2025 Senate Bill 482

Health: patient directives; Michigan medical treatment decisions act; enact.

A bill to authorize the making of medical treatment decisions for another individual under certain circumstances; to prohibit the authorization of certain types of medical treatment; and to provide for certain liability.

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Senate Bill No. 482 creates a structured process for surrogate medical decision-making for incapacitated adults in Michigan, establishing a clear hierarchy of decision-makers, prohibiting certain high-risk interventions, and preserving the authority of existing advance directives and patient advocates.

Introduced in the Senate

July 17, 2025

Introduced by Sens. Ruth Johnson (R-24) and Jim Runestad (R-23)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy