Bill Text: MI SB0016 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Records: death; amendment of a death record by any individual other than a person who completed certain certifications of the death record; prohibit. Amends sec. 2896 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2896).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-17 - Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety [SB0016 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-SB0016-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 16
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 2896 (MCL 333.2896).
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 2896. (1) The Subject to subsection (2), the department may promulgate rules necessary or appropriate to implement this part. The rules shall must include, at a minimum, procedures relating to filings; form and content of vital records; minimum documentation required for the issuance or amendment of certificates or permits; inspection or disclosure of records and sealed files; fees; and the disposition of reports and applications not actively pursued.
(2) The department shall not promulgate or enforce a rule under subsection (1) that allows a person to amend a death record unless that person certified that death record or completed the medical certification portion of that death record.
