# MCL 600.5838a

MCL 600.5838a, “Claim based on medical malpractice; accrual; definitions; commencement of action; burden of proof; applicability of…”, is an MCL section of [1961 PA 236](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2108-76ce-861c-1b66e180bb32); in force.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-f2e7-7693-b3a6-116de486eceb>

Within: [1961 PA 236](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2108-76ce-861c-1b66e180bb32)

Type: [schema:Legislation](https://schema.org/Legislation)

- `adms:identifier`: [mcl-object mcl-600-5838a](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-f2e8-7496-b87a-5371b91e9f85)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`: [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5838a](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-f2e7-7693-b3a6-116c66a3d799)
- `schema:isPartOf`: [1961 PA 236](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2108-76ce-861c-1b66e180bb32)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: MCL 600.5838a
- `schema:legislationJurisdiction`: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)
- `schema:legislationLegalForce`: [schema:InForce](https://schema.org/InForce)
- `schema:legislationType`: [MCL section](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/mclSection)
- `schema:name`: Claim based on medical malpractice; accrual; definitions; commencement of action; burden of proof; applicability of subsection (2); limitations.
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5838a](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5838a)
- `skos:prefLabel`: MCL 600.5838a

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5838a) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

## Pointing here

- Changed by bills (2; `schema:legislationChanges`):
  - [HB 5490 (2023-2024)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d568-c9aa-769a-906d-814da0ff2787)
  - [HB 5531 (2019-2020)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d567-3343-7146-8359-cce0a58f2806)
- Amended by (1; `eli:amends`):
  - [1993 PA 78](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-3ea8-775a-b93d-f7b13617a249)
- Its changes, from (1; `eli:changes`):
  - [1986 PA 178](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-3ea9-71b0-a617-224bd803f437)

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