Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21417 (2026)

Disease or condition with terminal prognosis as prerequisite for admission to or retention for care.

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE

Act 368 of 1978

333.21417 Disease or condition with terminal prognosis as prerequisite for admission to or retention for care.

Sec. 21417.

An individual shall not be admitted to or retained for care by a hospice or a hospice residence unless the individual is suffering from a disease or condition with a terminal prognosis. An individual shall be considered to have a disease or condition with a terminal prognosis if, in the opinion of a physician, the individual's death is anticipated within 6 months after the date of admission to the hospice or hospice residence. If a person lives beyond a 6-month or less prognosis, the person is not disqualified from receiving continued hospice care.

History: Add. 1980, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 267, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1996

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: People v. Kevorkian, 527 N.W.2d 714 (Mich. 1994).

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People v. Kevorkian, 527 N.W.2d 714 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 2× “Another definition appears in MCL 333.21417; MSA 14.15(21417), which concerns eligibility for admission to a hospice: An individual shall be considered to have a disease or condition with a terminal prognosis if, in the opinion of a physician, the individual's death is…”

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