SENATE BILL No. 802

October 24, 2001, Introduced by Senators STEIL, HAMMERSTROM, EMMONS, SHUGARS, BULLARD and GARCIA and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 323, entitled

"Michigan health planning and health policy development act,"

by amending section 4 (MCL 325.2004).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 4. (1) "Health service area" means an area designated

2 by the secretary pursuant to FORMER section 1511 of title 15 XV

3 of the public health services SERVICE act, 42 U.S.C. 300l,

4 as a health service area.

5 (2) "Health systems agency" means a conditionally or fully

6 designated health systems agency for a health service area within

7 this state designated pursuant to FORMER section 1515 of title

8 15 XV of the public health services SERVICE act. , 42

9 U.S.C. 300l-4.

10 (3) "Health systems plan" means a plan developed by a health

11 systems agency pursuant to FORMER section 1513(b)(2) of title

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1 15 XV of the public health services SERVICE act. , 42

2 U.S.C. 300l-2.

3 (4) "Institutional health services" means the health serv-

4 ices provided through health care facilities and health mainte-

5 nance organizations as defined under section 1122 of the social

6 security act, 42 U.S.C. 1320a-1, or under the state certificate

7 of need program under Act No. 256 of the Public Acts of 1972, as

8 amended, being sections 331.451 to 331.462 of the Michigan

9 Compiled Laws FEDERAL LAW, and includes the entities in or

10 through which those services are provided. The term does not

11 include a Christian science sanatorium operated, or listed and

12 certified, by the first church of Christ , scientist, Boston,

13 Massachusetts.

14 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

15 effect unless Senate Bill No. 787

16 of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

17 law.

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