NURSING HOME NAMES - S.B. 525 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 525 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Dale L. Shugars
Committee: Health Policy
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Public Health Code to allow a nursing home to use the following in its name: "health center", "health care center", or "rehabilitation center", or a term that conveyed a meaning substantially similar to those terms, as long as the term did not conflict with those prohibited by the Code.
Under the Code, a nursing home is prohibited from using a name that includes the term "hospital", "sanitarium", or "rehabilitation center", or a term conveying a meaning substantially similar to those words. The bill would remove the term "rehabilitation center" from the list of prohibited terms. If a nursing home used the term "rehabilitation center" in its name, the nursing home would have to have the capacity to provide rehabilitation services that included, at a minimum, physical, occupational, and speech therapy services.
MCL 333.21712 - Legislative Analyst: G. Towne
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 10-29-01 - Fiscal Analyst: M. TyszkiewiczFloor\sb525 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.state.mi.us/sfa
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.