Michigan Laws 4.775 – Access to information, records, and documents; inspection; informal hearings; appearance
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 4.775
- Department: means the department of military and veterans affairs. See Michigan Laws 4.771
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- facility: means a Michigan veterans' facility established under 1885 PA 152, MCL 36. See Michigan Laws 4.771
- Ombudsman: means the Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman. See Michigan Laws 4.771
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Resident veteran: means a veteran who is a resident of a Michigan veterans' facility or an individual who is a resident of a Michigan veterans' facility by virtue of the individual's relationship with a veteran. See Michigan Laws 4.771
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Veteran: means that term as defined in section 2a of 1885 PA 152, MCL 36. See Michigan Laws 4.771
(1) Upon request and without the requirement of any release, the facility shall provide access to all information, and the ombudsman shall be given access to all information, records, and documents in the possession of the department or a facility that the ombudsman deems necessary in an investigation, including, but not limited to, resident veteran medical health records, resident veteran mental health records, and resident veteran mortality and morbidity records.
(2) Upon request and without notice, the ombudsman shall be granted entrance to inspect at any time any Michigan veterans’ facility.
(3) The ombudsman may hold informal hearings and may request that any person appear before the ombudsman or at a hearing and give testimony or produce documentary or other evidence that the ombudsman deems relevant to an investigation.