Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 333.5655 - Recommended medical treatment for advanced illness; duty of physician to inform orally and in writing; requirements

If a physician determines that their patient has a “reduced life expectancy due to an advanced illness” and recommends treatment, the physician must disclose to the patient, their surrogate, or advocate, both orally and in writing, that:

• The patient has the ability to designate a patient advocate that will make medical decisions if they are incapacitated as a result of their illness.
• The patient, their surrogate, or advocate may make informed decisions about whether to receive, continue, stop, or refuse treatment for the “advanced illness.”     
• The patient, their surrogate, or advocate “may choose palliative care” such as “hospice care and pain management.”  
• The patient, their surrogate, or advocate may make decisions regarding pain and symptom management.