Bill Summary: HB 5531

• Amends MCL 600.5838a to update references to the Public Health Code from "Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections..." to simplified statutory citations "1978 PA 368, MCL..."

• Modifies medical malpractice statute of limitations language by changing "the claim shall not be commenced" to "an action involving a claim based on medical malpractice must not be commenced" for grammatical clarity.

• Maintains existing 6-year absolute deadline for medical malpractice actions from the date of the act or omission, with exceptions for fraudulent concealment or reproductive organ damage.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment and is contingent on passage of either Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5510.