HB 5536 Summary

• Amends Section 135 of the Michigan Penal Code regarding child abandonment to reference the "safe delivery of newborns law" (Chapter XII of the Probate Code, MCL 712.1-712.20) as an affirmative defense when a newborn not more than 72 hours old is surrendered to an emergency service provider.

• Specifies that criminal investigations must not be initiated solely based on a newborn being surrendered under the safe delivery of newborns law.

• Updates the definition of "hospital" in Section 135(4) to reference MCL 333.21925 instead of MCL 333.22260, reflecting changes to the public health code.

• Amends Section 157m (definitions section) to replace "which" with "that" in multiple definitions and updates the definition of health maintenance organization to reference the insurance code instead of the public health code.

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