Sec. 21532.
(1) A hospital shall provide to an unmarried mother of a live child born in that hospital an acknowledgment of parentage form that can be completed by the child's mother and father to acknowledge paternity of the child as provided in the acknowledgment of parentage act. The hospital shall provide to the parents the information developed as required by subsection (2) on the purpose and completion of the form and on the rights and responsibilities of the parents. Execution of an acknowledgment of parentage as provided in the acknowledgment of parentage act establishes the child's legal paternity. The hospital shall forward a completed acknowledgment of parentage to the state register for recording.
(2) The department shall develop and distribute free of charge to hospitals the acknowledgment of parentage form, the information on the purpose and completion of the form, and the information on the rights and responsibilities of the parents. The hospital shall provide assistance and training to hospital staff assigned responsibility for obtaining the forms, as appropriate. The acknowledgment of parentage form and information shall clearly state that completion of the form is voluntary on the part of the mother and father, and shall include all of the notices as provided in section 7 of the acknowledgment of parentage act. The hospital shall provide each parent with a copy of the completed form.
(3) A hospital is immune from civil or criminal liability for providing the form required by this section, the information developed as required by this section, or otherwise fulfilling its duties under this section.
History: Add. 1993, Act 116, Eff. Jan. 21, 1993 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 6, Eff. June 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 307, Eff. June 1, 1997 Popular Name: Act 368
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)
Article 17 - Facilities and Agencies (333.20101...333.22260)
368-1978-17-215 - Part 215 Hospitals (333.21501...333.21571)
Section 333.21501 - Definitions and Principles of Construction.
Section 333.21511 - License Required; Use of Term “hospital.”
Section 333.21515 - Confidentiality of Records, Data, and Knowledge.
Section 333.21521 - Minimum Standards and Rules; Practices.
Section 333.21523 - Strictness of Rules and Standards.
Section 333.21529 - Repealed. 2010, Act 23, Eff. Apr. 1, 2012.
Section 333.21530 - Repealed. 2010, Act 21, Eff. Apr. 1, 2012.
Section 333.21531 - Repealed. 1988, Act 315, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989.
Section 333.21532 - Acknowledgment of Parentage.
Section 333.21533 - Acknowledgment of Paternity.
Section 333.21534 - Hospice Care Information Provided by Hospital.
Section 333.21535 - Nonopioid Directive Form.
Section 333.21542 - Granting Right to Land by Hospital; Violation; Liability.
Section 333.21565 - Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Program.
Section 333.21568 - Rural Health Networks.
Section 333.21571 - Rural Hospital; Eligibility Requirements; Definition.