October 17, 2012, Introduced by Senator HUNTER 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 part 204.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
PART 204
Sec. 20401. This part shall be known and may be cited as the
"medical good-faith provisions act".
Sec. 20403. As used in this part:
(a) "Medical futility" means a judgment that further medical
treatment of a patient would have no useful result.
(b) "Medical futility policy" means any written policy that
encourages or allows a health facility or agency employee, or other
medical professional who provides care to patients at a health
facility or agency, to withhold or discontinue treatment for a
patient on the grounds of medical futility.
Sec. 20405. A health facility or agency that maintains a
medical futility policy that applies to the treatment of a patient
from birth to 18 years of age shall, upon request, provide a copy
of that medical futility policy to the patient, prospective
patient, or parent or legal guardian of the patient or prospective
patient.