{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.16223","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16223","heading":"Impairment of licensee, registrant, or applicant; report; exception; liability.","body":"Sec. 16223.\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this section, a licensee or registrant who has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee, registrant, or applicant is impaired shall report that fact to the department. For purposes of this subsection, a report filed with the committee or with the program consultants described in section 16168 is considered to be filed with the department. A licensee or registrant who fails to report under this subsection is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from the failure to report, but the licensee or registrant is subject to administrative action under sections 16221 and 16226.\n\nThis section does not apply to a licensee or registrant who is in a bona fide health professional-patient relationship with a licensee, registrant, or applicant believed to be impaired.\n\nA licensee or registrant who in good faith complies with this section is not liable for damages in a civil action or subject to prosecution in a criminal proceeding as a result of the compliance.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-16223","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"3b7aa414aee92b0986acc2bbc28b3406d115bd02013a11a6839efbe65f781f47","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.16222","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.16224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}