HOUSE BILL NO. 4008

January 26, 2021, Introduced by Rep. Eisen and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 5113 (MCL 333.5113), as amended by 1988 PA 491.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 5113. (1) Except as otherwise provided in part 52 and section 9123, this article and articles 6 and 9 or the rules promulgated under those articles shall not be construed to require the any of the following:

(a) The medical treatment, testing, or examination of an individual who objects on the grounds that the medical treatment, testing, or examination violates the personal religious beliefs of the individual or, of if the individual is a minor, the parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of a the minor.

(b) The administration of an immunizing agent to an individual due to a pandemic if any of the following apply:

(i) The individual objects on either of the following grounds:

(A) That immunization violates the personal religious beliefs of the individual or, if the individual is a minor, the parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the minor.

(B) That the individual or, if the individual is a minor, the parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the minor, has other objection to immunization.

(ii) A physician certifies that the immunizing agent is or may be detrimental to the individual's health or is not appropriate.

(2) This section does not exempt an individual from compliance with applicable laws, rules, or regulations regarding sanitation and the reporting of diseases as provided by this code.