Allows prisoners to designate authorized recipients for their medical information and emergency contacts.
This bill amends Michigan's corrections law to allow prisoners to designate authorized recipients for their qualified medical information and emergency contacts. The Department of Corrections must provide each prisoner with a medical information release form, an emergency contact form, and a brochure explaining the difference between an authorized recipient and an emergency contact. The department must also provide a prisoner's qualified medical information to the prisoner's authorized recipient if requested.
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