The First Responder Privileged Communication Bill (SB 444) as passed unanimously on February 9, 2016 and was signed into law by Governor Snyder on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. It was further amended in 2020 to include medical staff along with first responders. This legislation legally protects the confidentiality of first responders receiving CISM services from CISM teams. It also protects the CISM peers/team members that are assisting first responders and medical staff. Click here to download/view the Michigan law that governs CISM services.
Michigan Crisis Response Association, Inc. - 2023
Our annual training will be held on September 14-16, 2025, at the MacMullan Conference Center in Roscommon, MI.
The First Responder Privileged Communication Bill (SB 444) as passed unanimously on February 9, 2016 and was signed into law by Governor Snyder on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. It was further amended in 2020 to include medical staff along with first responders. This legislation legally protects the confidentiality of first responders receiving CISM services from CISM teams. It also protects the CISM peers/team members that are assisting first responders and medical staff. Click here to download/view the Michigan law that governs CISM services.