Loading chat...

MI HB5902

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/20/2016

Primary Sponsor

Amanda Price

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adds new subsection (c) to require live births surrendered under Michigan's safe delivery of newborns law to be reported with parents listed as "unknown" and the newborn listed as "Baby Doe."

  • Adds new subsection (d) to establish reporting requirements for live births occurring during attempted abortions where the mother refuses to authorize life-sustaining medical treatment, requiring parents be listed as "unknown" and the newborn be listed as "Baby Doe."

  • Specifies that births during attempted abortions in institutions follow the standard institutional birth reporting process (subsection a), while those outside institutions follow standard out-of-institution reporting (subsection b), both with anonymized parent and infant names.

  • Removes the definition of "abortion" from the definitions section and adds a definition of "surrender" referencing the safe delivery of newborns law (MCL 712.1).

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.

Legislative Description

Health; vital records; reporting a live birth; amend to protect the confidentiality of parents who surrender a newborn under the safe delivery of newborns law. Amends sec. 2822 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2822).

State agencies (existing): community health

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/20/2016

9/21/2016

Committee Referrals

Health Policy9/20/2016

Full Bill Text

No bill text available