Michigan Laws 333.5709 – Studying causes of death
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.5709
- Agent orange: means the chemical herbicide made from chemicals known as 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and its esters, or 2,4-D, and Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and its esters, or 2,4,5-T. See Michigan Laws 333.5701
- Commission: means the agent orange commission created in section 5731. See Michigan Laws 333.5701
- Department: means the department of health and human services in cooperation with the veterans' service offices. See Michigan Laws 333.5701
- Information resource center: means the agent orange information resource center created in section 5745. See Michigan Laws 333.5701
The department, in consultation and cooperation with the commission, shall study the causes of death among Vietnam-era veterans, utilizing the department’s vital statistics records and the agent orange registry data base maintained by the information resource center under section 5745. The information obtained under this section shall serve as a foundation for additional epidemiological studies on the relative incidence of disease among Vietnam-era veterans.