SB-0165, As Passed Senate, May 29, 2013

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 165

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding part 204.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

                              PART 204

                    MEDICAL GOOD-FAITH PROVISIONS

     Sec. 20401. This part shall be known and may be cited as the

"medical good-faith provisions act".

     Sec. 20403. (1) Upon the request of a patient or resident or a

prospective patient or resident, a health facility or agency shall

disclose in writing any policies related to a patient or resident

or the services a patient or resident may receive involving life-

sustaining or nonbeneficial treatment within that health facility

or agency.

Senate Bill No. 165 (H-2) as amended May 21, 2013

     (2) If the patient or resident or prospective patient or

resident is a minor [or ward], the health facility or agency shall

[upon request] provide in

writing the policies described in subsection (1) to a parent or

legal guardian of the patient or resident or prospective patient or

resident.

     Sec. 20405. This part does not require a health facility or

agency to establish or maintain a policy described in section 20403

that is not already required by federal or state law on the

effective date of this part.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after it is enacted into law.