333.16170a Confidentiality; destruction of records; applicability of subsection (3).
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333.16170a Confidentiality; destruction of records; applicability of subsection (3).
Sec. 16170a.
(1)The identity of an individual submitting information to the committee or the department regarding the suspected impairment of a health professional is confidential.
(2)The identity of a health professional who participates in the health professional recovery program is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under discovery or subpoena or the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, unless the health professional fails to satisfactorily participate in and complete a treatment plan prescribed under the health professional recovery program or violates section 16170(3).
(3)If a health professional successfully participates in and completes a treatment plan prescribed under the health professional recovery program, as determined by the committee, the department shall destroy all records pertaining to the impairment of the health professional, including records pertaining to the health professional's participation in the treatment plan, upon the expiration of 5 years after the date of the committee's determination. This subsection does not apply to records pertaining to a violation of this article, article 7, or article 8 or a rule promulgated under this article, article 7, or article 8.
History: Add. 1993, Act 80, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 268 , Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013
Popular Name: Act 368