Section 333.5523 - Identification of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders autopsy network; tasks. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.5523 Identification of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders autopsy network; tasks.

Sec. 5523.

The director shall identify an Alzheimer's disease and related disorders autopsy network. The network shall include individuals qualified to perform all of the following tasks:

(a) Provide information to, and obtain consent from, an affected individual or his or her family as provided in section 5529.

(b) Extract the necessary tissue.

(c) Preserve the tissue, prepare it for transport, and arrange for it to be transported.

(d) Examine the tissue and prepare a report on the results of the tissue examination.

(e) Provide the department and the family representative of the deceased with the results of the tissue examination.

History: Add. 1988, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988
Popular Name: Act 368