Allows Michigan Department of Corrections to share prisoner medical information with designated recipients.

This bill amends Michigan's corrections law to allow the Department of Corrections to share a prisoner's qualified medical information with designated recipients. The department must provide prisoners with a medical information release form and an emergency contact form upon admission. The department may share medical information with designated recipients upon request. In a critical medical emergency, the department must notify designated emergency contacts. The department may also allow approved visitors to visit a prisoner in the hospital if necessary.

Allows Michigan Department of Corrections to share prisoner medical information with designated recipients.

This bill amends Michigan's corrections law to allow the Department of Corrections to share a prisoner's qualified medical information with designated recipients. The department must provide prisoners with a medical information release form and an emergency contact form upon admission. The department may share medical information with designated recipients upon request. In a critical medical emergency, the department must notify designated emergency contacts. The department may also allow approved visitors to visit a prisoner in the hospital if necessary.