Legislation improves access to medical forensic examinations, health care for sexual assault survivors

Survivors of sexual assault will have enhanced access to medical forensic examinations and health care services under legislation signed last Friday by Gov. Rick Snyder.

“Survivors of sexual assault deserve access to medical resources that will help them find healing and justice,” Snyder said. “These bills enhance access to medical forensic examinations and other critical health care services, and I’m proud that Michigan continues to strengthen support for survivors throughout our state.”

House Bill 4505, sponsored by state Rep. Diana Farrington, modifies reimbursement for medical procedures and services related to sexual assault medical forensic examinations. House Bill 4506, sponsored by state Rep. Sue Allor, modifies use of expenditures from the sexual assault victims’ medical forensic intervention and treatment fund.

Snyder also signed the following bills:

• HB 4067, sponsored by state Rep. Jim Tedder, creates the interstate medical licensure compact and modifies the licensing process to incorporate the compact.

• HB 4608, sponsored by state Rep. Jeff Noble, excludes painters and decorators from the licensing requirement for residential maintenance and alteration contractors.

• HB 5018, sponsored by state Rep. Peter Lucido, enacts sentencing guidelines for cyberbullying in Michigan.

• HB 5025, sponsored by state Rep. Wendell Byrd, provides for administrative procedures for withholding tax refunds for unpaid city income taxes.

• HB 5152 and 5153, sponsored by state Reps. Sam Singh and Ed Canfield, respectively, creates a form to opt out of being prescribed or administered an opioid and allows guardians to fill it out for minors.

• HB 5411, sponsored by state Rep. Tom Barrett, provides for classification definitions for corrections security inspector and corrections security representative.

• HBs 5505-5506, sponsored by state Reps. Frank Liberati and Daire Rendon, respectively, modify the licensing of adult foster care facilities.

• HB 5542, sponsored by state Rep. Jim Runestad, eliminates requirements that police officers take security from nonresident motorists for civil infractions in Motor Carrier Safety Act.

• HB 5606, sponsored by state Rep. Jim Lilly, allows for the sale of nonalcoholic beverages by a licensed wine maker.

• HBs 5854 and 5855, sponsored by state Reps. Gary Howell and Joe Bellino, respectively, create a voluntary wetland restoration permit.      

• HB 5866, sponsored by state Rep. Joe Bellino, moves certain authority from the Department of Natural Resources to the Natural Resources Commission.

• HB 5913, sponsored by state Rep. John Bizon, provides for tax-exempt status for 501(c)(19) organizations.

• HB 5926, sponsored by state Rep. Steve Marino, removes the term of validity for certificates of employability for parolees.

• HB 5942 sponsored by state Rep. Beau LaFave, provides penalties for threatening a school with a firearm or other deadly or dangerous weapon.

• HB 5945, sponsored by state Rep. Donna Lasinksi, provides for exemption in truck routes designated for local authorities and county road commissions for agricultural equipment.

• HB 5609, sponsored by state Rep. Lisa Love, allows up to $100 to insured from property-casualty insurer.

• HB 5622, sponsored by state Rep. John Reilly, designates portion of M-15 as the “Purple Heart Trail.”

• HB 5647, sponsored by state Rep. Frederick, allows for use of handheld dental X-ray systems under certain circumstances.

• HB 5672, sponsored by state Rep. Jim Tedder, designates portion of M-15 in Oakland County as the “Deputy Eric Overall Memorial Highway.”

• HB 5718, sponsored by state Rep. Jim Lilly, provides for disposal of certain stolen or abandoned property by donation in certain circumstances.

• HB 5725, sponsored by state Tom Rep. Barrett, designates portion of M-5 as the “Staff Sergeant Duane J. Dreasky Memorial Highway.”

• HBs 5828-5829, sponsored by state Reps. Jason Wentworth and Pam Hornberger, provide for a comprehensive school safety plan and fund as well as requiring public schools, public school academies and nonpublic schools to designate school safety liaisons and submit to inspections by state police.

• HB 5850, sponsored by state Rep. Brandt Iden, eliminates the sunset in the student safety act.

• HB 5851, sponsored by state Rep. Beau LaFave, requires reporting of attempted acts of school violence.

• HB 5852, sponsored by state Rep. Joe Bellino, adds active shooter training in the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards.

• HBs 6016, 6018-6020, 6022-6023, sponsored by state Reps. Ed Canfield (6016), Hank Vaupel (6018), Abdullah Hammoud (6019), Jon Hoadley (6020), John Bizon (6022), and Kevin Hertel (6023), respectively, updates HIV testing and reporting procedures.

• HB 6052, sponsored by state Rep. Thomas Albert, creates the economic development incentive act.

• HBs 6053 and 6054, sponsored by state Rep. Thomas Albert, modify the penalties for filing essential services assessment late.

• HB 6063, sponsored by state Rep. Jason Wentworth, prevents local ordinances from prohibiting signage for veterans or first responders who die in the line of duty.

• HBs 6087-6088, sponsored by state Rep. Ben Frederick and Gary Howell, respectively, allows municipalities to borrow money from the state infrastructure bank and exempts loans from the state infrastructure bank from the definition of municipal security under the Revised Municipal Finance Act.

• HB 6123, sponsored by state Rep. Scott VanSingel, creates the Water Use Advisory Council.

• HB 6360, sponsored by state Rep. Ed Canfield, removes the sunset on requirement for auto insurers to provide policy information to Department of Health and Human Services.

• HB 6361, sponsored by state Rep. Ed Canfield, expands requirement to notify Department of Health and Human Services of legal action in which Medicaid may have a right to recover.

• HB 6378, sponsored by state Rep. Scott VanSingel, creates a procedure for granting service credit to certain employees of a tax-supported community or junior college and revises method to calculate unfunded actuarial accrued liability.

• HB 6400, sponsored by state Rep. Jeff Noble, exempts certain adult care facilities from special or conditional use permits.

• HB 6403, sponsored by state Rep. Jason Wentworth, modifies county veteran service fund distribution.

• HBs 6428-6430, sponsored by state Reps. James Lower, Beau LaFave, and Aaron Miller, respectively, modify provisions on delivery of electric service outside of corporate limits of a city.

• HB 6472, sponsored by state Rep. Triston Cole, modifies issuance of floodplain permits for minor and general projects.

• HB 6487, sponsored by state Rep. VanderWall, allows electronic title for vehicles with a lienholder for off-road vehicles.

• HB 6520, sponsored by state Rep. Lana Theis, enacts corporate governance annual disclosure model act.

• HB 6573, sponsored by state Rep. Jim Runestad, modifies law enforcement separation from service record act and allows Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards to obtain records.

• HB 6572, sponsored by state Rep. Jim Runestad, modifies the employment record information employers can release for a law enforcement employee.

• HB 6582, sponsored by state Rep. Jim Lilly, requires certain identifying information from Freedom of Information Act requests.

All bills above have been filed with the Office of the Great Seal.

For additional information on this and other legislation, visit www.legislature.mi.gov.