Bill Text: MI HB6107 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Crime victims; notices; hospitals and emergency medical personnel to provide crime survivors certain information; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 20969a & 21527a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6106'16
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-12-07 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/06/2016 [HB6107 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB6107-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 6107
December 6, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Lucido, Kosowski, Howrylak, Santana and Liberati and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 20969a and 21527a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 20969a. (1) If a medical first responder, emergency
medical technician, emergency medical technician specialist, or
paramedic who is providing emergency medical services to an
individual receives information that the individual has been the
victim of an assaultive crime, the medical first responder,
emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician
specialist, or paramedic shall provide the individual information
orally and in writing regarding the location of and services
offered by crime survivor trauma recovery centers established under
the crime survivor trauma recovery center act.
(2) As used in this section, "assaultive crime" means that
term as defined in section 9a of chapter X of the code of criminal
procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 770.9a.
Sec. 21527a. (1) If an individual alleges to a physician or
other member of the attending or admitting staff of a hospital that
he or she has been the victim of an assaultive crime, the attending
health care personnel responsible for examining or treating the
individual shall provide the individual information orally and in
writing regarding the location of and services offered by crime
survivor trauma recovery centers established under the crime
survivor trauma recovery center act.
(2) As used in this section, "assaultive crime" means that
term as defined in section 9a of chapter X of the code of criminal
procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 770.9a.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.6106 (request no.
06531'16) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.
