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MI SB0110

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/1/2023

Primary Sponsor

Ruth Johnson

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Origin

Senate

102nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands definition of "health care provider" to include physicians' assistants, nurses, nurse's aides, medical assistants, hospital employees, medical facility employees, and abortion clinic employees under the Born Alive Infant Protection Act.

  • Requires physicians or other health care providers attending an abortion that results in live birth to provide immediate medical care by taking all medically appropriate and reasonable actions to preserve the newborn's life, inform the mother, and arrange transfer to another physician or emergency services.

  • Establishes criminal penalties of up to 4 years imprisonment or fines up to $10,000 for physicians or health care providers who purposely, knowingly, or negligently fail to provide required immediate medical care to a live born infant.

  • Requires live births resulting from abortions to be reported as required under public health code section 2822 and treated as surrendered newborns under the safe delivery of newborns law.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

Health: abortion; failure to render immediate medical care if abortion results in a live birth; provide penalties. Amends secs. 1 & 3 of 2002 PA 687 (MCL 333.1071 & 333.1073).

Crimes: penalties

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

3/1/2023

Committee Referrals

Government Operations3/1/2023

Full Bill Text

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