May 4, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Newell, Nofs, Emmons, Caul, David Law, Steil, Shaffer, Pavlov, Proos, Hansen, Green, Marleau, Casperson, Moore, Huizenga, Stahl, Meyer, Sheltrown, Wenke, Walker, Caswell, Hildenbrand, Stakoe, Adamini, Farhat, Kahn, Vander Veen, Schuitmaker, Palsrok, Zelenko, Dillon, Mortimer, Taub, Van Regenmorter, Accavitti, Ball and Gaffney 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 2511.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2511. (1) There is established in the department the
healthcare information technology and infrastructure development
fund to be administered by the commission for the purpose of
promoting the development and adoption of healthcare information
technologies designed to improve the quality, safety, and
efficiency of healthcare services.
(2) Money in the fund shall be used for established regional
health information organizations and other projects authorized by
the commission and may be expended by contract, loan, or grant, to
develop, maintain, expand, and improve the state's healthcare
information technology infrastructure and to assist healthcare
facilities and health service providers in adopting healthcare
information technologies shown to improve healthcare quality,
safety, or efficiency. The commission shall develop criteria for
the selection of projects to be funded from the fund and criteria
for eligible regional health information organizations and
healthcare information technology and infrastructure projects to be
funded under this part.
(3) The director is authorized to accept any grant, devise,
bequest, donation, gift, services in kind, assignment of money,
bonds, or money appropriated by the legislature or received from
insurers, for deposit in and credit of the fund. The commission is
authorized to expend from the healthcare information technology and
infrastructure development fund any money deposited into the fund
for the purposes set forth in subsection (2).
(4) Notwithstanding any provision of its articles of
incorporation, bylaws, or other enabling documents or laws to the
contrary, a health insurer, health maintenance organization, health
plan, or nonprofit health care corporation is authorized to
allocate sums of money derived from the collections of premiums to
the healthcare information technology and infrastructure
development fund. Notwithstanding any provision of its articles of
incorporation, bylaws, or other enabling documents or law to the
contrary, an insurer, health maintenance organization, health plan,
or nonprofit health care corporation is further authorized to
expend on an annual basis a sum of money equal to not more than 5%
of its previous year's premium income for a project approved by the
commission, with the concurrence of the state insurance
commissioner. The commission is authorized to approve projects
which are in conformance with this section.
(5) The commission shall prepare and issue an annual report
not later than January 30 of each year outlining in specific detail
the amount of funds spent from the fund in the previous year, a
status report on the projects funded, progress to date in
implementing a statewide healthcare information infrastructure, and
recommendations for future investments and projects.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless House Bill No. 5336 of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into
law.