Michigan Compiled Laws
451-1994-II-5-172. - Part 172. Mercury-Added Products (324.17201...324.17206)
Section 324.17204 - Sale of Blood Pressure Device Containing Mercury; Prohibitions; Exceptions.

Sec. 17204.
(1) Beginning January 1, 2008, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes in this state or for use in this state a blood pressure recording, measuring, or monitoring device that contains mercury or a mercury compound intentionally added to the device.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), beginning January 1, 2009, a person shall not use a device described in subsection (1) in this state.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a blood pressure recording, measuring, or monitoring device that contains mercury or a mercury-added compound if all of the following requirements are met:
(a) The blood pressure recording, measuring, or monitoring device was purchased prior to the date of enactment of the amendatory act that added this section.
(b) The blood pressure recording, measuring, or monitoring device is used exclusively in a private residence or is used exclusively in a health care facility for the purpose of calibrating blood pressure recording, measuring, or monitoring devices that do not contain mercury or a mercury-added compound and is kept in a locked area within that health care facility that is inaccessible to the general public.
History: Add. 2006, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA

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