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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 333. Health § 333.5658

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 5658. A physician who, as part of a medical treatment plan for a patient with reduced life expectancy due to advanced illness, prescribes for that patient a controlled substance that is included in schedules 2 to 5 under part 72  1 and that is a narcotic drug is immune from administrative and civil liability based on prescribing the controlled substance if the prescription is given in good faith and with the intention to treat a patient with reduced life expectancy due to advanced illness or alleviate the patient's pain, or both, and all of the following are met:

(a) The prescription is for a legitimate legal and professionally recognized therapeutic purpose.

(b) Prescribing the controlled substance is within the scope of practice of the physician.

(c) The physician holds a valid license under article 7  2 to prescribe controlled substances.

1 M.C.L.A. § 333.7201 et seq.
2 M.C.L.A. § 333.7101 et seq.
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