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MI SB0475

Bill

Status

Engrossed

12/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Paul Wojno

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits licensed or registered health professionals from performing invasive bodily examinations on anesthetized or unconscious patients without meeting specific consent requirements

  • Requires health professionals to ensure students in health profession training programs do not perform invasive bodily examinations on unconscious patients unless consent conditions are met

  • Permits invasive examinations on unconscious patients only with written, informed consent for preventative, diagnostic, or treatment purposes, or when within the scope of a consented surgical procedure

  • Allows invasive examinations without consent only in emergency situations when the patient is unconscious and incapable of consenting

  • Informed consent forms must specifically allow patients to indicate whether students may perform the invasive examination

  • Takes effect only if Senate Bill No. 476 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted into law

Legislative Description

Health occupations: health professionals; invasive bodily examinations; prohibit under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16280. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0476'25

State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Health Policy

12/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Health Policy12/10/2025
Health Policy7/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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