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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5883 (2026)

Definitions; H, I.

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE

Act 368 of 1978

333.5883 Definitions; H, I.

Sec. 5883.

(1) "Health professional" means an individual licensed, registered, certified, or otherwise authorized to engage in a health profession under article 15.

(2) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under article 17 that provides clinically related health services for obstetrical and infant care and includes a hospital operated by this state, a local governmental unit, or an agency. Hospital does not include an office used primarily for private or group practice by health professionals in which no reviewable, clinically related health services are offered.

(3) "Infant" means a child who is 12 months old or younger.

(4) "Infant death due to unsafe sleep" means infant death by suffocation, asphyxiation, or strangulation in a sleep environment.

History: Add. 2014, Act 122, Eff. Aug. 12, 2014

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: In Re C J McCallum Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2024).

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In Re C J McCallum Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “13a(1)(j)(ii), I would have little issue concluding here that CJM was an “infant” when he was placed with Pulsipher at birth.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5883(3) — 1 case

In Re C J McCallum Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “13a(1)(j)(ii), I would have little issue concluding here that CJM was an “infant” when he was placed with Pulsipher at birth.”

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