LAW OFFICE OF BRIAN GARVES

There are different statutes and rules regarding confidentiality in Michigan depending on the type of records involved. 

Michigan passed legislation governing access to non-mental health medical records.  See Brian's article on that statute's provisions regarding access and confidentiality. 

If there is any mention of HIV/AIDS (including that the person is HIV-negative), then the Michigan HIV/AIDS statutes apply to the records.

If the records concern treatment for mental illness by a "mental health care provider".  Then the mental health rules apply.  The "mental health care provider" designation is to distinguish between a general practitioner or internist treating depression with an anti-depressant medication, and a professional whose area of expertise is mental health care.

If the records concern treatment for substance abuse at a licensed substance abuse treatment center or a dedicated unit at a hospital, then the federal substance abuse regulations apply.