Section 333.1051 – Short Title.
333.1051 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Michigan do-not-resuscitate procedure act”. History: 1996, Act 193, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996
Section 333.1052 – Definitions.
333.1052 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Actual notice” includes the physical presentation of an order, a revocation of an order, or another written document authorized under this act from or on behalf of a declarant. (b) “Advanced illness” means a medical or surgical condition with significant functional impairment that is not […]
Section 333.1053 – Execution of Order; Authorized Persons; Form; Printed or Typed Names; Signatures; Witness; Identification Bracelet; Possession; Access.
333.1053 Execution of order; authorized persons; form; printed or typed names; signatures; witness; identification bracelet; possession; access. Sec. 3. (1) Subject to section 5, an individual who is 18 years of age or older and of sound mind may execute a do-not-resuscitate order on his or her own behalf. A patient advocate of an individual […]
Section 333.1053a – Execution of Order by Guardian on Behalf of Ward; Form; Signatures; Printed or Typed Names; Witness; Identification Bracelet; Possession; Access.
333.1053a Execution of order by guardian on behalf of ward; form; signatures; printed or typed names; witness; identification bracelet; possession; access. Sec. 3a. (1) A guardian with the power to execute a do-not-resuscitate order under section 5314 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5314, may execute a do-not-resuscitate order on […]
Section 333.1053b – Execution of Order by Parent on Behalf of Minor Child; Form; Signatures; Witness; Identification Bracelet; Possession; Access.
333.1053b Execution of order by parent on behalf of minor child; form; signatures; witness; identification bracelet; possession; access. Sec. 3b. (1) A parent may execute a do-not-resuscitate order on behalf of his or her minor child. If the parent shares with another parent legal decision-making authority as to the important decisions affecting the welfare of […]
Section 333.1054 – Execution of Order; Form; Language.
333.1054 Execution of order; form; language. Sec. 4. A do-not-resuscitate order executed under section 3, 3a, or 3b must include, but is not limited to, the following language, and must be in substantially the following form: “DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDER This do-not-resuscitate order is issued by _______________________________________, attending physician for _________________________________________. (Type or print declarant’s, ward’s, or […]
Section 333.1055 – Persons Depending on Spiritual Means Through Prayer for Healing; Execution of Order; Form; Signatures; Printed or Typed Names; Witness; Identification Bracelet; Possession; Access.
333.1055 Persons depending on spiritual means through prayer for healing; execution of order; form; signatures; printed or typed names; witness; identification bracelet; possession; access. Sec. 5. (1) An individual who is 18 years of age or older, of sound mind, and an adherent of a church or religious denomination whose members depend upon spiritual means […]
Section 333.1056 – Execution of Order Under MCL 333.1055; Form.
333.1056 Execution of order under MCL 333.1055; form. Sec. 6. A do-not-resuscitate order executed for an adherent of a church or religious denomination under section 5 shall include, but is not limited to, the following language, and shall be in substantially the following form: “DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDER Use the appropriate consent section below: A. DECLARANT CONSENT […]
Section 333.1057 – Identification Bracelet.
333.1057 Identification bracelet. Sec. 7. (1) A do-not-resuscitate identification bracelet shall possess features that make it clearly recognizable as a do-not-resuscitate identification bracelet including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) The identification bracelet shall be imprinted with the words “DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDER”, the name and address of the declarant, and the name and […]
Section 333.1058 – Copy of Order as Permanent Medical Record.
333.1058 Copy of order as permanent medical record. Sec. 8. An attending physician who signs a declarant’s do-not-resuscitate order under section 3, 3a, or 3b shall immediately obtain a copy or a duplicate of the executed order and make that copy or duplicate part of the declarant’s permanent medical record. History: 1996, Act 193, Eff. […]
Section 333.1059 – Petition for Review of Order.
333.1059 Petition for review of order. Sec. 9. If a person interested in the welfare of the declarant has reason to believe that an order has been executed contrary to the wishes of the declarant or, if the declarant is a ward including a ward who is a minor child, contrary to the wishes or […]
Section 333.1060 – Revocation of Order.
333.1060 Revocation of order. Sec. 10. (1) A declarant may revoke an order executed by himself or herself or executed on his or her behalf at any time and in any manner by which he or she is able to communicate his or her intent to revoke the order. If the declarant’s revocation is not […]
Section 333.1061 – Determination by Health Professional.
333.1061 Determination by health professional. Sec. 11. (1) One or more of the following health professionals who arrive at a declarant’s location outside of a hospital shall determine if the declarant has 1 or more vital signs, whether or not the health professional views or has actual notice of an order that is alleged to […]
Section 333.1061a – Compliance With Most Recent Order or Form; “Post Form” Defined.
333.1061a Compliance with most recent order or form; “POST form” defined. Sec. 11a. (1) If a health professional described in section 11 has actual notice of a do-not-resuscitate order and is aware of the existence of a validly executed POST form under part 56B of the public health code, MCL 333.5671 to 333.5685, that contains […]
Section 333.1062 – Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability.
333.1062 Immunity from civil or criminal liability. Sec. 12. A person or organization is not subject to civil or criminal liability for withholding resuscitative procedures from a declarant in accordance with this act. History: 1996, Act 193, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996
Section 333.1063 – Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability; Conditions.
333.1063 Immunity from civil or criminal liability; conditions. Sec. 13. A person or organization is not subject to civil or criminal liability for either of the following: (a) Attempting to resuscitate an individual who has executed a do-not-resuscitate order or on whose behalf an order has been executed, if the person or organization has no […]
Section 333.1064 – Requirement to Execute Order Prohibited.
333.1064 Requirement to execute order prohibited. Sec. 14. A person or organization shall not require the execution of an order as a condition for insurance coverage, admittance to a health care facility, receiving health care benefits or services, or any other reason. History: 1996, Act 193, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996 ;– Am. 2013, Act 155, […]
Section 333.1065 – Life Insurer; Prohibited Acts.
333.1065 Life insurer; prohibited acts. Sec. 15. A life insurer shall not do any of the following because of the execution or implementation of an order: (a) Refuse to provide or continue coverage to the declarant. (b) Charge the declarant a higher premium. (c) Offer a declarant different policy terms because the declarant has executed […]
Section 333.1066 – Legal Rights Not Impaired or Superseded; Presumptions.
333.1066 Legal rights not impaired or superseded; presumptions. Sec. 16. (1) The provisions of this act are cumulative and do not impair or supersede a legal right that an individual may have to consent to or refuse medical treatment for himself or herself or that a parent, guardian, or other individual may have to consent […]
Section 333.1067 – Effective Date.
333.1067 Effective date. Sec. 17. This act shall take effect August 1, 1996. History: 1996, Act 193, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996