2023 Senate Bill 71 / Public Act 62

Health: medical records; provision for the protection, retention, and maintenance of medical records referencing a vaginal or anal penetration treatment for 15 years by a health professional and health facility or agency; implement, and authorize department to provide guidance to licensees on certain medical services.

An act to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending sections 16213, 20175, 20175a, and 20199 (MCL 333.16213, 333.20175, 333.20175a, and 333.20199), sections 16213 and 20175a as added and section 20175 as amended by 2006 PA 481, and by adding sections 16213a, 16429, 17029, 17529, 17829, 17909, and 20175b.

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 16, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Roger Hauck (R-34) and 10 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Erika Geiss (D-1), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Dan Lauwers (R-25), Joseph Bellino (R-16), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Sue Shink (D-14), Paul Wojno (D-10), Sean McCann (D-19), Mary Cavanagh (D-6) and Dayna Polehanki (D-5)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

April 20, 2023

Reported without amendment

April 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 3, 2023

Reported without amendment

May 4, 2023

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

May 4, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

June 8, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1

June 20, 2023

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

June 21, 2023

Substitute H-2 offered by Rep. Julie Rogers (D-41)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 105 to 4 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 27, 2023

Substitute H-2 concurred in 37 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 12, 2023