Michigan Laws > Chapter 330 > Act 313 of 2023 – Overdose Fatality Review Act
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- Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
- Community overdose review: means performing a series of individual overdose reviews to identify systematic barriers to innovative overdose prevention and intervention strategies for that community. See Michigan Laws 330.3023
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County health officer: means a local health officer as that term is defined in section 1105 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 330.3023
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Department: means the department of insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 500.102
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Drug: means that term as defined in section 7105 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 330.3023
- Drug overdose: means that term as defined in section 7403 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 330.3023
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Hospital: means that term as defined in section 20106 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 330.3023
- Identifying information: means any representation of information that permits the identity of an individual to whom the information applies to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect means. See Michigan Laws 330.3023
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Individual overdose review: means the case review of an individual who has died as the result of a drug overdose, including, but not limited to, a review of both of the following:
(i) Consideration of the individual's points of contact, if any, with health care systems, social services, educational institutions, child and family services, the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, and any other system. See Michigan Laws 330.3023Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106 Mental health provider: means any of the following individuals:
(i) A psychologist as that term is defined in section 18201 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 330.3023Multidisciplinary team: means a group of professionals from a variety of fields of study or sectors who work together toward a shared purpose. See Michigan Laws 330.3023 Overdose fatality review team: means the multidisciplinary team established under this act by a county, a group of counties, or a tribe to conduct individual overdose reviews and overdose fatality reviews. See Michigan Laws 330.3023 Participating county: means a county that, by itself or with 1 or more other counties, establishes an overdose fatality review team under section 5(1). See Michigan Laws 330.3023 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. Recovery coach: means a professional who provides assistance to support long-term recovery from a substance use disorder. See Michigan Laws 330.3023 shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Substance use disorder: means a pattern of using alcohol or other drugs that leads to clinical or functional impairment. See Michigan Laws 330.3023 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o