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  Religious Beliefs Hindered By Death Certificate Backlog 

05/17/24 02:11 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
  Religious Beliefs Hindered By Death Certificate Backlog 
Doctors would be required to upload death certificates electronically, under legislation taken up in a House committee Thursday, something funeral director Sarah Jensen Vatter said would address issues that arise from forcing religious families to wait on burial plans.

DHHS Puts $1.3M In Opioid Settlement For Heroin Babies 

05/13/24 02:03 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
DHHS Puts $1.3M In Opioid Settlement For Heroin Babies 
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is putting $1.3 million from the opioid settlement toward keeping babies exposed to addictive drugs with mothers in the same room after birth.

Alternative Paramedics Licensing Bill Gets House OK 

05/02/24 05:17 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Alternative Paramedics Licensing Bill Gets House OK 
An alternate exam could be developed and used by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for those looking to become licensed paramedics under legislation the House passed Wednesday with bipartisan support.

Issue Of Physician-Assisted Deaths To Be Resurrected In Legislature For '24 

11/15/23 02:59 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Issue Of Physician-Assisted Deaths To Be Resurrected In Legislature For '24 
Terminally ill patients in Michigan, determined to have up to six months left to live, could request life-ending medication under bills the Legislature could likely take up next year.

Thompson Wants House Hearings Held About Hawthorn, Walter Reuther Hospital 

11/14/23 03:56 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Thompson Wants House Hearings Held About Hawthorn, Walter Reuther Hospital 
In a letter to House Behavioral Health Subcommittee Chair Felicia Brabec (D-Ann Arbor), Rep. Jamie Thompson (R-Brownstown) requested the subcommittee hold a hearing to look at instances where the state juvenile mental health system has failed greater Detroit families.
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