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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1445 (2026)

Physical examination of person ordered by court, board or commission, or other public body or officer.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.1445 Physical examination of person ordered by court, board or commission, or other public body or officer.

Sec. 1445.

(1) If a court, board or commission, or other public body or officer orders an individual to submit to a physical examination, the order shall notify the individual that he or she has the right to have his or her attorney present at the physical examination.

(2) Except as otherwise determined by the court, board or commission, or other public body or officer, the order may provide that the individual shall, at least 3 days prior to the date set for the examination, be paid a fee of $2.00 per diem for attendance and paid a mileage fee of 10 cents per mile, 1 way, estimated from the individual's residence. The court, board or commission, or other public body or officer may determine the per diem fees and mileage fees that the individual is entitled to receive.

(3) A copy of any written report and findings rendered by the examining licensed physician, licensed physician's assistant, or certified nurse practitioner relative to the condition of the individual shall be delivered forthwith to the individual or his or her attorney. X-rays, cardiograms, and like diagnostic aids shall be made available for inspection by the individual or his or her designated representative, upon reasonable notice. This subsection does not require new or additional third party reimbursement or worker's compensation benefits for services rendered.

(4) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the rules of the supreme court shall govern in appropriate cases.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 2006

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1964–1990 · leading case: Feld v. Robert & Charles Beauty Salon, 459 N.W.2d 279 (Mich. 1990).

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Feld v. Robert & Charles Beauty Salon, 459 N.W.2d 279 (Mich. 1990). · cites it 4× “Simply put, the terms of MCL 600.1445; MSA 27A.1445, granting a right to an attorney at a physical examination ordered by the bureau pursuant to MCL 418.”

Feld v. Robert & Charles Beauty Salon, 435 N.W.2d 474 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Indeed, the fact that an employee may desire to have an attorney present suggests that a controversy over the employee’s right to compensation which may require wcab intervention is anticipated and that the examination, at least in part, is serving the goal of the notice statute…”

Magda v. Johns, 130 N.W.2d 902 (Mich. 1964). “See complementing CLS 1961, § 600.1445 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.1445).”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1445(1) — 2 cases

Feld v. Robert & Charles Beauty Salon, 459 N.W.2d 279 (Mich. 1990). “Simply put, the terms of MCL 600.1445; MSA 27A.1445, granting a right to an attorney at a physical examination ordered by the bureau pursuant to MCL 418.”

Feld v. Robert & Charles Beauty Salon, 435 N.W.2d 474 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). “Indeed, the fact that an employee may desire to have an attorney present suggests that a controversy over the employee’s right to compensation which may require wcab intervention is anticipated and that the examination, at least in part, is serving the goal of the notice statute…”

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