Key

Support

MHA Capitol Advocacy Center 110 W. Michigan Ave. Ste. 1200 Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: 517-703-8601 Fax: 517-703-8620 Bill Number
SB 20/ HB 4128 SB 25 & SB 54 SB 50

Bill Tracking
Legislation proposed in the 96th session of the Michigan Legislature
Bill Title & Description
Public Act 10 of 2011 - Ergonomics Rick Jones (R) Prohibits the promulgation of rules regarding workplace ergonomics. Disposal of Fetal Remains - Rick Jones (R) - Would define and clarify authorization requirements for the final disposition of fetal remains. Mental Health/Substance Abuse Coverage Parity Rebekah Warren (D) Provides that coverage for mental health treatment, autism and substance abuse treatment cannot be more restrictive than coverage for medical treatment. Public Act 21 of 2011 - Sympathy Evidence - Jim Marleau (R) Prohibits evidence of sympathy as proof of liability in civil actions Concealed Weapons Mike Green (R) Eliminates list of specified premises on which a person licensed to carry a concealed weapon may not carry. Community Colleges - Mike Kowall (R) - Allows Community Colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees in nursing and other professions. Motorcycle Helmet Repeal - Phil Pavlov (R) - Abolish motorcycle helmet requirement for riders over the age of 21. No Fault Insurance Joe Hune (R) Provide for different insurance protection for different benefit levels. No Fault Insurance Joe Hune (R) Provide for fee schedules for medical costs paid by personal injury protection (PIP). Public Act 142 of 2011Health Insurance Assessment - Roger Kahn (R) - Would create the health insurance claims assessment act. Health; Smoking Rick Jones (R) Allow smoking in legal smoking rooms where no food is served and other conditions are met in places of employment including food establishments. Pubic Act 195 of 2011 - Municipal Hospital Board Appointments John Moolenaar (R) - Would revise the selection process for fulfilling vacancies on a municipal hospital board of trustees. Public Act 210 of 2011 - Physician Assistants - Jim Marleau (R) Would clarify ability for Physician Assistants to prescribe controlled substances and perform other delegatory activities. Certificate of Need; Vascular Access Centers Jim Marleau (R) Clarify minimum volume requirements by vascular access center to apply for a certificate of need to qualify as an ambulatory surgery center. Health Insurance; Autism - Mike Green (R) - Provides for health insurance coverage for certain treatments related to autism.

Neutral Oppose No Position

Amendments Submitted

Bill Status
Effective Date: March 24, 2011 House Health Policy

MHA Position
SUPPORTED

TBD

Senate Insurance

SUPPORT

SB 53

Effective Date: April 20, 2011

SUPPORTED

SB 58/ HB 4009 SB 225/ HB 4496 SB 291/ HB 4608

Senate Judiciary

OPPOSE

Senate Education

SUPPORT

Senate Floor Concurrence Vote

OPPOSE

SB 293

Senate Insurance

OPPOSE

SB 294

Senate Insurance Passed House, Passed Senate Senate Government Operations Effective Date: October 18, 2011 Effective Date: November 8, 2011

OPPOSE

SB 348

SUPPORTED

SB 352

OPPOSE

SB 374

SUPPORTED

SB 384

SUPPORTED

SB 390/ HB 4717

Senate Health Policy

OPPOSE

SB 414

Senate Health Policy

OPPOSE

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Bill Number
SB 429

November 23, 2011

MHA Position
SUPPORT

Bill Title & Description

Health Insurance; Corporations Tonya Schuitmaker (R) - Would require a standardized prior authorization form for prescription drugs. Nursing Scope of Practice - Mark Jansen (R) - Establish advanced practice registered nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists and provide other general amendments. Occupations; Pharmacy - Mike Green (R) - Would provide for the licensing and regulation of pharmacy technicians. Health Insurance - Roger Kahn (R) - Establish Michigan basic health program for certain low-income residents in lieu of benefits under a health exchange as allowed under the affordable care act. Credentialing - Bruce Caswell (R) - Would require the use of a uniform, standard, electronic health care professional credentialing application.

Bill Status
Senate Insurance

SB 481

Senate Health Policy

NEUTRAL

SB 591

Senate Regulatory Reform

SUPPORT

SB 595

Senate Health Policy

TBD

SB 609

Senate Health Policy

TBD

SB 649

Auto No-Fault - Joe Hune (R) - Would make miscellaneous changes to coverage and benefits. Health Insurance - Jim Marleau (R) - Would created a Michiganbased health insurance exchange, a new competitive marketplace in which individuals and small businesses can choose among health insurance plans. Advance Directives- Jim Marleau (R) - Would create the Peace of Mind Registry for advance directives for health care. Concealed Weapons Richard LeBlanc (D) Eliminates list of specified premises on which a person licensed to carry a concealed weapon may not carry. Health Insurance Tom McMillin (R) Prohibits mandate to obtain individual health insurance coverage. Human Services; Medicaid Fraud Bob Genetski (R) Creates the office of Medicaid inspector general. Health; Smoking Doug Geiss (D) Allow smoking in legal smoking rooms where no food is served and other conditions are met in places of employment including food establishments.

Senate Insurance

OPPOSE

SB 693

House Health Policy

SUPPORT

SB 723

Senate Floor

SUPPORT

HB 4009/ SB 58

House Judiciary

OPPOSE

HB 4050

House Health Policy House Families, Children & Seniors House Regulatory Reform

OPPOSE

HB 4090

TBD

HB 4127

OPPOSE

HB 4128/ SB 20

Ergonomics Brad Jacobsen (R) Prohibits the promulgation of rules regarding workplace ergonomics.

House Regulatory Reform

SUPPORT

HB 4255

Health; Smoking Doug Geiss (D) Excludes war veterans organizations from Dr. Ron Davis Smokefree Law.

House Regulatory Reform

OPPOSE

HB 4350

Public Act 94 of 2011 - Limited Liability for Non-Emergency Care for the Uninsured - Gail Haines (R) - Clarifies limitation on liability for non-emergency care for the uninsured and underinsured. Public Act 51 of 2011 - Hospital Swing-Beds - Frank Foster (R) Eliminates inconsistent requirements applicable to hospitals with swing beds in short-term nursing care programs.

Effective Date: July 15, 2011

SUPPORTED

HB 4441

Effective Date: December 6, 2011

SUPPORTED

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Bill Number
HB 4496/ SB 225

November 23, 2011

Bill Title & Description

Community Colleges - John Walsh (R) - Allows Community Colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees in nursing and other professions. Occupations; Physical Therapists Margaret OBrien (R) Allows the practice of physical therapy without a prescription from another licensed health professional. Health Insurance; Autism - Lisa Brown (D) - Provides for health insurance coverage for certain treatments related to Autism Motorcycle Helmet Repeal - Peter Pettalia (R) - Abolish motorcycle helmet requirment Certificate of Need; Vascular Access Centers Lesia Liss (D) Clarify minimum volume requirements by vascular access center to apply for a certificate of need to qualify as an ambulatory surgery center. Occupations; Genetic Counseling - Mike Callton (R) - Would provide for the licensure of genetic counselors. Nursing Scope of Practice - Lesia Liss (D) - Establish advanced practice registered nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists and provide other general amendments. Auto No-Fault - Pete Lund (R) Would provide for different benefit levels of personal injury protection (PIP) insurance coverage and provide for fee schedules for medical costs paid by PIP. Transition of Care for Prescription Drugs - Lesia Liss (D) - Would clarify duties of a prescribing physician and revise duties of a pharmacist regarding filling prescriptions created or sent by electronic means.

Bill Status
Senate Education

MHA Position
SUPPORT

HB 4603

House Health Policy

TBD

HB 4604

House Insurance

OPPOSE

HB 4608

House Floor

OPPOSE

HB 4717

House Health Policy

OPPOSE

HB 4756

House Health Policy

SUPPORT

HB 4774

House Health Policy

NEUTRAL

HB 4936

House Floor

OPPOSE

HB 5131

House Health Policy

TBD

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Bill Number
SB 739/ HB 4476

November 23, 2011

Bill Title & Description

Health Insurance; Autism - Tupac Hunter (D) - Provides for health insurance coverage for certain treatments related to Autism

Bill Status
Senate Economic Development & Regulatory Reform

MHA Position
OPPOSE

SB 744/ HB 5234

Public Act 219 of 2009 Alan Sanborn (R) - Medicare Supplement Policies: prohibit use of genetic information in denying or pricing Medicare supplement policies. Michigan Firearms Act - Roger Kahn (R) - Would allow for the transportation and storage of firearms under certain circumstances. Occupations; Physicians - Michael Switalski (D) - Impose a quality assurance assessment tax of physicians. Medical Malpractice - Roger Kahn, MD (R) - Limit liability for emergency treatment rendered in a hospital.

Effective Date: January 5, 2010

SUPPORTED

SB 792

Senate Floor

OPPOSE

SB 854/ HB 5386

Senate Appropriations

NEUTRAL

SB 858

Senate Judiciary

No Position

SB 968

Public Act 223 of 2009 - Wayne Kuipers (R) - Occupations; Chiropractors: revises the scope of practice for chiropractors.

Effective Date: January 5, 2010

No Position

SB 1002/ HB 5661

Statewide Trauma System Funding - Roger Kahn (R) - Increases Crime Victim Fund assessment to fund the organized, statewide trauma system established in 2004.

Senate Appropriations

SUPPORT

SB 1099/ HB 5684

Occupations; Genetic Counseling - Gilda Jacobs (D) - Would provide for the licensure of genetic counselors. Appropriations; Community Health - Roger Kahn (R) - Provide appropriations for fiscal year 2011 MDCH Budget. Health Facilities; Certificate of Need - Patricia Birkholz (R) Expand criteria for certificate of need for relocation of health facility beds to include adequate access to public transportation. MI-Health Plan - Thomas George (R) - Regulate the individual health insurance market. Limited Liability for Non-Emergency Care for the Uninsured Gilda Jacobs (D) - Clarifies limitation on liability for non-emergency care for the uninsured and underinsured. Nurse to Patient Ratios Lesia Liss (D) Requires hospitals to create an acuity system and annual staffing plan including minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and provides for penalties.

Senate Health Policy

SUPPORT

SB 1152

Passed Senate, Passed House House Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs Senate Floor

N/A

SB 1237

No Position

SB 1243/ HB 6037

TBD

SB 1261

Senate Health Policy

SUPPORT

HB 4008

House Health Policy

OPPOSE

HB 4010

Hospital Associatied Infections (HAIs) Lesia Liss (D) Requires disclosure of hospital acquired infection rates.

House Health Policy

OPPOSE

HB 4012

Laundering of Surgical Attire Lesia Liss (D) Provides for regulation under the rules of governing blood borne infectious diseases for the laundering of surgical or other work attire. Motorcycle Helmet Repeal - Richard LeBlanc (D) - Permits motorcyclists to ride without a crash helmet under certain circumstances.

House Health Policy

OPPOSE

HB 4028

House Regulatory Reform

OPPOSE

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Bill Number
HB 4099/ SB 79 HB 4120/ SB 1 HB 4138

November 23, 2011

Bill Title & Description

Smoke-free workplace Paul Scott (R) Requires smoke-free workplace, including bars and restaurants. MBT Surcharge Bill Rogers (R) Would phase out surcharge on the Michigan Business Tax. Auto Insurance; Motorcycles Kathy Angerer (D) Requires all motorcyclists to purchase unlimited PIP coverage when choosing to ride helmetless. Ergonomics Goeff Hansen (R) Prohibits the promulgation of rules regarding workplace ergonomics. Public Act 21 - Require Flu Vaccine for Senior CitizensRobert Jones (D) - Would require each hospital to establish an influenza immunization policy consistent with CDC guidelines. Health Insurance; Autism - Richard Ball (R) - Provides for health insurance coverage for certain treatments related to Autism Smoke-free workplace Dian Slavens (D) Requires smoke-free workplace, including bars and restaurants. Provides exemption for Cigar bars. Partial Birth Abortion Act Joel Sheltrown (D) - Prohibits partial birth abortions. Public Act 64 of 2009 George Cushingberry (D) Provides for fiscal year 2009 supplemental appropriations. Rescind Immunity for FDA Drugs Lisa Brown (D) Rescinds immunity from liability for drugs that have been approved by federal food and drug administration. Rescind Immunity for FDA Drugs Deb Kennedy (D) Allow drug product liability cases previously prohibited because of FDA approval defense to be commenced within 3 years after the repeal of the defense. Smoke-free Michigan Joan Bauer (D) Require smoke-free work place and public restaurants. Including bars and casinos. Public Act 188 of 2009 Lee Gonzales (D) Dr. Ron Davis Smoke-free Workplace Law: requires smoke-free workplaces and public restaurants. Provides an exemption for cigar bars and casinos. Public Act 131 of 2009 Gary McDowell (D) Appropriations; Community Health. Provides for fiscal year 2010 appropriations. Hazardous Waste Fred Miller (D) Requires the registration of trauma scene waste practitioners. Single Payer Health Care Bert Johnson (D) Establishes a single-payer health care system. Health Insurance; Autism - Kathy Angerer (D) - Provides for health insurance coverage for certain treatments related to Autism Medical Malpractice - Mark Meadows (D) - Modifies miscellaneous procedural provisions for medical malpractice actions.

Bill Status
House Commerce House Tax Policy

MHA Position
SUPPORT N/A

House Insurance

TBD

HB 4154/ SB 93

House Labor

SUPPORT

HB 4172

Effective Date: March 25, 2010 Senate Economic Development & Regulatory Reform House Regulatory Reform

SUPPORTED

HB 4183

OPPOSE

HB 4196

SUPPORT

HB 4212/ SB 147

House Judiciary

TBD

HB 4310

Effective Date: July 1, 2009

N/A

HB 4316/ SB 19

Senate Floor

OPPOSE

HB 4317

Senate Floor

OPPOSE

HB 4341/ SB 114

House Regulatory Reform

SUPPORT

HB 4377

Effective Date: May 1, 2010 Effective Date: October 1, 2009 Senate Health Policy House Health Policy Senate Economic Development & Regulatory Reform Senate Judiciary

SUPPORTED

HB 4436

N/A

HB 4458 HB 4466

OPPOSE TBD

HB 4476

OPPOSE

HB 4571

OPPOSE

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November 23, 2011

Bill Number
HB 4583

Bill Title & Description

Health; Testing Roy Schmidt (D) Eliminates requirement to obtain informed consent before testing for HIV and provides option to decline test in writing. Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment Parity Rebekah Warren (D) Provides that coverage for mental health treatment and substance abuse treatment cannot be more restrictive than coverage for medical treatment. Mental Health/Substance Abuse Coverage Parity Tom Pearce (R) Provides that coverage for mental health treatment and substance abuse treatment cannot be more restrictive than coverage for medical treatment. Mental Health Parity Bert Johnson (D) Provides that coverage for mental health treatment cannot be more restrictive than coverage for medical treatment. Mental Health Parity Pam Byrnes (D) Provides that coverage for mental health treatment cannot be more restrictive than coverage for medical treatment. Nurse Circulator Legislation - Lesia Liss (D) - Would require a circulating registered professional nurse in an operating room during surgical procedures Auto No-Fault Insurance; Kreiner Fix Mark Meadows (D) Define serious impairment of body function and provide for general amendments. Motorcycle Helmet Repeal - Richard LeBlanc (D) - Abolish motorcycle helmet requirment Requirements; Surgical Technologists - Marie Donigan (D) Requires the continuing education of surgical technologists. Community Colleges - John Walsh (R) - Allows Community Colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees in nursing and other professions. Health; Pharmaceuticals Jeff Mayes (D) Establishes duties relating to program for allocating leftover medical supplies and provides for immunity under certain circumstances. Health; Pharmaceuticals Tim Moore (R) Establishes program for allocating leftover medical supplies and prescription drugs. Health Insurance Marc Corriveau (D) Regulate individual health coverage. Insurance; Health Care Corporations Andy Coulouris (D) Regulate individual health coverage. Health Insurance Tim Melton (D) - Provides for no rescission for failure to complete medical underwriting and guaranteed renewal without reunderwriting of health insurance in the small group market. Health; Pharmaceuticals Kate Segal (D) - Requires any physician or other licensee who writes prescriptions to utilize e-prescribing system established under Medicare regulations. Health; Pharmaceuticals Roy Schmidt (D) - Provides for bulk prescription drug purchasing cooperative and drug program for the uninsured and underinsured.

Bill Status
Senate Floor

MHA Position
SUPPORT

HB 4597

House Health Policy

SUPPORT

HB 4598

House Health Policy

SUPPORT

HB 4599

House Health Policy

SUPPORT

HB 4600

House Health Policy

SUPPORT

HB 4615

House Health Policy Senate Government Operations & Reform Senate Economic Development & Regulatory Reform House Health Policy

OPPOSE

HB 4680/ SB 83

SUPPORT

HB 4747

OPPOSE

HB 4834

OPPOSE

HB 4837

Passed House

SUPPORT (Concept) SUPPORT (Concept) SUPPORT (Concept) TBD TBD

HB 4910

House Health Policy

HB 4911

House Health Policy

HB 4934 HB 4935

House Health Policy House Health Policy

HB 4936

House Health Policy

TBD

HB 4937

House Health Policy

TBD

HB 4938

House Health Policy

TBD

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November 23, 2011

Bill Number

Bill Title & Description

Health Screening Web site Jimmy Womack (D) - Requires MDCH to create, maintain and evaluate a health assessment Web site. Health Facilities; Single Use Devices Dian Slavens (D) Prohibits reuse of single-use medical devices under certain circumstances and provides for penalties. Health Facilities; Single Use Devices Jeff Mayes (D) Enacts sentencing guidelines for the crime of reusing single use medical product.

Bill Status

MHA Position
TBD

HB 4939

House Health Policy

HB 4940/ SB 528

Senate Health Policy

SUPPORT

HB 4941

House Floor

TBD

HB 4942

Advanced Patient Directive - Dick Ball (R) - Requires Secretary of State to create statewide advanced health care directive registry. Human Services; Health Care Directives - Jim Marleau (R) Requires the disclosure of information regarding the statewide advance health care directive registry at the time of enrollment in Medicaid. Health; Emergency Contraception - Rebekah Warren (D) Require emergency room or urgent care clinic to offer emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault. Health; Local Health Departments Tom McMillin (R) Would prohibit local medical control authorities from being more strict than state requirements regarding minimum staffing of all life support agencies. Medicare Supplement Policies Barb Byrum (D) Would prohibit use of genetic information in denying or pricing Medicare supplement policies. Planning; Long-Term Care George Cushingberry (D) Would eliminate Single Point of Entry services. Health; Public Employee Benefits Andy Dillon (D) Would create and implement a uniform health coverage plan for all public employees and retirees. Occupations; Physicians - George Cushingberry (D) - Impose a quality assurance assessment tax of physicians. Public Act 216 of 2009 - Alma W. Smith (D) - Increases nursing profession license fees. Health; Licensing - Roy Schmidt (D) - Enhance health licensing boards authority over non-licensed individuals. Health; Blood Tim Melton (D) Allows blood donation at 16 years old with parent consent. Statewide Trauma System Funding - Gary McDowell (D) Increases Crime Victim Fund assessment to fund the organized, statewide trauma system established in 2004. Occupations; Genetic Counseling - Marie Donigan (D) - Would provide for the licensure of genetic counselors. MI-Health Plan - Marc Corriveau (D) - Would regulate the individual health insurance market.

House Health Policy

SUPPORT (Concept)

HB 4943

House Health Policy

TBD

HB 5155

Senate Health Policy

TBD

HB 5209

House Health Policy

TBD

HB 5234/ SB 744 HB 5307

Senate Economic Development & Regulatory Reform Passed House, Passed Senate House Public Employee Health Care Reform

SUPPORT

N/A

HB 5345

TBD

HB 5386/ SB 854

Senate Floor

NEUTRAL

HB 5593

Effective Date: January 4, 2010 Senate Health Policy House Health Policy Senate Appropriations House Health Policy

SUPPORTED

HB 5614 HB 5625/ SB 419 HB 5661/ SB 1002 HB 5684/ SB 1099 HB 6037/ SB 1243

SUPPORT SUPPORT

SUPPORT

SUPPORT

House Health Policy

TBD

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November 23, 2011

Bill Number

Bill Title & Description

Risk of Stillborn; Physician Requirement Kevin Green (R) Requires verbal disclosure and distribution of written information to pregnant patients of potential risk of stillbirth.

Bill Status

MHA Position
NEUTRAL

HB 6091

Senate Health Policy

HB 6094

No Fault Insurance Pete Lund (R) Provide for different insurance protection for different benefit levels.

House Insurance

OPPOSE

HB 6095

No Fault Insurance Pete Lund (R) Provide for fee schedules for medical costs paid by personal injury protection (PIP).

House Insurance

OPPOSE

HB 6132

Hospital Reporting Requirements; Fireworks - Tim Moore (R) Creates duty of hospital personnel and other health providers to report fireworks or pyrotechnics injuries Medical Malpractice in Emergency Department - Mark Meadows (D) - Require showing of gross negligence for recovery from medical malpractice suit on a emergency room doctor. Health Insurance - Marc Corriveau (D) - For health benefit plans extend age of dependent coverage, prohibit restriction on lifetime and certain annual limits on benefits, prohibit rescinding coverage. Insurance, Health Care Corporations Richard Ball (R) For health benefit plans prohibit preexisting condition limitations for children. License Requirements; Advanced Practice Nurses Barb Byrum (D) Require accreditation by national nursing accreditation body for nursing education programs for licensure and specialty certification. Health Facilities Certificate of Need Ellen Cogen Lipton (D) Clarify minimum volume requirements or volume projections by vascular access center applicant for certificate of need Hospital Employee Vaccination Richard Ball (R) Require hospitals to educate staff about the risks of vaccination, offer the vaccination to staff and maintain records of vaccination status.

House Regulatory Reform

OPPOSE

HB 6163

House Judiciary

SUPPORT (Concept)

HB 6240

House Health Policy

SUPPORT

HB 6241

House Health Policy

SUPPORT

HB 6387

House Health Policy

TBD

HB 6434

House Health Policy

OPPOSE

HB 6452

House Health Policy

TBD