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Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1471 (2026)
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PANDEMIC HEALTH CARE IMMUNITY ACT
Act 240 of 2020
691.1471 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "pandemic health care immunity act".
History: 2020, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 2020
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (16 in the last 5 years), 2024–2026 · leading case: Est. of Shirley Jokinen v. Beaumont Hosp. Troy (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
Est. of Shirley Jokinen v. Beaumont Hosp. Troy (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “The trial court, relying on the Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (PHCIA), MCL 691.1471 et seq., granted summary disposition under MCR 2.”
Est. of Paul Newton v. McLaren Port Huron (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “on the ground that defendants were immune from liability pursuant to the Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (PHCIA), MCL 691.1471 et seq. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we reverse and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.”
Est. of Richard Chandler v. Vhs Sinai-Grace Hosp. Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “They argued that they were immune from suit under the Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (PHCIA), MCL 691.1471 et seq., which was created by 2020 PA 240 (effective October 22, 2020).”
Kurt Griggs-Swanson v. Beaumont Hosp. Farmington Hills (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “116(C)(10), first ruling that the Hospital could not be held liable for any negligence by its security officers related to plaintiff’s removal from the tent because of the immunity granted by the Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (PHCIA), MCL 691.1471 et seq. The court further…”
Warren Franklin v. McLaren Flint (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “Following the issuance of these executive orders, the Legislature enacted the Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (PHCIA), MCL 691.1471 et seq. Our Legislature passed the PHCIA with an effective date of October 22, 2020.”
Est of Henry Henderson v. Bd of Hosp Managers for City of Flint (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “, which provides: A health care provider or health care facility that provides health care services in support of this state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is not liable for an injury, including death, sustained by an individual by reason of those services, regardless of…”
20241218_C365559_38_365559.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “Defendant argues that it is entitled to immunity under Michigan’s Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (PHCIA), MCL 691.1471 et seq. and the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), 42 USC 247d-6d.”
20250127_C366510_45_366510.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “116(C)(7) on the basis that it was immune from liability under Michigan’s Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (PHCIA), MCL 691.1471, et seq. Advantage contended that it had immunity as a healthcare facility providing services in support of the state’s response to the COVID-19…”
Robert Monroe v. St Joseph Mercy Hosp. Pontiac (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “116(C)(10), and the Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (PHCIA), MCL 691.1471, et seq. The motion was granted by the trial court on October 30, 2023, pursuant to MCR 2.”
Simmons v. Genesee, Cnty. of (E.D. Mich. 2025). “§ 691.1471, et seq. The statute provides: A health care provider or health care facility that provides health care services in support of this state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is not liable for an injury, including death, sustained by an individual by reason of those…”
Est. of John Edward Rogers v. McLaren MacOmb (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “The trial court found the Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (PHCIA), MCL 691.1471 et seq., barred plaintiff’s negligence claim but permitted a gross negligence claim to proceed.”
20251112_C369349_58_369349.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “1475, a section of the Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act (PHCIA), MCL 691.1471 et seq., barred plaintiff’s claims because defendants were a “health care provider or health care facility,” and plaintiff’s contentions involved “health care services” administered in support of the…”
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