Michigan Monitors Medical Marijuana With Kids

Here is a Michigan Senate Bill 736 January 15, 2014, Introduced by Senator JONES and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Basically, it says:

If you are a parent and legally use medical marijuana, you could be subject to a Child Protective Service proceeding where the privacy of your medical records will be stripped.

These legislative actions are done for the benefit of the pharmaceutical industry.  For more background click here.

16 (17) IF IN A PROCEEDING UNDER THIS SECTION A COURT FINDS THAT

17 A PARENT, GUARDIAN, CUSTODIAN, OR NONPARENT ADULT HAS MEDICATION

18 PRESCRIBED BY A QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN UNDER THE MICHIGAN MEDICAL

19 MARIHUANA ACT, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 TO 333.26430, AND THAT THE

20 PARENT'S, GUARDIAN'S, CUSTODIAN'S, OR NONPARENT ADULT'S CONTINUED

21 USE OF THE MEDICATION MIGHT BE INTERFERING WITH THE ABILITY,

22 JUDGMENT, OR SKILL TO PARENT OR CARE FOR THE CHILD BASED ON THE

23 PARENT'S, GUARDIAN'S, CUSTODIAN'S, OR NONPARENT ADULT'S HISTORY OR

24 ANY OTHER INFORMATION, THE COURT MAY ISSUE AN ORDER DIRECTING THE

25 PARENT, GUARDIAN, CUSTODIAN, OR NONPARENT ADULT TO DO ANY OF THE

26 FOLLOWING:

27 (A) SIGN A RELEASE TO ALLOW THE COURT TO VIEW HIS OR HER

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MEDICAL RECORDS TO DETERMINE THE RE 1 ASON FOR THE PRESCRIPTION AND

2 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN AND THE PARENT,

3 GUARDIAN, CUSTODIAN, OR NONPARENT ADULT.

4 (B) SUBMIT TO AN INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EVALUATION TO DETERMINE

5 IF THE PRESCRIPTION IS NECESSARY OR IF OTHER MEDICATION WOULD BE IN

6 THE PARENT'S, GUARDIAN'S, CUSTODIAN'S, OR NONPARENT ADULT'S BEST

7 INTERESTS.

8 (C) DISCONTINUE USE OF THE MEDICATION IF THE PARENT'S,

9 GUARDIAN'S, CUSTODIAN'S, OR NONPARENT ADULT'S MEDICAL EVALUATION OR

10 RECORDS INDICATE THAT IT IS NOT IN THE PARENT'S, GUARDIAN'S,

11 CUSTODIAN'S, OR NONPARENT ADULT'S BEST INTERESTS TO CONTINUE USE.

12 (D) CONTINUE USE UNDER THE QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN'S DIRECTIVE AND

13 APPROVAL AND ALLOW THE COURT TO VIEW MEDICAL RECORDS FOR THE

14 DURATION OF THE CASE TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS FURTHER REASON FOR

15 CONCERN THAT THE PARENT'S, GUARDIAN'S, CUSTODIAN'S, OR NONPARENT

16 ADULT'S CONTINUED USE OF THE MEDICATION MIGHT BE INTERFERING WITH

17 THE ABILITY, JUDGMENT, OR SKILL TO PARENT OR CARE FOR THE CHILD.

18 (E) ANY OTHER ORDER THAT THE COURT CONSIDERS NECESSARY THAT IS

19 OTHERWISE WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE COURT IN THE BEST INTERESTS

20 OF THE CHILD.

21 (18) (17) As used in this section: , "abuse"

22 (A) "ABUSE" means 1 or more of the following:

23 (i) (a) Harm or threatened harm by a person to a juvenile's

24 CHILD'S health or welfare that occurs through nonaccidental

25 physical or mental injury.

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10 (B) "QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN" MEANS A PERSON LICENSED IN THIS

11 STATE UNDER ARTICLE 15 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL

12 333.16101 TO 333.18838, TO PRACTICE MEDICINE EITHER AS A MEDICAL

13 DOCTOR OR A DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE WHO HAS AT LEAST A 6-

14 MONTH DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PATIENT AND WHO

15 SPECIALIZES IN THE AILMENT WITH WHICH THE PATIENT IS DIAGNOSED.

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