HB4077

Health: medical examiners; process for medical certification of a death record; modify. Amends secs. 2804, 2843, 2843b, 2844 & 16221 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2804 et seq.).

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Michigan HB4077 modifies the process for medical certification of death records, including timelines and procedures for completing and certifying.

Michigan HB4077 amends sections of the Public Health Code to modify the process for medical certification of death records. The bill specifies that if a death occurs outside an institution, the medical certification must be completed and certified within 48 hours by the attending physician, or by a physician acting as the attending physician's authorized representative, or by the county medical examiner.

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Roll Call Votes

36 Yea

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0 Nay

1 Absent

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Calendar

Nov 12, 2025

12:00 PM

Senate Health Policy

Oct 29, 2025

12:30 PM

Senate Health Policy

History

Mar 18

House

Approved By The Governor 03/17/2026 10:30 Am

Mar 18

House

Filed With Secretary Of State 03/17/2026 01:15 Pm

Mar 18

House

Assigned Pa 003'26 With Immediate Effect