Bill > SB0475

This bill amends the Michigan Public Health Code to establish strict guidelines for invasive bodily examinations performed on anesthetized or unconscious patients. Under the proposed law, health professionals (licensees or registrants) and students in health profession training programs are prohibited from conducting invasive bodily examinations on patients who are unconscious, with three specific exceptions: (1) when the patient or their authorized representative provides written, informed consent for a preventative, diagnostic, or treatment purpose; (2) when the patient has consented to a surgical procedure or diagnostic examination and the invasive examination is within the scope of that ordered care; or (3) when the patient is unconscious and the examination is necessary for emergency diagnostic or treatment purposes. Importantly, the informed consent must explicitly allow the patient to specify whether a student may perform the examination. The bill is tied to another piece of legislation (Senate Bill 476) and will only take effect if that bill is also enacted into law, suggesting it is part of a broader legislative package addressing patient consent and medical training practices.

Health and Social Services

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0475