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Michigan’s Peace of Mind registry website is now live, making Michigan residents the first to have their health care wishes accessible wherever they travel in the United States.
The registry website is www.mipeaceofmind.org.
The sponsor of the law creating the registry, State Senator Jim Marleau, says residents can create an account on the site and submit their advance directives, which are legal documents allowing individuals to specify their patient advocates, religious preferences, and other decisions about their health care ahead of time.
The Lake Orion Republican says the registry includes a secure database providing health care providers access via the website to a patient’s advance directives.
The Michigan Department of Community Health oversees the registry, but it was developed and is maintained through financial support by Michigan’s Gift of Life Foundation.
