Section 333.16106a - “Impaired” or “Impairment” defined. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.16106a “Impaired” or “Impairment” defined.

Sec. 16106a.

“Impaired” or “impairment” means the inability or immediately impending inability of a health professional to practice his or her health profession in a manner that conforms to the minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing practice for that health profession due to the health professional's substance abuse, chemical dependency, or mental illness or the health professional's use of drugs or alcohol that does not constitute substance abuse or chemical dependency. As used in this section:

(a) “Chemical dependency” means a group of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms that indicate that an individual has a substantial lack of or no control over the individual's use of 1 or more psychoactive substances.

(b) “Mental illness” means that term as defined in section 400a of the mental health code, Act No. 258 of the Public Acts of 1974, being section 330.1400a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(c) “Substance abuse” means that term as defined in section 6107.

History: Add. 1993, Act 80, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994
Popular Name: Act 368