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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2621 - Comprehensive Policy for Conduct and Support of Research and Demonstration Activities; Conducting and Supporting Demonstration Projects and Scientific Evaluations.

333.2621 Comprehensive policy for conduct and support of research and demonstration activities; conducting and supporting demonstration projects and scientific evaluations.
Sec. 2621.
(1) The department shall establish a comprehensive policy pursuant to and consistent with section 2611(2) for the conduct and support of research and demonstration activities related to the department's responsibility for the health care needs of the people of this state.
(2) The department shall conduct research and demonstration activities related to the department's responsibility for the environmental, preventive, and personal health needs of the communities and people of this state, including:
(a) The causes, effects, and methods of prevention of illness.
(b) The determinants of health, including behavior related to health.
(c) The accessibility, acceptability, availability, organization, distribution, utilization, quality, and financing of health care, especially those services for the medically needy.
(3) The department may conduct and support demonstration projects to carry out subsection (2).
(4) The department shall conduct or support the conduct of scientific evaluations of the effectiveness, efficiency, and relevance of programs conducted or supported by the department.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2623 - Publication and Dissemination of Results and Information Obtained Under MCL 333.2621.

333.2623 Publication and dissemination of results and information obtained under MCL 333.2621.
Sec. 2623.
The department may:
(a) Publish, make available, and disseminate, promptly and on as broad a basis as practicable, the results of health services research, demonstrations, and evaluations conducted and supported under section 2621.
(b) Provide indexing, abstracting, translation, publication, and other services leading to a more effective and timely dissemination of information as to health services, research, demonstrations, and evaluations conducted or supported under section 2621 to public and private entities and persons engaged in the improvement of health and to the general public.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2624 - Grants and Contracts to Conduct or Support Research Activities and Scientific Evaluations.

333.2624 Grants and contracts to conduct or support research activities and scientific evaluations.
Sec. 2624.
The department may make grants to and contracts with persons and governmental entities to conduct or support research activities and scientific evaluations authorized under sections 2621 and 2623.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2631 - Data Concerning Medical Research Project; Confidentiality; Use.

333.2631 Data concerning medical research project; confidentiality; use.
Sec. 2631.
The information, records of interviews, written reports, statements, notes, memoranda, or other data or records furnished to, procured by, or voluntarily shared with the department in the conduct of a medical research project, or a person, agency, or organization which has been designated in advance by the department as a medical research project which regularly furnishes statistical or summary data with respect to that project to the department for the purpose of reducing the morbidity or mortality from any cause or condition of health are confidential and shall be used solely for statistical, scientific, and medical research purposes relating to the cause or condition of health.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2632 - Data Concerning Medical Research Project; Inadmissible as Evidence; Exhibition or Disclosure.

333.2632 Data concerning medical research project; inadmissible as evidence; exhibition or disclosure.
Sec. 2632.
The information, records, reports, statements, notes, memoranda, or other data described in section 2631 are not admissible as evidence in an action in a court or before any other tribunal, board, agency, or person. Furnishing the data to the department in the conduct of a medical research project or to a designated medical research project does not result in the loss of any privilege which the data may otherwise have making them inadmissible as evidence. The information, records, reports, notes, memoranda, or other data shall not be exhibited nor their contents disclosed in any way, in whole or in part, by the department or its representative, or by any other person, agency, or organization, except as is necessary for the purpose of furthering the medical research project to which they relate consistent with section 2637 and the rules promulgated under section 2678. A person participating in a designated medical research project shall not disclose the information obtained except in strict conformity with the research project.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2633 - Data Concerning Medical Research Projects; Liability for Furnishing.

333.2633 Data concerning medical research projects; liability for furnishing.
Sec. 2633.
The furnishing of information, records, reports, statements, notes, memoranda, or other data to the department, either voluntarily or as required by this code, or to a person, agency, or organization designated as a medical research project does not subject a physician, hospital, sanatorium, rest home, nursing home, or other person or agency furnishing the information, records, reports, statements, notes, memoranda, or other data to liability in an action for damages or other relief, and is not considered to be the willful betrayal of a professional secret or the violation of a confidential relationship.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 122, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2635 - Power to Demand or Require Data.

333.2635 Power to demand or require data.
Sec. 2635.
Sections 2631 to 2633 do not confer on the department the power to demand or require that a health professional furnish information, records of interviews, written reports, statements, notes, memoranda, or other data other than as expressly required by law.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2637 - Procedures Protecting Confidentiality and Regulating Disclosure of Data and Records.

333.2637 Procedures protecting confidentiality and regulating disclosure of data and records.
Sec. 2637.
(1) The department shall establish procedures pursuant to section 2678 to protect the confidentiality of, and regulate the disclosure of, data and records contained in a departmental data system or system of records.
(2) The procedures established under subsection (1) shall be consistent with the policy established under sections 2611 and 2613.
(3) Except as provided in section 2640, the procedures established under subsection (1) shall specify the data contained in a departmental data system or system of records that shall not be disclosed unless items identifying a person by name, address, number, symbol, or any other identifying particular are deleted.
(4) The procedures established under subsection (1) shall regulate the use and disclosure of data contained in a departmental data system or system of records released to researchers, other persons, including designated medical research projects as described in section 2631, or governmental entities. A person who receives data pursuant to this section shall not disclose an item of information contained in the data except in conformance with the authority granted by the department and with the purpose for which the data was originally requested by the researcher. The director may contract with researchers or other persons to implement and enforce this subsection. A contract made pursuant to this subsection shall do both of the following:
(a) Require the department to provide monitoring to assure compliance with this section.
(b) Provide for termination if this section or the contract is violated.
(5) An officer or employee of the department shall not disclose data contained in a departmental data system or system of records except as authorized in the procedures adopted pursuant to this section.
(6) The department periodically shall review the procedures adopted under this section.
(7) A person whose contract is terminated pursuant to subsection (4)(b) is not eligible to make a subsequent contract with the department.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 496, Eff. Mar. 1, 1999
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2638 - Violation; Penalty.

333.2638 Violation; penalty.
Sec. 2638.
A person who discloses confidential information in violation of sections 2631 to 2633 or who violates section 2637 or a rule implementing section 2637 is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both, and if the person is an employee of the department shall be subject to immediate dismissal.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2639 - Review of Personal Records Upon Request; Procedures for Reviewing Request; Administrative Hearing; Records of Requests.

333.2639 Review of personal records upon request; procedures for reviewing request; administrative hearing; records of requests.
Sec. 2639.
(1) Upon written request, an individual shall be permitted to review his or her personal records maintained or made under the authority of this part, in accordance with this section.
(2) The department shall establish procedures for reviewing a request from a person concerning access to or the amendment of a record or data pertaining to the person, or from a researcher, other person, or governmental entity requesting information or access to information possessed by the department, including a method of making a determination on the request for access or amendment. A person or researcher aggrieved by a decision under this section may request an administrative hearing.
(3) The department shall maintain records of requests for access to or amendments of data with the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness necessary to assure fairness to the person making the request.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2640 - Parentage Registry; Use and Access by Family Independence Agency; Access to Child's Medical Records and Information; Immunity; Exception.

333.2640 Parentage registry; use and access by family independence agency; access to child's medical records and information; immunity; exception.
Sec. 2640.
(1) The department shall give prompt access to the parentage registry to the family independence agency or its agent for the purpose of the family independence agency's duty to aid in the establishment or enforcement of child support obligations. The family independence agency or its agent may use or disclose the information from the parentage registry in carrying out that duty.
(2) Notwithstanding section 2637, if there is a compelling need for medical records or information to determine whether child abuse or neglect has occurred or to take action to protect a child where there may be a substantial risk of harm, the department shall give access to a family independence agency caseworker or administrator directly involved in the investigation to the child's medical records and information that are pertinent to the child abuse or neglect investigation. Medical records or information disclosed under this section shall include the identity of the individual to whom the record or information pertains.
(3) The department shall provide the access described by subsection (2) only upon receipt of a written request from a caseworker or administrator directly involved in the investigation and shall provide that access within 14 calendar days after the record holder receives the written request. The department shall provide that access regardless of the consent of the person from whom consent would otherwise be required.
(4) To the extent not protected by the immunity conferred by 1964 PA 170, MCL 691.1401 to 691.1415, an individual who in good faith provides access to medical records or information under subsection (2) is immune from civil or administrative liability arising from that conduct, unless the conduct was gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
(5) This section does not apply to a report, record, datum, or information whose confidentiality and disclosure are governed by section 5131.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 307, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 496, Eff. Mar. 1, 1999
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2641 - Fees; Disposition of Collections.

333.2641 Fees; disposition of collections.
Sec. 2641.
(1) The department may charge fees for the reasonable cost of:
(a) Reproduction, duplication, amendment, certification, or authentication of data.
(b) Data searches other than those for which a fee is prohibited under section 3 of Public Law 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
(2) Collections under this section shall be transmitted to the department of treasury and credited to the general fund of this state.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2651 - Repealed. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006.

333.2651 Repealed. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to creation of the anatomy board.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2652 - Receiving and Allocating Bodies or Parts; Purpose; Records of Receipt and Disposition; Universities Designated to Perform Duties and Responsibilities; Powers.

333.2652 Receiving and allocating bodies or parts; purpose; records of receipt and disposition; universities designated to perform duties and responsibilities; powers.
Sec. 2652.
(1) The department shall receive dead human bodies, or parts of dead human bodies, designated for scientific uses and allocate the bodies or parts to hospitals and educational institutions requiring them for use in medical instruction or for the purpose of instruction, study, and use in the promotion of education in the health sciences in this state. The department shall keep permanent records of the receipt and disposition of dead bodies and parts.
(2) The department may designate Michigan state university, Wayne state university, or the university of Michigan to perform the duties and responsibilities of this section and sections 2653 to 2663.
(3) A university designated under subsection (2) may exercise all of the powers of the department contained in this section and sections 2653 to 2663 as delegated by the department.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the anatomy board to the director of the department community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled at MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2653 - “Unclaimed Body” Defined; Notice to Persons With Authority to Control Disposition of Unclaimed Body; Availability of Unclaimed Body to Department; Request for Notification Concerning Unclaimed Body; Time, Manner, and Contents of Notice; Release of Body; Notice and Surrender of Body to Benevolent Association.

333.2653 “Unclaimed body” defined; notice to persons with authority to control disposition of unclaimed body; availability of unclaimed body to department; request for notification concerning unclaimed body; time, manner, and contents of notice; release of body; notice and surrender of body to benevolent association.
Sec. 2653.
(1) As used in sections 2652 to 2663, "unclaimed body" means a dead human body for which the deceased has not provided a disposition, for which an estate or assets to defray costs of burial do not exist, and that is not claimed for burial by a person, relative, or court appointed fiduciary who has the right to control disposition of the body.
(2) An official of a public institution or a state or local officer in charge or control of an unclaimed body which would have to be buried at public expense shall use due diligence to notify the persons with authority to control the interment or disposition of the unclaimed body under section 3206 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.3206. If there is no person under section 3206 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.3206, to direct the disposition of the unclaimed body in a manner other than provided by this section and sections 2655 to 2659, the unclaimed body shall become available to the department. Upon written request by the department for notification concerning unclaimed bodies coming under his or her jurisdiction, the officer, for the definite period specified in the request of the department, shall notify the department by telephone, facsimile, or electronic mail immediately following 72 hours after death, excluding Sundays and holidays, stating, when possible, the name, age, sex, religion, and cause of death of the deceased, and shall release the body according to the regulations or instructions of the department.
(3) If the deceased was a member of a religious faith maintaining a benevolent association that will provide for the burial of the deceased in accordance with the tenets of the religion, the department shall notify the benevolent association of the death of the deceased by telephone, facsimile, or electronic mail, and shall surrender the body to the benevolent association upon request.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the anatomy board to the director of the department community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled at MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2655 - Embalming and Disposing of Unclaimed Body; Standards; Holding Period; Identification and Claim by Person With Authority Over Body.

333.2655 Embalming and disposing of unclaimed body; standards; holding period; identification and claim by person with authority over body.
Sec. 2655.
An unclaimed body retained by the department for scientific or educational purposes shall be embalmed and disposed of in accordance with standards adopted under section 2678. The unclaimed body shall be held for 30 days by the person to whom it has been assigned for scientific or educational purposes. The body is subject during this period to identification and claim by an authenticated person with authority over the body under section 3206 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.3206, for the purpose of interment or other disposition in accordance with the directions of that person.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the anatomy board to the director of the department community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled at MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2656 - Receiving Unclaimed Body for Educational Purposes; Expense; Record; Disposition.

333.2656 Receiving unclaimed body for educational purposes; expense; record; disposition.
Sec. 2656.
A person receiving an unclaimed body for educational purposes shall bear all reasonable expense incurred in the preservation and transportation of the body and shall keep a permanent record of bodies received, giving the identification number, name, age, religion, and sex, the place of last residence of the deceased, and the source and disposition, with dates, of the body. A person receiving an unclaimed body, or part thereof, for educational purposes shall dispose of the body in accordance with the standards adopted under section 2678.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the anatomy board to the director of the department community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled at MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2658 - Postmortem Examination of Unclaimed Body; Certification of Body Unfit for Scientific or Education Purposes; Interment of Unclaimed Body; Expense.

333.2658 Postmortem examination of unclaimed body; certification of body unfit for scientific or education purposes; interment of unclaimed body; expense.
Sec. 2658.
A person, unless specifically authorized by law, shall not hold a postmortem examination of an unclaimed body without the express permission of the director of the department. When, through the failure of a person to notify the department or promptly to release an unclaimed body as required by the department, the body becomes unfit for scientific or educational purposes, the department shall so certify, and the unclaimed body shall be interred at the expense of those responsible for the noncompliance.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the anatomy board to the director of the department community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled at MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2659 - Adoption of Standards for Unclaimed Bodies or Parts.

333.2659 Adoption of standards for unclaimed bodies or parts.
Sec. 2659.
The department may adopt standards pursuant to section 2678 for the transportation, reception, preservation, storage, records, and allocation of unclaimed bodies or parts.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
Admin Rule:
R 325.951 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2661 - Repealed. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006.

333.2661 Repealed. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to autopsy upon and disposition of an unclaimed body.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2663 - Violations; Misdemeanor.

333.2663 Violations; misdemeanor.
Sec. 2663.
A person who unlawfully disposes, uses, or sells an unclaimed body or who violates sections 2652 to 2661 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2671 - Public Health and Welfare Dependent on Humane Use of Animals for Certain Purposes.

333.2671 Public health and welfare dependent on humane use of animals for certain purposes.
Sec. 2671.
The public health and welfare depend on the humane use of animals for the diagnosis and treatment of human and animal diseases; the advancement of veterinary, dental, medical, and biological sciences; and the testing, diagnosis, improvement, and standardization of laboratory specimens, biologic products, pharmaceuticals, and drugs.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2672 - Animal Research Advisory Board; Creation; Membership.

333.2672 Animal research advisory board; creation; membership.
Sec. 2672.
The animal research advisory board is created in the department. The animal research advisory board consists of the dean of the medical school of the university of Michigan, the dean of the veterinary college of Michigan state university, the dean of the medical school of Wayne state university, the dean of the dental school of the university of Detroit, the dean of the optometry college at Ferris state university, the secretary of the Michigan association of osteopathic physicians and surgeons, a representative from a research laboratory within this state and subject to the control of the United States public health service, and 2 member representatives of the Michigan federation of humane societies.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Nov. 5, 1987
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the animal research advisory board to the director of the department of community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2673 - Animal Research Advisory Board; Powers.

333.2673 Animal research advisory board; powers.
Sec. 2673.
The animal research advisory board may regulate and establish standards pursuant to section 2678 controlling the humane use of animals for the diagnosis and treatment of human and animal diseases; the advancement of veterinary, dental, optometrical, medical, and biological sciences; and the testing, diagnosis, improvement, and standardization of laboratory specimens, biologic products, pharmaceuticals, and drugs.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the animal research advisory board to the director of the department of community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled at MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2674 - Administration of MCL 333.2671 to 333.2675; Expenses of Members.

333.2674 Administration of MCL 333.2671 to 333.2675; expenses of members.
Sec. 2674.
(1) The department shall administer sections 2671 to 2675.
(2) The members of the animal research advisory board shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to expenses incurred in performance of official duties in accordance with section 1216.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the animal research advisory board to the director of the department of community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2675 - Inspection of Premises or Property on Which Animals Kept for Experimental Purposes; Purpose.

333.2675 Inspection of premises or property on which animals kept for experimental purposes; purpose.
Sec. 2675.
The department, its representative, or a member of the animal research advisory board may inspect any premises or property on or in which animals are kept for experimental purposes for the purpose of investigation of compliance with board standards. The standards shall provide for the humane treatment of animals reasonably necessary for the purposes of this part.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the animal research advisory board to the director of the department of community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled at MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2676 - Registration for Humane Use of Animals for Experimental Purposes; Compliance With Standards; Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of Registration; Findings of Fact Conclusive; Application for Review of Questions of Law; Orders.

333.2676 Registration for humane use of animals for experimental purposes; compliance with standards; grounds for suspension or revocation of registration; findings of fact conclusive; application for review of questions of law; orders.
Sec. 2676.
A person shall not keep or use animals for experimental purposes unless registered to do so by the department. The department shall grant registration for the humane use of animals for experimental purposes upon compliance with board standards. The department may suspend or revoke a registration for failure to comply with this part or board standards. Findings of fact by the department, in the absence of fraud or arbitrariness, shall be conclusive, but the circuit court for the county in which the defendant resides or has his or her principal place of business may review questions of law involved in a final decision or determination of the department if the aggrieved party applies for the review not later than 30 days after the determination. The circuit court has jurisdiction to make orders as justice requires.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the animal research advisory board to the director of the department of community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled at MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2678 - Rules.

333.2678 Rules.
Sec. 2678.
The department shall promulgate rules to implement section 2637 and may promulgate rules to implement this part including the establishment of fees, standards pertaining to unclaimed bodies, or parts thereof, standards pertaining to the use of animals for experimental purposes, and the implementation of sections 2616 and 2617.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the animal research advisory board to the director of the department of community health and the abolishment of the board, see E.R.O. No. 1997-4, compiled at MCL 333.26324 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
Admin Rule:
R 325.921 et seq. and R 325.951 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2681 - Definitions.

333.2681 Definitions.
Sec. 2681.
As used in sections 2681 to 2683:
(a) "Cord blood unit" means the blood collected from a single placenta and umbilical cord.
(b) "Donor" means a mother who has delivered a baby and consents to donate the newborn's blood remaining in the placenta and umbilical cord.
(c) "Donor bank" means a qualified cord blood stem cell bank that enters into a contract with the director under section 2682.
(d) "Human cord blood stem cells" means hematopoietic stem cells and any other stem cells contained in the neonatal blood collected immediately after the birth from the separated placenta and umbilical cord.
(e) "Network" means the statewide network of qualified cord blood stem cell banks established under section 2682.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 635, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2007
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2683 - Educational Materials on Uses and Benefits of Cord Blood Stem Cells; Development and Dissemination; Availability.

333.2683 Educational materials on uses and benefits of cord blood stem cells; development and dissemination; availability.
Sec. 2683.
(1) If funding is made available, the department shall promote public awareness and increase knowledge about the statewide network of cord blood stem cell banks, cord blood banking options, and the benefits of cord blood stem cells by developing and disseminating educational materials on the uses and benefits of cord blood stem cells, the viability of cord blood stem cells, information on research results utilizing cord blood stem cells, and any other related materials and information to enable the public to make informed decisions about the utilization of cord blood stem cells. Information shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) An explanation of the differences between public and private cord blood banking.
(b) Information on the statewide network of cord blood stem cell banks.
(c) Cord blood options available.
(d) The medical process and risks involved in the collection of cord blood.
(e) Medically accepted uses and benefits of cord blood collection and transplantation.
(f) A statement that due to ongoing research and development there may be future uses and benefits of cord blood collection and transplantation.
(g) An explanation of any costs to the donor associated with cord blood donation and storage.
(h) Information on how to request printed materials and how to access other information available on the department's website.
(i) Options for ownership and future use of the donated material.
(j) An explanation of the storage, maintenance, and viability for transplantation of cord blood stem cells.
(2) The department, on its website, shall make the materials and information gathered and developed under subsection (1) available in printable format to the public and to health care facilities and agencies, cord blood banks, and health care professionals.
(3) The department shall encourage health care professionals and health care facilities and agencies, including, but not limited to, physicians, nurse midwives, nurses, hospitals, birthing facilities, and local health departments to disseminate information to a pregnant woman before her third trimester of pregnancy about cord blood donation and the options for cord blood banking.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 638, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2007
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2683a - Statewide Network of Cord Blood Stem Cell Banks; Public Awareness Efforts; Report on Expenditure of Funds.

333.2683a Statewide network of cord blood stem cell banks; public awareness efforts; report on expenditure of funds.
Sec. 2683a.
On or before April 1, 2007 and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community health, the house and senate standing committees on public health, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director a report detailing the expenditure of funds related to both of the following:
(a) The statewide network of cord blood stem cell banks established under section 2682.
(b) The public awareness efforts required in this section.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 636, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2007
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2685 - Use of Live Human Embryo, Fetus, or Neonate for Nontherapeutic Research; Prohibitions; Presumption.

333.2685 Use of live human embryo, fetus, or neonate for nontherapeutic research; prohibitions; presumption.
Sec. 2685.
(1) A person shall not use a live human embryo, fetus, or neonate for nontherapeutic research if, in the best judgment of the person conducting the research, based upon the available knowledge or information at the approximate time of the research, the research substantially jeopardizes the life or health of the embryo, fetus, or neonate. Nontherapeutic research shall not in any case be performed on an embryo or fetus known by the person conducting the research to be the subject of a planned abortion being performed for any purpose other than to protect the life of the mother.
(2) For purposes of subsection (1) the embryo or fetus shall be conclusively presumed not to be the subject of a planned abortion if the mother signed a written statement at the time of the research, that she was not planning an abortion.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2686 - Diagnostic, Assessment, or Treatment Procedures Not Prohibited.

333.2686 Diagnostic, assessment, or treatment procedures not prohibited.
Sec. 2686.
Sections 2685 to 2691 shall not prohibit or regulate diagnostic, assessment, or treatment procedures, the purpose of which is to determine the life or status or improve the health of the embryo, fetus, or neonate involved or the mother involved.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2687 - Embryo, Fetus, or Neonate Considered Live.

333.2687 Embryo, fetus, or neonate considered live.
Sec. 2687.
An embryo, fetus, or neonate is a live embryo, fetus, or neonate for purposes of sections 2685 to 2691 if, in the best medical judgment of a physician, it shows evidence of life as determined by the same medical standards as are used in determining evidence of life in a spontaneously aborted embryo or fetus at approximately the same stage of gestational development.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2688 - Research on Dead Embryo, Fetus, or Neonate; Consent of Mother; Presumption; Authorized Transfer to Medical Research Facilities; Research Standards.

333.2688 Research on dead embryo, fetus, or neonate; consent of mother; presumption; authorized transfer to medical research facilities; research standards.
Sec. 2688.
(1) Research may not knowingly be performed upon a dead embryo, fetus, or neonate unless the consent of the mother has first been obtained. Consent shall not be required in the case of a routine pathological study.
(2) For purposes of this section, consent shall be conclusively presumed to have been granted by a written statement, signed by the mother that she consents to the use of her dead embryo, fetus, or neonate for research.
(3) Written consent shall constitute lawful authorization for the transfer of the dead embryo, fetus, or neonate to medical research facilities.
(4) Research being performed upon a dead embryo, fetus, or neonate shall be conducted in accordance with the same standards applicable to research conducted pursuant to part 101.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625) › 368-1978-2-26 - Part 26 Data, Information, and Research (333.2601...333.2692) › Section 333.2689 - Abortion; Consideration.

333.2689 Abortion; consideration.
Sec. 2689.
A person shall not perform or offer to perform an abortion where part or all of the consideration for the performance is that the embryo, or fetus, whether alive or dead, may be used for research or study.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368