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MI HB4341
Bill
Status
2/28/2013
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Lori
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AI Summary
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Amends section 2652 of the Public Health Code to allow the Department of Health to designate any accredited medical school in Michigan (rather than specific named universities) to receive and allocate dead human bodies and body parts for scientific and educational purposes.
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Requires designated medical schools to have a mortuary science licensee on staff to qualify as eligible recipients.
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Restricts transfer of bodies or body parts to only other medical schools designated by the department, prohibiting transfer to any other persons or entities.
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Defines "medical school" as an accredited medical school located in Michigan with a mortuary science licensee on staff.
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Defines "mortuary science licensee" as a licensed individual under article 18 of the occupational code (MCL 339.1801 to 339.1812).
Legislative Description
Health; education; dead bodies donated to science; allow department to designate any accredited medical school in this state to accept. Amends sec. 2652 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2652).
Higher education, state universities
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Health Policy
5/15/2014