Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 20981.(1) As used in this part:
(a) “Critical incident” means an actual or perceived event or situation that involves crisis, disaster, trauma, or emergency.
(b) “Critical incident stress” means stress or trauma that an emergency service provider may experience in providing an emergency service in response to a critical incident or a series of critical incidents.
(c) “Critical incident stress management services” or “CISM services” means services provided by a critical incident stress management team or critical incident stress management team member to an emergency service provider affected by a critical incident or a series of critical incidents that are designed to assist the emergency service provider in coping with critical incident stress or to mitigate reactions to critical incident stress. Critical incident stress management services include 1 or more of the following:
(i) Precrisis education.
(ii) Critical incident stress defusings.
(iii) Critical incident stress debriefings.
(iv) On-scene support services.
(v) One-on-one support services.
(vi) Consultation.
(vii) Referral services.
(d) “Critical incident stress management team” or “CISM team” means an organized community or local crisis response team that is a member of the Michigan Crisis Response Association Network.
(e) “Critical incident stress management team member” or “CISM team member” means an individual who is specially trained to provide critical incident stress management services as a member of a critical incident stress management team.
(f) “Emergency service provider” means any of the following:
(i) An individual who provides emergency response services, including a law enforcement officer, corrections officer, firefighter, emergency medical services provider, dispatcher, emergency response communication employee, or rescue service provider.
(ii) An individual who is employed by or under contract with a health facility or agency.
(iii) A health professional licensed under article 15. 1
(g) “Stress or trauma” means an emotional, cognitive, behavioral, or physical reaction that may interfere with normal functioning, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following:
(i) Physical and emotional illness.
(ii) Failure of usual coping mechanisms.
(iii) Loss of interest in the job or normal life activities.
(iv) Personality changes.
(v) Loss of ability to function.
(vi) Psychological disruption of personal life, including a relationship with a spouse, child, or friend.
(2) In addition, article 1 2 contains general definitions and principles of construction applicable to all articles in this code and part 201 3 contains definitions applicable to this part.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 333. Health § 333.20981 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-333-health/mi-comp-laws-333-20981/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)