SB 1123 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Civil rights: disabilities discrimination; medical treatment discrimination on the basis of disability; prohibit. Amends 1976 PA 220 (MCL 37.1101 - 37.1607) by adding sec. 302a.

Michigan Senate Bill 1123 amends the state's Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act to prohibit health facilities from discriminating against patients based on their disability when allocating or providing medical treatment. The bill specifically bans denying care due to stereotypes, assumptions that a patient is a burden, beliefs that disabled lives have lesser value, or reliance on assumed life expectancy metrics. It also requires facilities to provide reasonable accommodations and allow visitation by advocates of the patient's choice, unless safety concerns or legal restrictions apply. While the law applies during public health emergencies, it clarifies that facilities may still deny treatment for legitimate medical reasons, such as when a procedure is not clinically appropriate or when the patient does not consent.
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Introduced Jul 29, 2026 Last action Jul 29, 2026
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