Purpose of proposed amendment is to update form used for notifying the Bureau of Vital Statistics of an adoption granted in Florida to add language relative to the Florida Putative Father Registry, to amend rule addressing legal name change to ...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Vital Statistics

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64V-1.0031: Birth Certificate Amendments by Adoption
64V-1.0033: Birth Certificate Amendment by Legal Change of Name; Judicial Process
64V-1.0061: Death and Fetal Death Registration
64V-1.016: Florida Putative Father Registry
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Purpose of proposed amendment is to update form used for notifying the Bureau of Vital Statistics of an adoption granted in Florida to add language relative to the Florida Putative Father Registry, to amend rule addressing legal name change to remove language regarding a name change granted in another state for which we have no legislative authority, to amend rule incorporating forms used in death and fetal death registration to add language relative to physician’s signature not constituting prima facie proof of cause of death and to update forms used in the registering, updating and search of the Florida Putative Father Registry as a result of 2008 legislation.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Certified Statement of Final Judgment of Adoption, Report of Legal Change of Name and Death and Fetal Death Certificates, Florida Putative Father Registry.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 63.054(3), (10), (14), 382.003(7), (10), 382.008, 382.015(6), 382.0255(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 63.054, 63.062(1), 63.152, 382.003(7), (10), (11), 68.07(4), 382.008, 382.015, 382.017, 382.0255(1) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kevin Wright, Operations Manager, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, P. O. Box 210, Jacksonville, Florida 32231-0042; [phone], ext. 1004. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice). If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Kevin Wright, Operations Manager, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, P. O. Box 210, Jacksonville, Florida 32231-0042; [phone], ext. 1004

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.