March 23, 2016, Introduced by Rep. Inman and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 16279 and 20196.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 16279. (1) A licensee or registrant who provides an
expectant parent or a new parent with prenatal care, postnatal
care, or genetic counseling shall direct the expectant parent or
new parent to the information described in subsection (2) if, after
administering or causing to be administered a test for Down
syndrome to the expectant parent or new parent, the licensee or
registrant receives a test result that is positive for Down
syndrome.
(2) The department of health and human services shall make
available up-to-date, evidence-based information on Down syndrome
to licensees, registrants, and health facilities providing prenatal
care, postnatal care, or genetic counseling to expectant or new
parents in the manner described in subsection (3).
(3) The department of health and human services shall make the
information described in subsection (2) available to an individual
who has received a positive test result from a test for Down
syndrome by including a link on the department's website to the
National Down Syndrome Society's website.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Down syndrome" means a chromosomal condition caused by an
error in cell division that results in the presence of an extra
whole or partial copy of chromosome 21.
(b) "Health facility" means a health facility or agency
licensed under article 17.
Sec. 20196. (1) A health facility or agency that provides an
expectant parent or a new parent with prenatal care, postnatal
care, or genetic counseling shall direct the expectant parent or
new parent to the information described in section 16279 if, after
administering or causing to be administered a test for Down
syndrome to the expectant parent or new parent, the health facility
or agency receives a test result that is positive for Down
syndrome.
(2) As used in this section, "Down syndrome" means that term
as defined in section 16279.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.