Year: 2006
Resolution Number: 67
Action Taken: Referred to the Board
Status:
Author(s): Jeanette M. Meyer, MD
Sponsor: Jeanette M. Meyer, MD
On behalf of:
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS urge Governor Granholm and the Michigan legislature to support a policy that would mandate the reporting of impaired drivers who persistently ignore the advice of a licensed physician not to drive, similar to the mandatory report of certain contagious diseases; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS urge the Governor and legislature of the state of Michigan to indemnify physicians from the requirement of confidentiality when reporting impaired drivers who persistently ignore the advice of a licensed physician not to drive, similar to the mandatory report of certain contagious diseases.RATIONALE: The Committee acknowledged the importance addressing this resolution, but more information is needed to identify an appropriate solution. The Committee asked MSMS staff to give the Board the report, “Physician Immunity from Third Party Liability” as additional reference material.
RESOLVED: That MSMS urge Governor Granholm and the Michigan legislature to support a policy that would mandate the reporting of impaired drivers who persistently ignore the advice of a licensed physician not to drive, similar to the mandatory report of certain contagious diseases; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS urge the Governor and legislature of the state of Michigan to indemnify physicians from the requirement of confidentiality when reporting impaired drivers who persistently ignore the advice of a licensed physician not to drive, similar to the mandatory report of certain contagious diseases.RATIONALE: The Committee acknowledged the importance addressing this resolution, but more information is needed to identify an appropriate solution. The Committee asked MSMS staff to give the Board the report, “Physician Immunity from Third Party Liability” as additional reference material.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Impaired Drivers