Sec. 2837.
(1) A physician shall file a written report with the department regarding each patient who comes under the physician's professional care and who suffers a physical complication or death that is a primary, secondary, or tertiary result of an abortion.
(2) The department shall summarize aggregate data from the reports required under subsection (1) for purposes of inclusion into the annual statistical report on abortion required under section 2835.
(3) The department shall destroy each individual report required by this section and each copy of the report after retaining the report for 5 years after the date the report is received.
(4) The department shall develop and distribute a standardized form for the report required under subsection (1). The department shall not include on the standardized reporting form the name or address of the patient who is the subject of the report or any other information that could reasonably be expected to identify the patient who is the subject of the report. The department shall include on the standardized form a statement specifying the time period within which a report must be transmitted under section 2835(2).
History: Add. 1999, Act 208, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999 Popular Name: Act 368
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)
Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625)
368-1978-2-28 - Part 28 Vital Records (333.2801...333.2899)
Section 333.2803 - Definitions; a to F.
Section 333.2804 - Definitions; I to R.
Section 333.2805 - Definitions; S to V.
Section 333.2811 - Form and Content of Vital Records and Certificates.
Section 333.2814 - City Clerk or City Department as Local Registrar; Rules.
Section 333.2815 - Local Registrar; Duties.
Section 333.2823 - Registration of Live Birth Occurring in Moving Conveyance.
Section 333.2831 - New Certificate of Birth; Establishment; Requirements.
Section 333.2836 - Disposal of Fetal Remains.
Section 333.2837 - Physical Complication or Death Resulting From Abortion; Report.
Section 333.2842 - Death Registration; Death Occurring in Moving Conveyance.
Section 333.2851 - Permit Request for Disinterment of Dead Human Body.
Section 333.2871 - Amendment of Certificate or Record; Procedures; Requirements; Rules.
Section 333.2876 - Preservation of Vital Records and Vital Statistics; Procedures.
Section 333.2885 - Transmission of Vital Records to Library of Michigan.
Section 333.2886 - Certified Copies Considered Same as Original; Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 333.2894 - Prohibited Conduct.
Section 333.2895 - Inspection or Copying of Information Contained in System of Vital Statistics.
Section 333.2896 - Rules; Minimum Requirements.
Section 333.2898 - Violation; Penalty.
Section 333.2899 - Reporting Violation; Statement; Initiation of Proceedings.