{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.5717","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5717","heading":"Birth defects registry; establishment; purposes.","body":"Sec. 5717.\n\nThe department shall establish a birth defects registry for all of the following purposes:\n\nTo provide information on the incidence and trends of birth defects among Vietnam-era veterans and their families, and among the general population.\n\nTo provide information to determine whether environmental hazards such as exposure to agent orange or chemical agents are associated with birth defects and to provide information as to other possible causes of birth defects among Vietnam-era veterans and among the general population.\n\nTo develop prevention strategies for reducing the incidence of birth defects among Vietnam-era veterans and their families, and among the general population.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-5717","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e842305b4c9dd5b9bfe82eb255eab9b6ac3b277905866c04e49558277523edde","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.5715","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.5721"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}