Bill Text: MI HB4235 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Records; death; maternal deaths; require physicians and certain health facilities to report to department as part of health information system. Amends secs. 2617, 2631 & 2632 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2617 et seq.).
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-7)
Status: (Passed) 2016-12-31 - Assigned Pa 479'16 With Immediate Effect [HB4235 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB4235-Enrolled.html
STATE OF MICHIGAN
98TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
Introduced by Reps. Darany, Sarah Roberts, Greig, Plawecki, Pagan, Irwin, Brinks, Faris, Hovey-Wright, Geiss, Love, Santana, Driskell, Callton, Durhal, Lane, Liberati, Cochran, Hoadley, Wittenberg, Price, Kosowski, Banks, Chang, Chirkun, Dianda, Garrett, Gay-Dagnogo, Greimel, Hughes, Kivela, LaGrand, LaVoy, Lucido, Moss, Neeley, Phelps, Poleski, Rendon, Robinson, Rutledge, Schor, Singh, Smiley, Townsend, Whiteford, Yanez and Zemke
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4235
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,” (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 2617a.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 2617a. A physician or an individual in charge of a health facility who is present for or is aware of a maternal death shall submit information regarding that death at the time and in the manner specified or approved by the department for inclusion in the health information system established under section 2616. As used in this section:
(a) “Health facility” means a hospital, freestanding surgical outpatient facility, or other outpatient facility that is licensed or otherwise authorized to operate in this state under article 17.
(b) “Maternal death” means the death of a woman who was pregnant at the time of her death or within 1 year before her death.
(c) “Physician” means an individual who is licensed or otherwise authorized to engage in the practice of medicine or practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery under article 15.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved
Governor
