333.20165a Action against health facility's treatment as authorized under right to try act; definitions.
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333.20165a Action against health facility's treatment as authorized under right to try act; definitions.
Sec. 20165a.
(1)Except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by the department, a health facility's cooperation in a treatment recommended by a health professional as authorized under the right to try act, alone, is not grounds for the department to take any action against a licensee under section 20165.
(2)As used in this section:
(a)"Gross negligence" means conduct so reckless as to demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for whether serious injury to a person would result.
(b)"Willful misconduct" means conduct committed with an intentional or reckless disregard for the safety of others, as by failing to exercise reasonable care to prevent a known danger.
History: Add. 2014, Act 346 , Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 2014