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of health professional or medical volunteer; enhanced penalties; definitions.
 Sec. 82.
    (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or subsection (2), a person who assaults
 another person with a gun, revolver, pistol, knife, iron bar, club, brass knuckles, or other
 dangerous weapon without intending to commit murder or to inflict great bodily harm less
 than murder is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a
 fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both. If the victim of a violation under this subsection is a
 health professional or medical volunteer and the violation occurs while the victim is
 performing the victim's duties as a health professional or medical volunteer, the person is
 guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more
 than $4,000.00, or both. The enhanced fine under this subsection does not apply if the
 defendant is a patient who is receiving treatment from the victim.
    (2) A person who violates subsection (1) in a weapon free school zone is guilty of a felony
 punishable by 1 or more of the following:
    (a) Imprisonment for not more than 4 years.
    (b) Community service for not more than 150 hours.
    (c) A fine of not more than $6,000.00.
    (3) The operator of a health facility or agency or a hospital or psychiatric hospital shall post
 a sign in the health facility or agency or hospital or psychiatric hospital in a prominent and
 visible location that provides that a person, other than a patient receiving treatment, who
 assaults a health professional or medical volunteer in violation of this section is subject to the
 enhanced fine as provided for in this section and that a patient receiving treatment who
 assaults a health professional or medical volunteer may still be subject to prosecution under
 this section.
    (4) As used in this section:
    (a) "Health facility or agency" means a health facility or agency licensed under article 17 of
 the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20101 to 333.22260.
    (b) "Health professional" means an individual who is employed or granted privileges by or
 under contract with a hospital or psychiatric hospital, health facility or agency, health system,
 or health care provider, whether operated by a governmental unit or a private entity, and whose
 duties within the scope of that employment, privilege, or contract involve the provision of
 direct patient care and require licensure, registration, certification, or other regulation or


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 authorization under the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211, or who
 is providing indirect patient care under the direction of a hospital or psychiatric hospital,
 health facility or agency, health system, or health care provider.
    (c) "Hospital or psychiatric hospital" means a hospital or psychiatric hospital licensed under
 the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106.
    (d) "Medical volunteer" means an individual who is volunteering at a hospital or psychiatric
 hospital, health facility or agency, in a health system, or with a health care provider, whether
 operated by a governmental unit or a private entity, and whose duties as a volunteer involve
 the provision of direct patient care, or who is providing indirect patient care under the
 direction of a hospital or psychiatric hospital, health facility or agency, health system, or
 health care provider.
    (e) "School" means a public, private, denominational, or parochial school offering
 developmental kindergarten, kindergarten, or any grade from 1 through 12.
    (f) "School property" means a building, playing field, or property used for school purposes
 to impart instruction to children or used for functions and events sponsored by a school, except
 a building used primarily for adult education or college extension courses.
    (g) "Weapon free school zone" means school property and a vehicle used by a school to
 transport students to or from school property.