2003 House Bill 4656 ↩

Senate Roll Call 682: Passed

To specify that it is a crime for a licensed medical professional whose blood-alcohol-content (BAC) exceeds .08 grams per 100 milliliters of blood to perform treatment on a patient. Current law contains the phrase “state of intoxication” rather than a specific measure of drunkenness. A BAC of .08 constitutes drunk driving drunk driving in Michigan. The bill would also make it a misdemeanor for a medical professional to practice with a BAC of .05 or more grams, or if impaired by use of a controlled.

38 Yeas / 0 Nays

Republican (22 Yeas / 0 Nays)

Allen (R-37) Birkholz (R-24) Bishop (R-12) Brown (R-16) Cassis (R-15) Cropsey (R-33) Garcia (R-22) George (R-20) Gilbert (R-25) Goschka (R-32) Hammerstrom (R-17) Hardiman (R-29) Jelinek (R-21) Johnson (R-13) Kuipers (R-30) McManus (R-35) Patterson (R-7) Sanborn (R-11) Sikkema (R-28) Stamas (R-36) Toy (R-6) Van Woerkom (R-34)

Democrat (16 Yeas / 0 Nays)

Barcia (D-31) Basham (D-8) Bernero (D-23) Brater (D-18) Cherry (D-26) Clark-Coleman (D-3) Clarke (D-1) Emerson (D-27) Jacobs (D-14) Leland (D-5) Olshove (D-9) Prusi (D-38) Schauer (D-19) Scott (D-2) Switalski (D-10) Thomas (D-4)