MI HB4608

Department of Health and Human Services must develop rules within 90 days establishing a standardized procedure for diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases identified by the department.

Standardized procedures must include guidance for health care providers when serological test results are negative but symptoms of Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases persist.

Department must create a standardized notification form for health care providers to distribute to individuals being tested for Lyme disease or tick-borne diseases, written in nontechnical language and containing information on symptoms, risk factors, detection methods, and possible coinfections.

Department must distribute the procedures and notification form to health care providers and periodically review and update them based on advancements in testing and treatment.

"Health care provider" includes individuals licensed, registered, or authorized to engage in a health profession under article 15, and "interested persons" includes health care providers, research experts, and organizations such as the Michigan Lyme Disease Association and state medical boards.