Michigan Compiled Laws § 333.21784 Threatening Medical Condition; Notice; Emergency Treatment; Comfort Of Patient.

333.21784 Threatening medical condition; notice; emergency treatment; comfort of patient.

Sec. 21784.

If a patient's life is threatened by his or her medical condition, the nursing home shall immediately notify the patient's next of kin, patient's representative, and physician. The nursing home shall secure emergency medical treatment for the patient when the patient's physician is not available. A nursing home shall take all reasonable measures to ensure the comfort of a patient in the terminal stages of an illness.

History: Add. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Popular Name: Act 368

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