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MI HB5636

MI HB5636
Health facilities: birthing centers; licensing for freestanding birth centers; provide for. Amends secs. 2811, 2823, 17101, 20104, 20106 & 20161 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2811 et seq.) & adds secs. 2823a & 22224c & pt. 207.

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Introduced
04/17/2024
In Committee
12/20/2024
Crossed Over
12/12/2024
Passed
12/31/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/31/2024

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 2811, 2823, 17101, 20104, 20106, and 20161 (MCL 333.2811, 333.2823, 333.17101, 333.20104, 333.20106, and 333.20161), section 2811 as amended by 1998 PA 332, section 17101 as added by 2016 PA 417, section 20104 as amended by 2022 PA 187, section 20106 as amended by 2017 PA 167, and section 20161 as amended by 2023 PA 138, and by adding sections 2823a and 22224c and part 207.

AI Summary

This bill amends Michigan's public health code to establish licensing requirements for freestanding birth centers, which are facilities offering midwifery care for normal deliveries and related services, distinct from hospitals. It clarifies how births occurring in various locations, including moving conveyances, are registered and specifies that freestanding birth centers, as defined by the new Part 207, are exempt from needing a certificate of need, a process typically required for new health facilities or major expansions. The bill also outlines operational standards for these birth centers, including staffing, patient care protocols, and transfer agreements with hospitals, while also detailing specific procedures they are prohibited from performing, such as certain types of anesthesia or surgical interventions. Additionally, it sets annual licensing fees for various health facilities, including a $500 fee for freestanding birth centers, and mandates certain health requirements for personnel working in these centers.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Assigned Pa 252'24 (on 12/31/2024)

Bill Topics

Health
  • ‐ Maternal Health
  • ‐ Regulation of Doctors and Health Facilities
  • ‐ Regulation of Health-Related Occupations and Services
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