Bill Text: MI HB5479 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Health; emergency response; procedure for complying with a do-not-resuscitate order; revise to reflect physician orders for scope of treatment forms. Amends sec. 11 of 1996 PA 193 (MCL 333.1061) & adds sec. 11a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5482'16
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 11-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-11-29 - Referred To Second Reading [HB5479 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB5479-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5479
March 17, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Cochran, Tedder, Cox, Webber, Lyons, Price, Callton, Graves, Glenn, Chatfield, LaVoy, Canfield and Howrylak and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1996 PA 193, entitled
"Michigan do-not-resuscitate procedure act,"
by amending section 11 (MCL 333.1061), as amended by 2013 PA 155,
and by adding section 11a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 11. (1) One or more of the following health professionals
who arrive at a declarant's location outside of a hospital shall
determine if the declarant has 1 or more vital signs, whether or
not the health professional views or has actual notice of an order
that is alleged to have been executed by the declarant or other
person authorized to execute an order on the declarant's behalf:
(a) A paramedic.
(b) An emergency medical technician.
(c) An emergency medical technician specialist.
(d) A physician.
(e) A nurse.
(f) A medical first responder.
(g) A respiratory therapist.
(2) If the health professional determines under subsection (1)
that the declarant has no vital signs, and if the health
professional determines that the declarant is wearing a do-not-
resuscitate identification bracelet or has actual notice of a do-
not-resuscitate
order for the declarant, he or she subject to
section 11a, the health professional shall not attempt to
resuscitate the declarant.
Sec. 11a. (1) If a health professional described in section 11
has actual notice of a do-not-resuscitate order and is aware of the
existence of a validly executed POST form under part 56B of the
public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5671 to 333.5685, that
contains a medical order regarding the initiation of resuscitation
if the individual suffers cessation of both spontaneous respiration
and circulation, the health professional shall comply with the most
recent order or form.
(2) As used in this section, "POST form" means that term as
defined in section 5674 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL
333.5674.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5482 (request no.
03918'15) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.
