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MI HB5266

Bill

Status

Engrossed

9/28/2022

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Yaroch

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands liability protections for emergency medical services personnel to explicitly include "transportation of a patient" in addition to treatment of patients.

  • Adds a new definition of "transportation of a patient" to mean the handling and movement of a patient by any method related to transport, including transfer by stretcher or other equipment.

  • Maintains existing immunity from liability for emergency medical services personnel, medical directors, hospitals, life support agencies, education programs, and related individuals unless acts or omissions result from gross negligence or willful misconduct.

  • Clarifies that clinical preceptor immunity applies only to acts directly relating to student clinical training while physically present with the student, not to acts that indirectly relate or do not relate to training activities.

Legislative Description

Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; liability of emergency medical services personnel and other persons; modify. Amends sec. 20965 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20965).

Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Health Policy And Human Services

10/13/2022

Committee Referrals

Health Policy And Human Services10/13/2022
Health Policy8/17/2021

Full Bill Text

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