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MI HB5004
MI HB5004Health: other; certain fees and assessments; modify, and make general revisions to the public health code. Amends secs. 5801, 6237, 13522 & 20161 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.5801 et seq.).
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Introduced
09/14/2023
09/14/2023
In Committee
09/26/2023
09/26/2023
Crossed Over
09/20/2023
09/20/2023
Passed
09/27/2023
09/27/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
10/03/2023
10/03/2023
Introduced Session
102nd Legislature
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled ?An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,? by amending sections 5801, 6237, 13522, and 20161 (MCL 333.5801, 333.6237, 333.13522, and 333.20161), section 5801 as amended by 2015 PA 91, section 6237 as amended by 2019 PA 75, section 13522 as amended by 1994 PA 100, and section 20161 as amended by 2022 PA 187.
AI Summary
This bill makes general revisions to the Public Health Code, including:
- Modifying certain fees and assessments related to health facility and agency licenses, certificates of need, and quality assurance assessments for nursing homes, hospitals, and ambulances. The bill maintains or increases many of these fees and assessments, which fund Medicaid reimbursement rate increases and other public health programs.
- Extending the $500 annual licensing fee for certain health facilities and agencies, such as freestanding surgical outpatient facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, homes for the aged, and hospice agencies, until October 1, 2027.
- Continuing the quality assurance assessment on nursing homes and hospital long-term care units, as well as the quality assurance assessment on hospitals, to help finance increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for these providers.
- Authorizing the Department of Health to establish a new quality assurance assessment on ambulance providers, with the total annual collections not to exceed $20 million, in order to increase Medicaid reimbursement for ambulance services.
The bill aims to provide funding for public health services, Medicaid reimbursement, and other health-related programs through these various fee and assessment mechanisms.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Assigned Pa 138'23 With Immediate Effect (on 10/03/2023)
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