SENATE BILL No. 887

 

 

March 20, 2014, Introduced by Senators SCHUITMAKER, MOOLENAAR, HILDENBRAND, GREGORY, WARREN, NOFS, MARLEAU, KAHN, MEEKHOF and KOWALL and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 20171 (MCL 333.20171), as amended by 1990 PA

 

252.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 20171. (1) The department, after obtaining approval of

 

the advisory commission, shall promulgate and enforce rules to

 

implement this article, including rules necessary to enable a

 

health facility or agency to qualify for and receive federal funds

 

available for patient care or for projects involving new

 

construction, additions, modernizations, or conversions.

 

     (2) The rules applicable to health facilities or agencies


 

shall be uniform insofar as is reasonable.

 

     (3) The rules shall establish standards relating to:

 

     (a) Ownership.

 

     (b) Reasonable disclosure of ownership interests in

 

proprietary corporations and of financial interests of trustees of

 

voluntary, nonprofit corporations and owners of proprietary

 

corporations and partnerships.

 

     (c) Organization and function of the health facility or

 

agency, owner, operator, and governing body.

 

     (d) Administration.

 

     (e) Professional and nonprofessional staff, services, and

 

equipment appropriate to implement section 20141(3).

 

     (e) (f) Policies and procedures.

 

     (f) (g) Fiscal and medical audit.

 

     (g) (h) Utilization and quality control review.

 

     (h) (i) Physical plant including planning, construction,

 

functional design, sanitation, maintenance, housekeeping, and fire

 

safety.

 

     (i) (j) Arrangements for the continuing evaluation of the

 

quality of health care provided.

 

     (j) (k) Other pertinent organizational, operational, and

 

procedural requirements for each type of health facility or agency.

 

     (4) The rules promulgated under section 21563 for the

 

designation of rural community hospitals may also specify all of

 

the following:

 

     (a) Maximum bed size.

 

     (b) The level of services to be provided in each category as


 

described in section 21562(2).

 

     (c) Requirements for transfer agreements with other hospitals

 

to assure ensure efficient and appropriate patient care.

 

     (5) Rules promulgated under this article are subject to the

 

exemption provided in section 17 of the continuing care community

 

act.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 886                                    

 

          of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.