HOUSE BILL No. 6340

 

November 10, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Stakoe and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Public health code,"                                                       

                                                                                

    (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21529.                        

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 21529.  (1) If blood is withdrawn by a hospital                        

                                                                                

2   licensed under this article pursuant to a warrant issued to                 

                                                                                

3   obtain evidence in a criminal proceeding, the hospital shall not            

                                                                                

4   charge more than the actual and reasonable costs for withdrawing            

                                                                                

5   the blood and providing it to the requesting agency.                        

                                                                                

6       (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the withdrawal of blood                

                                                                                

7   is made pursuant to a contract.                                             

                                                                                

8       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

9   effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 6339                  

                                                                                

10  (request no. 07932'04) of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into              

                                                                                

11  law.