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Committee reports HB 4734 to authorize surrogate medical decision makers as a technical fix
Summary
House Bill 4734, a trailer/technical fix to HB 4418, would explicitly allow surrogate medical decision-makers to consent to treatment for incapacitated patients; the committee voted to report the bill out with recommendation 9–0 (2 pass).
Representative Bagole introduced House Bill 4734 as a technical amendment to House Bill 4418 to ensure that surrogate medical decision makers—when appointed under the primary bill—are authorized to consent to medical treatment for patients deemed incompetent. The sponsor said the change simply restores language the earlier package inadvertently repealed and aligns Michigan law with practices in other states.
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