PERINATAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVE H.B. 5166:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
House Bill 5166 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Stephanie Young
House Committee: Health Policy
Senate Committee: Health Policy
CONTENT
The bill would amend Part 91 (General Provisions) of the Public Health Code to require the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to maintain a perinatal quality collaborative (PQC) to support and improve maternal and infant health outcomes in Michigan.
BRIEF RATIONALE
In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began funding state-based PQCs, which are networks of perinatal care providers and public health professionals working to improve outcomes for women and newborns through continuous quality improvement.[1] In 2015, the DHHS announced that it would begin a Michigan-based PQC (MIPQC).[2] The MIPQC receives Federal funding from the CDC but has not been codified into State law, which the bill would accomplish.[3]
Legislative Analyst: Alex Krabill
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on the DHHS, although the magnitude of the impact would depend on the level of appropriation by the Legislature. The Fiscal Year 2024-25 department budget included $5.0 million Gross in ongoing funding for grants to local perinatal quality collaboratives, as well as $5.0 million Gross in one-time funding. If the Legislature were to increase funding for perinatal quality collaboratives in future fiscal years, the bill would have a negative fiscal impact on the DHHS.
Local units of government could experience a negative fiscal impact as a result of the bill if the bill resulted in additional administrative costs to support local perinatal quality collaboratives that weren't covered by the grants provided to the local collaboratives.
Date Completed: 12-13-24 Fiscal Analyst: Ellyn Ackerman
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.