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Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1202 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-220-of-1976 / Section 37.1202
Employer; prohibited conduct; exceptions; access to genetic information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 202.

Except as otherwise required by federal law, an employer shall not:

Fail or refuse to hire, recruit, or promote an individual because of a disability or genetic information that is unrelated to the individual's ability to perform the duties of a particular job or position.

Discharge or otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation or the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of a disability or genetic information that is unrelated to the individual's ability to perform the duties of a particular job or position.

Limit, segregate, or classify an employee or applicant for employment in a way which deprives or tends to deprive an individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affects the status of an employee because of a disability or genetic information that is unrelated to the individual's ability to perform the duties of a particular job or position.

Fail or refuse to hire, recruit, or promote an individual on the basis of physical or mental examinations that are not directly related to the requirements of the specific job.

Discharge or take other discriminatory action against an individual on the basis of physical or mental examinations that are not directly related to the requirements of the specific job.

Fail or refuse to hire, recruit, or promote an individual when adaptive devices or aids may be utilized thereby enabling that individual to perform the specific requirements of the job.

Discharge or take other discriminatory action against an individual when adaptive devices or aids may be utilized thereby enabling that individual to perform the specific requirements of the job.

Require an individual to submit to a genetic test or to provide genetic information as a condition of employment or promotion.

Subsection (1) does not prohibit an individual from voluntarily providing to an employer genetic information that is related to the employee's health or safety in the workplace. Subsection (1) does not prohibit an employer from using genetic information received from an employee under this subsection to protect the employee's health or safety.

This section shall not apply to the employment of an individual by his or her parent, spouse, or child.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), no employer may directly or indirectly acquire or have access to any genetic information concerning an employee or applicant for employment, or a member of the employee's or applicant's family.

History: 1976, Act 220, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 1998, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1998; Am. 2000, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 453.83 — MI Code / Chapter 453 / Act Act-165-of-1879 / Section 453.83
Annual fairs; exhibits, liability for loss.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The said society shall not be liable for the loss by fire or otherwise of animals or articles which may be placed on exhibition at the annual fairs of the society.

History: 1879, Act 165, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879; How. 2294; CL 1897, 5945; CL 1915, 7821; CL 1929, 10208; CL 1948, 453.83
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21513 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.21513
Owner, operator, and governing body of hospital; responsibilities and duties generally.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21513.

The owner, operator, and governing body of a hospital licensed under this article:

(a) Are responsible for all phases of the operation of the hospital, selection of the medical staff, and quality of care rendered in the hospital.

(b) Shall cooperate with the department in the enforcement of this part, and require that the physicians, dentists, and other personnel working in the hospital who are required to be licensed or registered are in fact currently licensed or registered.

(c) Shall ensure that physicians and dentists admitted to practice in the hospital are granted hospital privileges consistent with their individual training, experience, and other qualifications.

(d) Shall ensure that physicians and dentists admitted to practice in the hospital are organized into a medical staff to enable an effective review of the professional practices in the hospital for the purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality and improving the care provided in the hospital for patients. The review must include the quality and necessity of the care provided and the preventability of complications and deaths occurring in the hospital.

(e) Shall not discriminate because of race, religion, color, national origin, age, or sex in the operation of the hospital including employment, patient admission and care, room assignment, and professional or nonprofessional selection and training programs, and shall not discriminate in the selection and appointment of individuals to the physician staff of the hospital or its training programs on the basis of licensure or registration or professional education as doctors of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatry.

(f) Shall ensure that the hospital adheres to medical control authority protocols according to section 20918.

(g) Shall ensure that the hospital develops and maintains a plan for biohazard detection and handling.

(h) Shall notify the department of health and human services if the owner, operator, or governing body of the hospital applies for designation as a rural emergency hospital.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1984, Act 327, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1984; Am. 1986, Act 174, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986; Am. 1987, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 1987; Am. 1989, Act 27, Eff. Dec. 31, 1989; Am. 1990, Act 179, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1990; Am. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994; Am. 2002, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 2002; Am. 2022, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.72301 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.72301
“Trail” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 72301.

As used in this part, "trail" means a right-of-way adapted to foot or horseback travel.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.44521 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.44521
Presenting rental contract or lease agreement for examination by peace officer; prohibited conduct by person renting, leasing, or operating livery boat.
Status: in_force

Sec. 44521.

Any person renting, leasing, or operating a livery boat on navigable waters that is more than 20 feet in length shall present for examination, upon demand of any peace officer, a copy of the rental contract or lease agreement.

A person renting, leasing, or operating a livery boat on waters of the state shall not do any of the following:

Permit the operation of the livery boat without the equipment required by rules promulgated under this part.

Permit the operation of the livery boat if it contains a number of persons in excess of the maximum number approved for the livery boat and indicated on the inspection decal, plate, or tab affixed to the livery boat.

Permit the operation of the livery boat, if it is equipped with a motor with a horsepower rating in excess of the maximum horsepower approved for the livery boat and indicated on the inspection decal, plate, or tab affixed to the livery boat.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.105b — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.105b
Medical assistance recipients who practice positive health behaviors; creation of incentives; creation of pay-for-performance incentives for contracted Medicaid health maintenance organizations; establishment of preferred product and service formulary program for durable medical equipment; financial support for electronic health records; conflict with federal statute or regulation prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 105b.

(1) The department shall work in collaboration with the contracted health plans to create incentives for individual medical assistance recipients who practice specified positive health behaviors. The incentives described in this subsection may include, but are not limited to, expanded benefits and incentives relating to premiums, co-pays, or benefits. The positive health behaviors described in this subsection may include, but are not limited to, participation in health risk assessments and health screenings, compliance with medical treatment, attendance at scheduled medical appointments, participation in smoking cessation treatment, exercise, prenatal visits, immunizations, and attendance at recommended educational health programs.

(2) The department shall create pay-for-performance incentives for contracted Medicaid health maintenance organizations. The Medicaid health maintenance organization contracts may include incentives for meeting health outcome targets for chronic disease states, increasing the number of medical assistance recipients who practice positive health behaviors, and meeting patient compliance targets established by the department. Priority may be given to strategies that prevent and manage the 10 most prevalent and costly ailments affecting medical assistance recipients.

(3) The department shall establish a preferred product and service formulary program for durable medical equipment. The department shall work with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to determine if a joint partnership with Medicare is possible in establishing the program described in this subsection as a means of achieving savings and efficiencies for both the Medicaid and Medicare programs. The preferred product and service formulary program for durable medical equipment shall require participation from the department and shall permit the contracted Medicaid health maintenance organizations and provider organizations to participate.

(4) The department shall seek financial support for electronic health records, including, but not limited to, personal health records, e-prescribing, web-based medical records, and other health information technology initiatives using Medicaid funds.

(5) The department shall not implement incentives under this section that conflict with federal statute or regulation.

History: Add. 2007, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Am. 2023, Act 99, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.435 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-327-of-1993 / Section 205.435
Repeal of MCL 205.501 to 205.522.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

Act No. 265 of the Public Acts of 1947, being sections 205.501 to 205.522 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is repealed effective May 1, 1994.

The provisions of Act No. 265 of the Public Acts of 1947, being sections 205.501 to 205.522 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall remain in effect for criminal liability and the collection and enforcement of the payment of any tax, fee, penalty, or interest due and payable under that act for any period in which that act was in effect prior to its repeal.

History: 1993, Act 327, Eff. Mar. 15, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1309 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-296-of-2006 / Section 691.1309
Repeal of MCL 691.1191 to 691.1197.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The structured settlement protection act, 2000 PA 330, MCL 691.1191 to 691.1197, is repealed effective 30 days after the effective date of this act.

History: 2006, Act 296, Eff. Sept. 1, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1054 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-154-of-1974 / Section 408.1054
Safety education and training division; creation; functions; newsletter; statement as to standard, rule, or order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 54.

(1) A safety education and training division is created within the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

(2) The functions of the safety education and training division shall include:

(a) The development and application of a statewide safety education and training program to familiarize employers, supervisors, employees, and union leaders with techniques of accident investigation and prevention.

(b) The development and utilization of consultative educational techniques to achieve long-range solutions to occupational safety problems.

(c) The development of training programs for the department safety compliance staff.

(d) The acquisition, development, and distribution of occupational safety pamphlets, booklets, brochures, and other appropriate safety media as may be useful to accomplish the objectives of the safety education and training division.

(e) The conduct of other activities as necessary for the implementation of an effective safety education and training program.

(f) The development and administration of a program for employers, with special emphasis on small business employers, providing technical and educational assistance.

(g) The development and implementation of a training and education program for department staff engaged in the administration and enforcement of this act.

(3) The department shall publish a newsletter at least quarterly.

(4) When the director promulgates a standard or a rule or issues an order, a brief statement shall be included indicating the reasons for the action, which shall be published in the newsletter published under subsection (3).

History: 1974, Act 154, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Am. 1979, Act 149, Eff. Mar. 27, 1980; Am. 2012, Act 447, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.508 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-78-of-1935 / Section 38.508
Civil service commission; assistance by municipal executive officers; printing, supplies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

It shall be the duty of the mayor, or principal executive officer, and heads of departments of every city, village or municipality to aid the civil service commission in all proper ways in carrying out the provisions of this act, and to allow the reasonable use of public buildings and to cause suitable and convenient rooms and accommodations to be assigned and provided, and to be furnished, heated and lighted for carrying on the work and examinations of the civil service commission and in all proper ways to facilitate the same. The civil service commission may order from the proper authorities the necessary stationery, postage stamps, official seal and other articles to be supplied, and the necessary printing to be done, for its official use.

History: 1935, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1935; CL 1948, 38.508
Mich. Comp. Laws § 52.211 — MI Code / Chapter 52 / Act Act-181-of-1953 / Section 52.211
County medical examiner; records.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

Medical examiners shall keep a record of all views of bodies found dead, together with their view and autopsy reports.

History: 1953, Act 181, Eff. Jan. 1, 1954
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.6518 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.6518
Testing station; change of ownership; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6518.

If the ownership of a testing station changes, a new original license and payment of a new license fee is required, and the station shall not operate until its application is approved by the department. For the purposes of this section, "change of ownership" means a change in the ownership of a station which is either a sole proprietorship or a partnership; the replacement of a sole proprietorship with a partnership, a corporation, or another sole proprietorship; the replacement of a partnership with a sole proprietorship, a corporation, or another partnership; or the replacement of a corporation with a sole proprietorship, a partnership, or another corporation.

A corporation shall notify the department within 30 days of a change in ownership that involves the accumulation of 25% or more of the ownership by a person who did not previously own 25% or more of the corporation.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.535 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-330-of-1993 / Section 207.535
Tax in addition to and collected with tax imposed under MCL 207.501 to 207.513.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

The tax imposed under this act is in addition to and may be collected with the tax imposed under Act No. 134 of the Public Acts of 1966, being sections 207.501 to 207.513 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1993, Act 330, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.521 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-386-of-1996 / Section 550.521
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance.

"Life insurance" means that term as defined in section 602 of the insurance code of 1956, Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956, being section 500.602 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

"Physician" means a person licensed in this or another state to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine.

"Policy" means an individual life insurance policy or a certificate under a group life insurance policy.

"Provider" means a person who enters into a viatical settlement contract with a viator. Provider does not mean any of the following:

A financial lending institution that takes a policy as collateral for a loan.

The issuer of a policy providing accelerated benefits under section 602 of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956.

An individual who enters into no more than 1 viatical settlement contract in a calendar year for the transfer of a policy for any value less than the expected death benefit.

"Viatical settlement contract" or "contract" means a written agreement entered into between a provider and a viator in which the provider will pay consideration that is less than the expected death benefit of the viator's policy in return for the viator's assignment, transfer, sale, devise, or bequest of the death benefit or ownership of the policy to the provider.

"Viator" means the owner or holder of a policy who has a terminal illness or condition and who enters into a viatical settlement contract.

History: 1996, Act 386, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.21526 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.21526
Board of directors; powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21526.

Except as otherwise provided in this part, the board of directors may do all things necessary or convenient to implement this part and the purposes, objectives, and powers delegated to the board of directors by other laws or executive orders, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(a) Adopt an official seal and bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and alter the seal or bylaws.

(b) Sue and be sued in its own name and plead and be impleaded.

(c) Enter into contracts and other instruments necessary, incidental, or convenient to the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers.

(d) With the prior consent of the director of the department, solicit and accept gifts, grants, loans, and other aid from any person or the federal, state, or local government or any agency of the federal, state, or local government, or participate in any other way in a federal, state, or local government program.

(e) Procure insurance against loss in connection with the property, assets, or activities of the authority.

(f) Contract for goods and services and engage personnel as necessary and engage the services of private consultants, managers, legal counsel, and auditors for rendering professional financial assistance and advice, payable out of any money of the authority.

(g) Indemnify and procure insurance indemnifying members of the board of directors from personal loss or accountability from liability asserted by a person on bonds or notes of the authority, or from any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of the bonds or notes, or by reason of any other action taken or the failure to act by the authority.

(h) Do all other things necessary or convenient to achieve the objectives and purposes of the authority, this part, rules promulgated under this part, or other laws that relate to the purposes and responsibilities of the authority.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 2014, Act 416, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014; Am. 2016, Act 380, Eff. Mar. 22, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 725.201 — MI Code / Chapter 725 / Act Act-221-of-1917 / Section 725.201
Compensation of reporters or recorders of courts of record other than circuit courts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Reporters or recorders who are officers of a court of record, having general criminal jurisdiction, other than circuit courts, shall receive the same compensation received by circuit court reporters or recorders in the circuit where the court of record is located. Such compensation shall be audited and paid in the same manner and by the same authority as in the case of the compensation received by such circuit court reporters and recorders.

History: 1917, Act 221, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 16543; CL 1948, 725.201; Am. 1986, Act 307, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1004a — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1004a
"Tpr. Steven B. Devries Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 4a.

The portion of highway US-12 in Berrien County beginning at the intersection of US-12 and highway M-60 and continuing west to the intersection of highway US-12 and highway US-31 shall be known as the "Tpr. Steven B. Devries Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2015, Act 136, Eff. Jan. 5, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.2060b — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.2060b
Definitions; L to Q.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1060b.

(1) "Least restrictive environment" means a supervised community placement, preferably a placement with the juvenile's parent, guardian, relative, or a facility or conditions of treatment that is a residential or institutional placement only utilized as a last resort based on the best interest of the juvenile or for reasons of public safety.

(2) "Licensed child caring institution" means a child caring institution as defined and licensed under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111 to 722.128.

(3) "Qualified forensic mental health examiner" means 1 of the following who performs forensic mental health examinations for the purposes of sections 1062 to 1074 but does not exceed the scope of his or her practice as authorized by state law:

(a) A psychiatrist or psychologist who possesses experience or training in the following:

( i ) Forensic evaluation procedures for juveniles.

( ii ) Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional disturbance, mental illness, or developmental disabilities.

( iii ) Clinical understanding of child and adolescent development.

( iv ) Familiarity with competency standards in this state.

(b) Beginning 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, a mental health professional other than a psychiatrist or psychologist who has completed a juvenile competency training program for forensic mental health examiners that is endorsed by the department under section 1072 and who possesses experience or training in all of the following:

( i ) Forensic evaluation procedures for juveniles.

( ii ) Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional disturbance, mental illness, or developmental disabilities.

( iii ) Clinical understanding of child and adolescent development.

( iv ) Familiarity with competency standards in this state.

(4) "Qualified restoration provider" means an individual, who the court determines as a result of the opinion provided by the qualified forensic mental health examiner, has the skills and training necessary to provide restoration services. The court shall take measures to avoid any conflict of interest among agencies or individuals who may provide evaluation and restoration.

History: Add. 2012, Act 540, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013