Bill Text: MI HB5605 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Health facilities; hospitals; requirement for employees to receive a influenza vaccine as a condition of employment, promotion, or change in status; prohibit. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20174.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 11-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-10 - Printed Bill Filed 05/10/2012 [HB5605 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-HB5605-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5605

 

May 9, 2012, Introduced by Reps. Genetski, McMillin, Agema, Damrow, Heise, Olson, Goike, Haugh, Denby, Franz, Huuki and Tyler and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 20174.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 20174. (1) A health facility or agency shall not require

 

an employee to receive an influenza immunization as a condition of

 

employment, promotion, or change in employment status, as a

 

condition of granting staff privileges, or as an express or implied

 

condition of a benefit or privilege of employment.

 

     (2) If, during influenza season, an employee does not

 

demonstrate to the health facility or agency that he or she has

 

received an influenza immunization for the current influenza

 

season, the health facility or agency may require that employee to

 

wear a surgical mask or take other overt action when in direct

 

contact with the health facility's or agency's patients.