HOUSE BILL No. 4172

 

February 11, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Meyer, Taub, Vander Veen, Stakoe and Brandenburg and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Public health code,"                                                       

                                                                                

    by amending section 5129 (MCL 333.5129), as amended by 1995                 

                                                                                

    PA 253.                                                                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 5129. (1) An individual arrested and charged with                      

                                                                                

2   violating section 448, 449, 449a, 450, 452, or 455 of the                   

                                                                                

3   Michigan penal code,  Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931,               

                                                                                

4   being sections 750.448, 750.449, 750.449a, 750.450, 750.452, and            

                                                                                

5   750.455 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.448,            

                                                                                

6   750.449, 750.449a, 750.450, 750.452, and 750.455, or a local                

                                                                                

7   ordinance prohibiting prostitution or engaging or offering to               

                                                                                

8   engage the services of a prostitute may, upon order of the court,           

                                                                                

9   be examined or tested to determine whether the individual has               

                                                                                

10  venereal disease, hepatitis B infection, HIV infection, or                  

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.  Examination or test results            

                                                                                

2   that indicate the presence of venereal disease, hepatitis B                 

                                                                                

3   infection, HIV infection, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome             

                                                                                

4   shall be reported to the defendant and, pursuant to sections 5114           

                                                                                

5   and 5114a, to the department and the appropriate local health               

                                                                                

6   department for partner notification.                                        

                                                                                

7       (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if an                     

                                                                                

8   individual is arrested and charged with violating section 145a,             

                                                                                

9   338, 338a, 338b, 448, 449, 449a, 450, 452, 455, 520b, 520c, 520d,           

                                                                                

10  520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code,  Act No. 328 of the               

                                                                                

11  Public Acts of 1931, being sections 750.145a, 750.338, 750.338a,            

                                                                                

12  750.338b, 750.448, 750.449, 750.449a, 750.450, 750.452, 750.455,            

                                                                                

13  750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g of the                 

                                                                                

14  Michigan Compiled Laws  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145a, 750.338,                 

                                                                                

15  750.338a, 750.338b, 750.448, 750.449, 750.449a, 750.450, 750.452,           

                                                                                

16  750.455, 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g, or           

                                                                                

17  section 7404 by intravenously using a controlled substance, or a            

                                                                                

18  local ordinance prohibiting prostitution, solicitation, gross               

                                                                                

19  indecency, or the intravenous use of a controlled substance, the            

                                                                                

20  judge or magistrate responsible for setting the individual's                

                                                                                

21  conditions of release pending trial shall distribute to the                 

                                                                                

22  individual the information on venereal disease and HIV                      

                                                                                

23  transmission required to be distributed by county clerks under              

                                                                                

24  section 5119(1) and shall recommend that the individual obtain              

                                                                                

25  additional information and counseling at a local health                     

                                                                                

26  department testing and counseling center regarding venereal                 

                                                                                

27  disease, hepatitis B infection, HIV infection, and acquired                 

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   immunodeficiency syndrome.  Counseling under this subsection                

                                                                                

2   shall be voluntary on the part of the individual.                           

                                                                                

3       (3) If a defendant is bound over to circuit court or                        

                                                                                

4   recorder's court for a violation of section 145a, 338, 338a,                

                                                                                

5   338b, 450, 452, 455, 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of  Act                

                                                                                

6   No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931  the Michigan penal code, 1931           

                                                                                

7   PA 328, MCL 750.145a, 750.338, 750.338a, 750.338b, 750.450,                 

                                                                                

8   750.452, 750.455, 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and               

                                                                                

9   750.520g, and the district court determines there is reason to              

                                                                                

10  believe the violation involved sexual penetration or exposure to            

                                                                                

11  a body fluid of the defendant, the district court shall order the           

                                                                                

12  defendant to be examined or tested for venereal disease and                 

                                                                                

13  hepatitis B infection and for the presence of HIV or an antibody            

                                                                                

14  to HIV.  Except as provided in subsection (5), (6), or (7), or as           

                                                                                

15  otherwise provided by law, the examinations and tests shall be              

                                                                                

16  confidentially administered by a licensed physician, the                    

                                                                                

17  department of  public  community health, or a local health                  

                                                                                

18  department.  The court also shall order the defendant to receive            

                                                                                

19  counseling regarding venereal disease, hepatitis B infection, HIV           

                                                                                

20  infection, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome including, at a           

                                                                                

21  minimum, information regarding treatment, transmission, and                 

                                                                                

22  protective measures.                                                        

                                                                                

23      (4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon                      

                                                                                

24  conviction of a defendant or the issuance by the probate court of           

                                                                                

25  an order adjudicating a child to be within the provisions of                

                                                                                

26  section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of  Act No. 288 of the Public               

                                                                                

27  Acts of 1939, being section 712A.2 of the Michigan Compiled Laws            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, for violating            

                                                                                

2   section 145a, 338, 338a, 338b, 448, 449, 449a, 450, 452, 455,               

                                                                                

3   520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of  Act No. 328 of the Public               

                                                                                

4   Acts of 1931, being sections 750.145a, 750.338, 750.338a,                   

                                                                                

5   750.338b, 750.448, 750.449, 750.449a, 750.450, 750.452, 750.455,            

                                                                                

6   750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g of the                 

                                                                                

7   Michigan Compiled Laws  the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,               

                                                                                

8   MCL 750.145a, 750.338, 750.338a, 750.338b, 750.448, 750.449,                

                                                                                

9   750.449a, 750.450, 750.452, 750.455, 750.520b, 750.520c,                    

                                                                                

10  750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g, or section 7404 by                        

                                                                                

11  intravenously using a controlled substance, or a local ordinance            

                                                                                

12  prohibiting prostitution, solicitation, gross indecency, or the             

                                                                                

13  intravenous use of a controlled substance, the court having                 

                                                                                

14  jurisdiction of the criminal prosecution or juvenile hearing                

                                                                                

15  shall order the defendant or child to be examined or tested for             

                                                                                

16  venereal disease and hepatitis B infection and for the presence             

                                                                                

17  of HIV or an antibody to HIV.  Except as provided in subsection             

                                                                                

18  (5), (6), or (7), or as otherwise provided by law, the                      

                                                                                

19  examinations and tests shall be confidentially administered by a            

                                                                                

20  licensed physician, the department of  public  community health,            

                                                                                

21  or a local health department.  The court also shall order the               

                                                                                

22  defendant or child to receive counseling regarding venereal                 

                                                                                

23  disease, hepatitis B infection, HIV infection, and acquired                 

                                                                                

24  immunodeficiency syndrome including, at a minimum, information              

                                                                                

25  regarding treatment, transmission, and protective measures.                 

                                                                                

26      (5) If the victim or person with whom the defendant or child                

                                                                                

27  found to be within the provisions of section 2(a)(1) of chapter             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   XIIA of  Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939  the probate code           

                                                                                

2   of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, engaged in sexual penetration             

                                                                                

3   or sexual contact or who was exposed to a body fluid during the             

                                                                                

4   course of the crime consents, the court or probate court shall              

                                                                                

5   provide the person or agency conducting the examinations or                 

                                                                                

6   administering the tests under subsection (3) or (4) with the                

                                                                                

7   name, address, and telephone number of the victim or person with            

                                                                                

8   whom the defendant or child engaged in sexual penetration or                

                                                                                

9   sexual contact or who was exposed to a body fluid of the                    

                                                                                

10  defendant during the course of the crime.  If the victim or                 

                                                                                

11  person with whom the defendant or child engaged in sexual                   

                                                                                

12  penetration during the course of the crime is a minor or                    

                                                                                

13  otherwise incapacitated, the victim's or person's parent,                   

                                                                                

14  guardian, or person in loco parentis may give consent for                   

                                                                                

15  purposes of this subsection.  After the defendant or child is               

                                                                                

16  examined or tested as to the presence of venereal disease, of               

                                                                                

17  hepatitis B infection, or of HIV or an antibody to HIV, the                 

                                                                                

18  person or agency conducting the examinations or administering the           

                                                                                

19  tests shall immediately provide the examination or test results             

                                                                                

20  to the victim or person with whom the defendant or child found to           

                                                                                

21  be within the provisions of section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of              

                                                                                

22  Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939  the probate code of                

                                                                                

23  1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, engaged in sexual penetration or             

                                                                                

24  sexual contact or who was exposed to a body fluid during the                

                                                                                

25  course of the crime, and shall refer the victim or other person             

                                                                                

26  for appropriate counseling.                                                 

                                                                                

27      (6) The examination or test results and any other medical                   

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   information obtained from the defendant or child found to be                

                                                                                

2   within the provisions of section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of  Act            

                                                                                

3   No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939  the probate code of 1939,               

                                                                                

4   1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, by the person or agency conducting the             

                                                                                

5   examinations or administering the tests under subsection (3) or             

                                                                                

6   (4) shall be transmitted to the court or probate court and, after           

                                                                                

7   the defendant or child is sentenced or an order of disposition is           

                                                                                

8   entered, made part of the court record, but are confidential and            

                                                                                

9   shall be disclosed only to 1 or more of the following:                      

                                                                                

10      (a) The defendant or child.                                                 

                                                                                

11      (b) The local health department.                                            

                                                                                

12      (c) The department.                                                         

                                                                                

13      (d) The victim or other person required to be informed of the               

                                                                                

14  results under this subsection or subsection (5) or, if the victim           

                                                                                

15  or other person is a minor or otherwise incapacitated, to the               

                                                                                

16  victim's or other person's parent, guardian, or person in loco              

                                                                                

17  parentis.                                                                   

                                                                                

18      (e) Upon written authorization of the defendant or child                    

                                                                                

19  found to be within the provisions of section 2(a)(1) of chapter             

                                                                                

20  XIIA of  Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939  the probate code           

                                                                                

21  of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, or the child's parent,                    

                                                                                

22  guardian, or person in loco parentis.                                       

                                                                                

23      (f) As otherwise provided by law.                                           

                                                                                

24      (7) If the defendant is placed in the custody of the                        

                                                                                

25  department of corrections, the court shall transmit a copy of the           

                                                                                

26  defendant's examination and test results and other medical                  

                                                                                

27  information to the department of corrections.  If the child found           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   to be within the provisions of section 2(a)(1) of chapter XIIA of           

                                                                                

2   Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939  the probate code of                

                                                                                

3   1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, is placed by the probate court in            

                                                                                

4   the custody of a person related to the child or a public or                 

                                                                                

5   private agency, institution, or facility, the probate court shall           

                                                                                

6   transmit a copy of the child's examination or test results to the           

                                                                                

7   person related to the child or the director of the agency,                  

                                                                                

8   institution, or facility.  A person or agency that discloses                

                                                                                

9   information in compliance with this subsection or subsection (6)            

                                                                                

10  is not civilly or criminally liable for making the disclosure.  A           

                                                                                

11  person or agency that receives test results or other medical                

                                                                                

12  information pertaining to HIV infection or acquired                         

                                                                                

13  immunodeficiency syndrome under this subsection or subsection (6)           

                                                                                

14  is subject to section 5131 and shall not disclose the test                  

                                                                                

15  results or other medical information except as specifically                 

                                                                                

16  permitted under that section.                                               

                                                                                

17      (8) If an individual receives counseling or is examined or                  

                                                                                

18  tested under this section and is found to be infected with a                

                                                                                

19  venereal disease or hepatitis B or to be HIV infected, the                  

                                                                                

20  individual shall be referred by the agency providing the                    

                                                                                

21  counseling or testing for appropriate medical care.  The                    

                                                                                

22  department, the local health department, or any other agency                

                                                                                

23  providing counseling or testing under this section is not                   

                                                                                

24  financially responsible for medical care received by an                     

                                                                                

25  individual as a result of a referral made under this subsection.            

                                                                                

26      (9) The requirements for the distribution of information                    

                                                                                

27  concerning venereal disease, counseling concerning venereal                 

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   disease, and examining or testing for venereal disease under                

                                                                                

2   subsections (2), (3), and (4) do not apply to an individual                 

                                                                                

3   charged with or convicted of violating section 7404 by                      

                                                                                

4   intravenously using a controlled substance or violating a local             

                                                                                

5   ordinance prohibiting the intravenous use of a controlled                   

                                                                                

6   substance.                                                                  

                                                                                

7       (10) The court may, upon conviction, order an individual who                

                                                                                

8   is examined or tested under this section to pay the actual and              

                                                                                

9   reasonable costs of that examination or test.                               

                                                                                

10      (11) An individual who is ordered to pay the costs of an                    

                                                                                

11  examination or test under subsection (10) shall pay those costs             

                                                                                

12  within 30 days after the order issued or as otherwise provided by           

                                                                                

13  the court.  An individual who fails to pay the costs within the             

                                                                                

14  30-day period or as otherwise ordered by the court is guilty of a           

                                                                                

15  misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days            

                                                                                

16  or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.                                

                                                                                

17      (12)  (10)  As used in this section:                                        

                                                                                

18      (a) "Sexual contact" includes the intentional touching of the               

                                                                                

19  victim's or actor's intimate parts or the intentional touching of           

                                                                                

20  the clothing covering the immediate area of the victim's or                 

                                                                                

21  actor's intimate parts, if that intentional touching can                    

                                                                                

22  reasonably be construed as being for the purpose of sexual                  

                                                                                

23  arousal or gratification.                                                   

                                                                                

24      (b) "Sexual penetration" means sexual intercourse,                          

                                                                                

25  cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or any other intrusion,            

                                                                                

26  however slight, of any part of a person's body or of any object             

                                                                                

27  into the genital or anal openings of another person's body, but             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   emission of semen is not required.                                          

                                                                                

2       (c) "Victim" includes, but is not limited to, a person                      

                                                                                

3   subjected to criminal sexual conduct in violation of section                

                                                                                

4   520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code,  Act            

                                                                                

5   No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 750.520b,                

                                                                                

6   750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g of the Michigan                  

                                                                                

7   Compiled Laws  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d,               

                                                                                

8   750.520e, and 750.520g.