Michigan Compiled Laws 368-1978-5-57 Part 57 Exposure To Chemical Herbicides (333.5701...333.5749)

• Section 333.5701 Definitions.
  (1) As used in this part: (a) “Agent orange” means the chemical herbicide made from chemicals known as 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and its esters, or...
• Section 333.5703 Toxicological Studies; Consent; Report; Information On Physical Health.
  (1) The department, in consultation and cooperation with the commission, shall conduct toxicological studies on a selected sample of Vietnam-era veterans to establish their...
• Section 333.5709 Studying Causes Of Death.
  The department, in consultation and cooperation with the commission, shall study the causes of death among Vietnam-era veterans, utilizing the department's vital statistics records...
• Section 333.5711 Epidemiological Studies; Consent.
  The department, in consultation and cooperation with the commission, shall conduct epidemiological studies on a selected sample of Vietnam-era veterans who have a history...
• Section 333.5713 Annual Report; Recommendations.
  The department shall compile and analyze the information obtained under sections 5709 and 5711, and shall produce an annual report which shall be distributed...
• Section 333.5715 Report Or Other Information As Public Information; Availability; Confidentiality Of Medical Information.
  (1) A departmental report under section 5703 or 5713, or other compilation of information collected under this part, unless it discloses the identity of...
• Section 333.5717 Birth Defects Registry; Establishment; Purposes.
  The department shall establish a birth defects registry for all of the following purposes: (a) To provide information on the incidence and trends of...
• Section 333.5721 Birth Defects; Reports; Records; Confidentiality; Rules; Submission To Medical Examination Or Supervision Not Required; Contract For Collection And Analysis Of Data; Evaluation Of Information Reported To Birth Defects Registry; Public Reports.
  (1) Each diagnosed incidence of a birth defect, including a congenital or structural malformation, or a biochemical or genetic disease, and any information relevant...
• Section 333.5723 Referral Services.
  The department, in collaboration with veterans' counseling sources, shall provide referral services for those Vietnam-era veterans and their dependents who desire counseling or referral....
• Section 333.5725 Class Action; Purpose.
  The attorney general, on behalf of Vietnam-era veterans residing in this state who may have been injured because of contact with agent orange or...
• Section 333.5731 Agent Orange Commission; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms Of Members; Vacancy.
  (1) The agent orange commission is created in the department. (2) The commission is composed of 14 members, including all of the following: (a)...
• Section 333.5735 Agent Orange Commission; Duties.
  The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Review the toxicological and epidemiological literature on herbicide compounds, and their by-product contaminants, of the...
• Section 333.5737 Agent Orange Commission; Election Of Chairperson; Meetings; Travel Expenses; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice; Writings Available To Public.
  (1) The members annually shall elect a chairperson. The commission shall meet at least 4 times each year at the call of the chairperson....
• Section 333.5745 Agent Orange Information Resource Center; Creation; Membership; Duties.
  (1) There is created an agent orange information resource center within the department. (2) The information resource center shall have members with expertise in...
• Section 333.5747 Rules.
  The department shall promulgate rules to implement this part. History: Add. 1987, Act 49, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1987 Popular Name: Act 368
• Section 333.5749 Phasing In Studies And Birth Defects Registry.
  The studies and the birth defects registry called for under this part shall be phased in according to an orderly schedule established by the...

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