Year: 2011
Resolution Number: 57
Action Taken: Approved
Status:
Author(s): Yvan Tran, MD
Sponsor: Domenic R. Federico, MD
On behalf of: Kent County Delegation
Committee: B (Legislation)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS ask for legislation that will provide physicians with protection from any civil or criminal liability for their opinion and recommendations to the Michigan Secretary of State; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS work with the state legislature to provide physicians protection from civil or criminal liability for accidents in which seizures or loss of consciousness occur. RATIONALE: This resolution is very similar to resolutions that have been brought before the House in the past. Additionally, the Committee heard testimony from physicians who were actively involved in the recent legislative attempts to pass bill that addresses the concerns of this resolution. This issue remains a priority for MSMS.
RESOLVED: That MSMS ask for legislation that will provide physicians with protection from any civil or criminal liability for their opinion and recommendations to the Michigan Secretary of State; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS work with the state legislature to provide physicians protection from civil or criminal liability for accidents in which seizures or loss of consciousness occur. RATIONALE: This resolution is very similar to resolutions that have been brought before the House in the past. Additionally, the Committee heard testimony from physicians who were actively involved in the recent legislative attempts to pass bill that addresses the concerns of this resolution. This issue remains a priority for MSMS.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Driving Recommendations in Patients with Epilepsy