March 24, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Wenke, Shaffer, Vander Veen, Hansen, Amos, Meisner, Brown and Meyer and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21555.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 21555. (1) To examine means to improve patient safety and
reduce hospital-acquired infections in this state, the governor
shall create and appoint a commission on hospital-acquired
infections within the department of community health or designate
an existing organization to act as the state commission on
hospital-acquired infections. If the governor chooses to designate
an existing organization to act as the state commission, the
organization shall include, but is not limited to, individuals with
education, experience, and expertise in health and human services,
infection control, and epidemiology. If the governor chooses to
create a commission, the commission shall consist of 7 members, 3
of whom are appointed jointly by the speaker of the house of
representatives and the senate majority leader and 4 of whom are
appointed by the governor as follows:
(a) One individual from the general public who has experience
in hospital operations and infection control.
(b) Four individuals representing hospitals whose primary
profession is focusing on the control and elimination of hospital-
acquired infections.
(c) Two epidemiologists who specialize in hospital-acquired
infections.
(2) Within 1 year after the commission is appointed or
designated by the governor, the commission shall develop
recommendations and issue a written report of those recommendations
for the hospital industry on the best practices for minimizing and
eliminating hospital-acquired infections that are consistent with
the centers for disease control and prevention guidelines.
(3) The commission shall conduct public hearings and consider
all information received from those public hearings in making its
recommendations as required under subsection (2).
(4) The commission shall conduct a study of peer-reviewed
literature on the subject of hospital-acquired infections and the
best practices for reducing and eliminating hospital-acquired
infections.
(5) The commission shall conduct its business as the
commission at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance
with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. The
commission shall give public notice of the time, date, and place of
the meeting in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976
PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(6) The commission shall make available to the public a
writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by
the commission in the performance of an official function of the
commission in compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976
PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(7) As used in this section, "commission" means the commission
created and appointed as provided under subsection (1) or the
organization designated to act as the commission by the governor as
provided under subsection (1).