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MI HB5509
Bill
Status
3/23/2016
Primary Sponsor
Larry Inman
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AI Summary
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Healthcare professionals and facilities providing prenatal care, postnatal care, or genetic counseling must direct patients who receive a positive Down syndrome test result to information made available by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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The Department of Health and Human Services must provide up-to-date, evidence-based information on Down syndrome to healthcare professionals and facilities offering prenatal, postnatal, or genetic counseling services.
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The department must make Down syndrome information available to individuals with positive test results by including a link on its website to the National Down Syndrome Society's website.
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Down syndrome is defined as a chromosomal condition caused by an error in cell division resulting in an extra whole or partial copy of chromosome 21.
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The amendatory act takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.
Legislative Description
Health occupations; health care professionals; provision of information regarding Down syndrome to certain patients by directing the patient to the department's website; require, and require department to include certain information on its website. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 16279 & 20196.
State agencies (existing): community health
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/23/2016
3/24/2016