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MI Comp L § 691.1459 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 236 of 2020 - Covid-19 Response and Reopening Liability Assurance Act (691.1451 - 691.1460)|Section 691.1459 - Severability.

 ***** 691.1459 This section applies retroactively to any claim or cause of action that accrues after March 1, 2020: See 691.1460 ***** 691.1459 Severability.Sec. 9.  As provided by section 5 of 1846 RS 1, MCL 8.5, the provisions of this act are severable. If any portion of this act or the application of this act to any person or circumstances is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity will not affect, impair, or invalidate the other portions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application. History: 2020, Act 236, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 2020
MI Comp L § 691.1460 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 236 of 2020 - Covid-19 Response and Reopening Liability Assurance Act (691.1451 - 691.1460)|Section 691.1460 - Retroactive Effective Date.

691.1460 Retroactive effective date.Sec. 10.  This act applies retroactively to any claim or cause of action that accrues after March 1, 2020. History: 2020, Act 236, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 2020
MI Comp L § 691.1471 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 240 of 2020 - Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (691.1471 - 691.1477)|Section 691.1471 - Short Title.

 ***** 691.1471 This section applies retroactively on or after March 29, 2020 and before July 14, 2020: See 691.1477 ***** 691.1471 Short title.Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "pandemic health care immunity act". History: 2020, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 2020
MI Comp L § 691.1473 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 240 of 2020 - Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (691.1471 - 691.1477)|Section 691.1473 - Definitions.

 ***** 691.1473 This section applies retroactively on or after March 29, 2020 and before July 14, 2020: See 691.1477 ***** 691.1473 Definitions.Sec. 3.  As used in this act:  (a) "Gross negligence" means conduct so reckless as to demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for whether an injury results.  (b) "Health care facility" means an entity that is 1 or more of the following:  (i) A health facility or agency as defined in section 20106 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20106.  (ii) A state-owned surgical center.  (iii) A state-operated outpatient facility.  (iv) A state-operated veterans facility.  (v) A facility used as surge capacity for any of the health care facilities described in this subdivision.  (c) "Health care provider" means an individual that is 1 or more of the following:  (i) An individual licensed under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838.  (ii) An individual permitted to engage in the practice of a health profession under section 16171(c) of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16171.  (iii) Emergency medical services personnel as defined in section 20904 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20904.  (iv) A student, volunteer, or any other licensed health care professional at a health care facility.  (d) "Health care services" means services provided to an individual by a health care facility or health care provider regardless of the location where those services are provided, including the provision of health care services via telehealth or other remote method.  (e) "Willful misconduct" means conduct or a failure to act that was intended to cause harm. History: 2020, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 2020
MI Comp L § 691.1475 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 240 of 2020 - Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (691.1471 - 691.1477)|Section 691.1475 - Health Care Provider or Health Care Facility; Immunity for Health Care Services in Response to Covid-19 Pandemic.

 ***** 691.1475 This section applies retroactively on or after March 29, 2020 and before July 14, 2020: See 691.1477 ***** 691.1475 Health care provider or health care facility; immunity for health care services in response to COVID-19 pandemic.Sec. 5.  A health care provider or health care facility that provides health care services in support of this state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is not liable for an injury, including death, sustained by an individual by reason of those services, regardless of how, under what circumstances, or by what cause those injuries are sustained, unless it is established that the provision of the services constituted willful misconduct, gross negligence, intentional and willful criminal misconduct, or intentional infliction of harm by the health care provider or health care facility. History: 2020, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 2020
MI Comp L § 691.1476 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 240 of 2020 - Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (691.1471 - 691.1477)|Section 691.1476 - Inapplicable to Claims Under the Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969.

 ***** 691.1476 This section applies retroactively on or after March 29, 2020 and before July 14, 2020: See 691.1477 ***** 691.1476 Inapplicable to claims under the worker's disability compensation act of 1969.Sec. 6.  This act does not apply to claims covered by the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 418.941. History: 2020, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 2020
MI Comp L § 691.1477 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 240 of 2020 - Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (691.1471 - 691.1477)|Section 691.1477 - Retroactive Applicability.

691.1477 Retroactive applicability.Sec. 7.  The liability protection provided by this act applies retroactively, and applies on or after March 29, 2020 and before July 14, 2020. History: 2020, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 2020
MI Comp L § 691.1502 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 17 of 1963 - Liability of Certain Persons for Emergency Care (691.1501 - 691.1507)|Section 691.1502 - Emergency Care; Exemption From Civil Liability; Exception; Staffing Hospital Emergency Facilities.

691.1502 Emergency care; exemption from civil liability; exception; staffing hospital emergency facilities.Sec. 2.  (1) If the individual's actual hospital duty does not require a response to the emergency situation, a physician, physician's assistant, dentist, podiatrist, intern, resident, registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, physical therapist, clinical laboratory technologist, inhalation therapist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, x-ray technician, or licensed EMS provider who in good faith responds to a life threatening emergency or responds to a request for emergency assistance in a life threatening emergency in a hospital or other licensed medical care facility is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in the rendering of emergency care, except an act or omission amounting to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.  (2) The exemption from liability under subsection (1) does not apply to a physician if a physician-patient relationship, to a physician's assistant if a physician's assistant-patient relationship, or to a licensed nurse if a nurse-patient relationship existed before the emergency.  (3) The exemption from liability under subsection (1) does not apply to a physician's assistant unless the response by the physician's assistant is within the scope of the license held by the physician's assistant or within the expertise or training of the physician's assistant.  (4) This act does not diminish a hospital's responsibility to reasonably and adequately staff hospital emergency facilities if the hospital maintains or holds out to the general public that it maintains emergency room facilities. History: Add. 1975, Act 123, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 543, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 209, Eff. Feb. 28, 2016 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 543 of 2002 provides:“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act applies to a cause of action arising on or after the effective date of this amendatory act.”
MI Comp L § 691.1503 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 17 of 1963 - Liability of Certain Persons for Emergency Care (691.1501 - 691.1507)|Section 691.1503 - Administration of Opioid Antagonist; Liability; Definitions.

691.1503 Administration of opioid antagonist; liability; definitions.Sec. 3.  (1) An individual who in good faith believes that another individual is suffering the immediate effects of an opioid-related overdose and who administers an opioid antagonist to the other individual is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from the administration.  (2) This section does not apply in any of the following circumstances:  (a) If the individual who administers the opioid antagonist is a physician, physician's assistant, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse and the opioid antagonist is administered in a hospital.  (b) If the conduct of the individual administering the opioid antagonist is willful or wanton misconduct.  (3) As used in this section:  (a) "Opioid antagonist" means naloxone hydrochloride or any other similarly acting and equally safe drug approved by the federal food and drug administration for the treatment of drug overdose.  (b) "Opioid-related overdose" means a condition, including, but not limited to, extreme physical illness, decreased level of consciousness, respiratory depression, coma, or death, that results from the consumption or use of an opioid or another substance with which an opioid was combined or that a layperson would reasonably believe to be an opioid-related overdose that requires medical assistance. History: Add. 2014, Act 314, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 2014 Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 691.1503, which pertained to liability of health personnel and drug manufacturers participating in mass immunization programs, was repealed by Act 368 of 1978, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978.
MI Comp L § 691.1504 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 17 of 1963 - Liability of Certain Persons for Emergency Care (691.1501 - 691.1507)|Section 691.1504 - Rendering of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Applicability of Subsection (1) to Civil Actions; Use of Automated External Defibrillator; Applicability of Subsections (3) and (4).

691.1504 Rendering of cardiopulmonary resuscitation; applicability of subsection (1) to civil actions; use of automated external defibrillator; applicability of subsections (3) and (4). Sec. 4.  (1) Subject to subsection (2), an individual who having no duty to do so in good faith voluntarily renders cardiopulmonary resuscitation to another individual is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from an act or omission in rendering the cardiopulmonary resuscitation, except an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.  (2) Subsection (1) applies only to a civil action that is filed or pending on or after May 1, 1986.  (3) Subject to subsection (5), an individual who having no duty to do so in good faith voluntarily renders emergency services to another individual using an automated external defibrillator is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from an act or omission in rendering the emergency services using the automated external defibrillator, except an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.  (4) Subject to subsection (5), the following persons are not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from an act or omission of an individual rendering emergency services using an automated external defibrillator as described in subsection (3), except if the person's actions constitute gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct:  (a) A physician who provides medical authorization for use of an automated external defibrillator.  (b) An individual who instructs others in the use of an automated external defibrillator.  (c) An individual or entity that owns, occupies, or manages the premises where an automated external defibrillator is located or used.  (5) Subsections (3) and (4) apply only to a civil action that is filed or pending on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection. History: Add. 1986, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1986 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Nov. 16, 1999
MI Comp L § 691.1505 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 17 of 1963 - Liability of Certain Persons for Emergency Care (691.1501 - 691.1507)|Section 691.1505 - Liability of Block Parent Volunteer; Definitions.

691.1505 Liability of block parent volunteer; definitions. Sec. 5.  (1) A block parent volunteer who in good faith and while acting as a block parent volunteer renders assistance to a minor during an emergency shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from an act or omission in the rendering of that assistance, except an act or omission amounting to gross negligence or wilful and wanton misconduct.  (2) As used in this section:  (a) "Block parent volunteer" means a person who is a member of a nonprofit volunteer organization which has as its primary function assisting minors in getting safely to and from school.  (b) "Minor" means a person who is less than 18 years of age. History: Add. 1985, Act 150, Imd. Eff. Nov. 12, 1985
MI Comp L § 691.1507 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 17 of 1963 - Liability of Certain Persons for Emergency Care (691.1501 - 691.1507)|Section 691.1507 - Member of National Ski Patrol System Rendering Emergency Care; Liability for Acts or Omissions.

691.1507 Member of national ski patrol system rendering emergency care; liability for acts or omissions.Sec. 7.  A person who is a registered member of the national ski patrol system and who, in good faith and while on patrol as a member of the national ski patrol system, renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of acts or omissions by the person in rendering the emergency care, except acts or omissions amounting to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct. History: Add. 1987, Act 30, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1987 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 43, Imd. Eff. Mar. 2, 2006
MI Comp L § 691.1521 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 448 of 1978 - Immunity of Restaurant Owners and Employees (691.1521 - 691.1522)|Section 691.1521 - “Restaurant” Defined.

691.1521 “Restaurant” defined. Sec. 1.  As used in this act, "restaurant" means a fixed or mobile establishment serving food to the public for consumption on the premises. History: 1978, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 1978
MI Comp L § 691.1522 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 448 of 1978 - Immunity of Restaurant Owners and Employees (691.1521 - 691.1522)|Section 691.1522 - Removal of Food Lodged in Throat; Liability of Employee or Owner of Restaurant.

691.1522 Removal of food lodged in throat; liability of employee or owner of restaurant. Sec. 2.  A restaurant or an employee or owner of a restaurant shall not be liable for civil damages if an employee or owner of a restaurant in good faith attempts to remove, removes, or assists in the removal or attempted removal of food which is lodged in an individual's throat, unless the employee or owner was grossly negligent in his or her actions. History: 1978, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 1978
MI Comp L § 691.1541 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 269 of 1989 - Sport Shooting Ranges (691.1541 - 691.1544)|Section 691.1541 - Definitions.

691.1541 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Generally accepted operation practices" means those practices adopted by the commission of natural resources that are established by a nationally recognized nonprofit membership organization that provides voluntary firearm safety programs that include training individuals in the safe handling and use of firearms, which practices are developed with consideration of all information reasonably available regarding the operation of shooting ranges. The generally accepted operation practices shall be reviewed at least every 5 years by the commission of natural resources and revised as the commission considers necessary. The commission shall adopt generally accepted operation practices within 90 days of the effective date of section 2a.   (b) "Local unit of government" means a county, city, township, or village.  (c) "Person" means an individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, club, governmental entity, or other legal entity.  (d) "Sport shooting range" or "range" means an area designed and operated for the use of archery, rifles, shotguns, pistols, silhouettes, skeet, trap, black powder, or any other similar sport shooting. History: 1989, Act 269, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994
MI Comp L § 691.1542 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 269 of 1989 - Sport Shooting Ranges (691.1541 - 691.1544)|Section 691.1542 - Sport Shooting Ranges; Civil Liability or Criminal Prosecution; State Rules or Regulations.

691.1542 Sport shooting ranges; civil liability or criminal prosecution; state rules or regulations. Sec. 2.  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in addition to other protections provided in this act, a person who owns or operates or uses a sport shooting range that conforms to generally accepted operation practices in this state is not subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution in any matter relating to noise or noise pollution resulting from the operation or use of the range if the range is in compliance with any noise control laws or ordinances that applied to the range and its operation at the time of construction or initial operation of the range.  (2) In addition to other protections provided in this act, a person who owns, operates, or uses a sport shooting range that conforms to generally accepted operation practices is not subject to an action for nuisance, and a court of the state shall not enjoin or restrain the use or operation of a range on the basis of noise or noise pollution, if the range is in compliance with any noise control laws or ordinances that applied to the range and its operation at the time of construction or initial operation of the range.  (3) Rules or regulations adopted by any state department or agency for limiting levels of noise in terms of decibel level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere do not apply to a sport shooting range exempted from liability under this act. However, this subsection does not restrict the application of any provision of the generally accepted operation practices. History: 1989, Act 269, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994
MI Comp L § 691.1542a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 269 of 1989 - Sport Shooting Ranges (691.1541 - 691.1544)|Section 691.1542a - Continuation of Preexisting Sport Shooting Ranges.

691.1542a Continuation of preexisting sport shooting ranges. Sec. 2a.  (1) A sport shooting range that is operated and is not in violation of existing law at the time of the enactment of an ordinance shall be permitted to continue in operation even if the operation of the sport shooting range at a later date does not conform to the new ordinance or an amendment to an existing ordinance.  (2) A sport shooting range that is in existence as of the effective date of this section and operates in compliance with generally accepted operation practices, even if not in compliance with an ordinance of a local unit of government, shall be permitted to do all of the following within its preexisting geographic boundaries if in compliance with generally accepted operation practices:  (a) Repair, remodel, or reinforce any conforming or nonconforming building or structure as may be necessary in the interest of public safety or to secure the continued use of the building or structure.  (b) Reconstruct, repair, restore, or resume the use of a nonconforming building damaged by fire, collapse, explosion, act of god, or act of war occurring after the effective date of this section. The reconstruction, repair, or restoration shall be completed within 1 year following the date of the damage or settlement of any property damage claim. If reconstruction, repair, or restoration is not completed within 1 year, continuation of the nonconforming use may be terminated in the discretion of the local unit of government.  (c) Do anything authorized under generally accepted operation practices, including, but not limited to:  (i) Expand or increase its membership or opportunities for public participation.  (ii) Expand or increase events and activities. History: Add. 1994, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994
MI Comp L § 691.1543 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 269 of 1989 - Sport Shooting Ranges (691.1541 - 691.1544)|Section 691.1543 - Local Regulation.

691.1543 Local regulation. Sec. 3.  Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act does not prohibit a local unit of government from regulating the location, use, operation, safety, and construction of a sport shooting range. History: 1989, Act 269, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994
MI Comp L § 691.1544 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 269 of 1989 - Sport Shooting Ranges (691.1541 - 691.1544)|Section 691.1544 - Acceptance of Risk.

691.1544 Acceptance of risk. Sec. 4.  Each person who participates in sport shooting at a sport shooting range that conforms to generally accepted operation practices accepts the risks associated with the sport to the extent the risks are obvious and inherent. Those risks include, but are not limited to, injuries that may result from noise, discharge of a projectile or shot, malfunction of sport shooting equipment not owned by the shooting range, natural variations in terrain, surface or subsurface snow or ice conditions, bare spots, rocks, trees, and other forms of natural growth or debris. History: Add. 1994, Act 251, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994
MI Comp L § 691.1551 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 260 of 1988 - Community Dispute Resolution Act (691.1551 - 691.1564)|Section 691.1551 - Short Title.

691.1551 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "community dispute resolution act". History: 1988, Act 260, Eff. Nov. 13, 1988
MI Comp L § 691.1552 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 260 of 1988 - Community Dispute Resolution Act (691.1551 - 691.1564)|Section 691.1552 - Definitions.

691.1552 Definitions. Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Administrative expenses" means expenses incurred by the state court administrator in implementing this act.  (b) "Available grant funds" means that portion of the community dispute resolution fund available for awards to grant recipients, after administrative expenses have been met.  (c) "Center" means a community-based dispute resolution center.  (d) "Fund" means the community dispute resolution fund.  (e) "Grant recipient" means a nonprofit or governmental organization that receives funds to operate a center pursuant to this act.  (f) "Mediator" means an impartial, neutral person who assists parties in voluntarily reaching their own settlement of issues in a dispute and who has no authoritative decision-making power.  (g) "Program" means the community dispute resolution program created by this act. History: 1988, Act 260, Eff. Nov. 13, 1988 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 286, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1993
MI Comp L § 691.1553 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 691 - Judiciary|Act 260 of 1988 - Community Dispute Resolution Act (691.1551 - 691.1564)|Section 691.1553 - Community Dispute Resolution Program; Creation; Purpose.

691.1553 Community dispute resolution program; creation; purpose. Sec. 3.  The community dispute resolution program is created to provide conciliation, mediation, or other forms and techniques of voluntary dispute resolution to persons as an alternative to the judicial process. History: 1988, Act 260, Eff. Nov. 13, 1988 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 286, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1993