch. 2003-46; s. 6, ch. 2008-223; s. 8, ch. 2009-218; s. 19, ch. 2015-153.Note.—Created from former s. 736.27; s. 732.916.
FL Stat § 765.518 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)|765.518 - Eye banks.

765.518 Eye banks.—(1) Any state, county, district, or other public hospital may purchase and provide the necessary facilities and equipment to establish and maintain an eye bank for restoration of sight purposes.(2) The Department of Education may have prepared, printed, and distributed:(a) A form document of gift for a gift of the eyes.(b) An eye bank register consisting of the names of persons who have executed documents for the gift of their eyes.(c) Wallet cards reciting the document of gift.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 45, ch. 75-220; s. 462, ch. 77-147; s. 68, ch. 2001-226.Note.—Created from former s. 736.29; s. 732.918.
FL Stat § 765.5185 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)|765.5185 - Corneal removal by medical examiners.

765.5185 Corneal removal by medical examiners.—(1) In any case in which a patient is in need of corneal tissue for a transplant, a district medical examiner or an appropriately qualified designee with training in ophthalmologic techniques may, upon request of any eye bank authorized under s. 765.518, provide the cornea of a decedent whenever all of the following conditions are met:(a) A decedent who may provide a suitable cornea for the transplant is under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner and an autopsy is required in accordance with s. 406.11.(b) No objection by the next of kin of the decedent is known by the medical examiner.(c) The removal of the cornea will not interfere with the subsequent course of an investigation or autopsy.(2) Neither the district medical examiner nor the medical examiner’s appropriately qualified designee nor any eye bank authorized under s. 765.518 may be held liable in any civil or criminal action for failure to obtain consent of the next of kin.History.—s. 1, ch. 77-172; s. 1, ch. 78-191; s. 979, ch. 97-102; s. 69, ch. 2001-226; s. 111, ch. 2002-1.Note.—Former s. 732.9185.
FL Stat § 765.519 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)|765.519 - Enucleation of eyes by licensed funeral directors.

765.519 Enucleation of eyes by licensed funeral directors.—With respect to a gift of an eye as provided for in this part, a licensed funeral director as defined in chapter 497 who has completed a course in eye enucleation and has received a certificate of competence from the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Florida School of Medicine, the University of South Florida School of Medicine, or the University of Miami School of Medicine may enucleate eyes for gift after proper certification of death by a physician and in compliance with the intent of the gift as defined in this chapter. No properly certified funeral director acting in accordance with the terms of this part shall have any civil or criminal liability for eye enucleation.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 45, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 80-157; s. 70, ch. 2001-226; s. 148, ch. 2004-301.Note.—Created from former s. 736.31; s. 732.919.
FL Stat § 765.521 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)|765.521 - Donations as part of driver license or identification card process.

765.521 Donations as part of driver license or identification card process.—(1) The agency and the department shall develop and implement a program encouraging and allowing persons to make anatomical gifts as a part of the process of issuing identification cards and issuing and renewing driver licenses. The donor registration card distributed by the department shall include the information required by the uniform donor card under s. 765.514 and such additional information as determined necessary by the department. The department shall also develop and implement a program to identify donors which includes notations on identification cards, driver licenses, and driver records or such other methods as the department develops to clearly indicate the individual’s intent to make an anatomical gift. A notation on an individual’s driver license or identification card that the individual intends to make an anatomical gift satisfies all requirements for consent to organ or tissue donation. The agency shall provide the necessary supplies and forms from funds appropriated from general revenue or contributions from interested voluntary, nonprofit organizations. The department shall provide the necessary recordkeeping system from funds appropriated from general revenue. The department and the agency shall incur no liability in connection with the performance of any acts authorized herein.(2) The department shall maintain an integrated link on its website referring a visitor renewing a driver license or conducting other business to the donor registry operated under s. 765.5155.(3) The department, after consultation with and concurrence by the agency, shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section according to the provisions of chapter 120.(4) Funds expended by the agency to carry out the intent of this section may not be taken from funds appropriated for patient care.History.—s. 1, ch. 75-71; s. 1, ch. 77-16; s. 463, ch. 77-147; s. 1, ch. 77-174; ss. 1, 2, ch. 80-134; s. 5, ch. 83-171; s. 10, ch. 95-423; s. 71, ch. 2001-226; s. 8, ch. 2008-223; s. 10, ch. 2009-218; s. 62, ch. 2016-239.Note.—Former s. 732.921.
FL Stat § 765.541 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIV - Civil Rights|Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives|Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)|765.541 - Certification of procurement organizations; agency responsibilities.

765.541 Certification of procurement organizations; agency responsibilities.—The agency shall:(1) Establish a program for the certification of organizations, corporations, or other entities engaged in the procurement of organs, tissues, and eyes for transplantation.(2) Adopt rules that set forth appropriate standards and guidelines for the program in accordance with ss. 765.541-765.546 and part II of chapter 408. These standards and guidelines must be substantially based on the existing laws of the Federal Government and this state and the existing standards and guidelines of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB), the South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation (SEOPF), the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO), and the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA). In addition, the agency shall, before adopting these standards and guidelines, seek input from all procurement organizations based in this state.(3) Collect, keep, and make available to the Governor and the Legislature information regarding the numbers and disposition of organs, tissues, and eyes procured by each certified procurement organization.(4) Monitor procurement organizations for program compliance.(5) Provide for the administration of the Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation Advisory Board.History.—ss. 2, 9, ch. 91-271; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 94-305; s. 33, ch. 2003-1; s. 201, ch. 2007-230; s. 13, ch. 2009-218.Note.—Former s. 381.6021.