MI SB1218

Health facilities and agencies providing emergency care must develop and annually update a "Guidelines for Decision-Making During Public Health Emergencies" policy by December 31, 2023, for allocating critical medical resources when demand exceeds availability.

Policies must base medical decisions on objective medical evidence and individualized patient assessment, prohibiting decisions based on social stigma, stereotypes, assumed life expectancy, quality-adjusted life years, or disability-related resource needs.

Prohibited decision-making factors include age, race, religion, disability status, socioeconomic status, criminal history, homelessness, immigration status, substance use disorder, and weight.

Health facilities must post policies on their public websites with contact information for questions, dates the policy is in effect, and related emergency communications.

Department of Health and Human Services shall develop and offer implicit bias training addressing patients with disabilities to health facilities and agencies; Department shall review policies every 5 years and report findings to the Department of Civil Rights.