2009 House Bill 4773: Mandate reporting overdose or underage drinking medical treatment

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Introduced by Rep. Kevin A. Elsenheimer (R) on April 2, 2009, to police to require a health care facility or agency to report to local law enforcement agencies whenever it treats drug overdoses, or minors under the influence of alcohol.
- Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on April 2, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 4773 by FreeSpeaker on April 20, 2009

This bill is a good example of bad ideas for dealing with
abusive alcohol consumption by young people. It should be rejected by the Legislature.

Our (Michigan’s) various draconian laws enacted to stop
“underage” alcohol consumption actually tend to spur abusive use of alcohol in
that population. In other words,
those laws make matters worse, rather than better. What we really should be doing is (a) tell prohibitionist
organizations like MADD to take a long hike into oblivion, and (b) enact
reasonable laws that promote responsible alcohol consumption by young
people.

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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 4773 by mbautel on April 20, 2009

House Bill 4773 introduced by Rep. Kevin A Elsenheiver keep minors from seeking necessary medical help with drug overdosing and alcohol intoxication. That could lead to the death of the minor. Instead perhaps mandating confidential counseling would produce the best outcome in the majority of cases. Or if someone must be notified, notify the parents instead of law enforcement. I am opposed to this bill.

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3) Re: 2009 House Bill 4773 by Steve999 on April 20, 2009

Hat’s off. Well done, as we know
that “Hard work always pays off”, after a long struggle with sincere efforts
it’s done.

Steve

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