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MI HB6334
Bill
Status
9/6/2018
Primary Sponsor
Beau LaFave
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AI Summary
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Amends the Municipal Health Facilities Corporations Act to allow boards of trustees to sell or transfer ownership of municipal health facilities corporations, or health care facilities and services, to business organizations including for-profit corporations, domestic and foreign limited liability companies, and other entities.
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Establishes new Section 306a defining the terms and conditions for such transfers, requiring boards to consider factors including the buyer's ability to continue services, assume liabilities, provide care to uninsured patients, reduce tax support requirements, and expand facilities.
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Requires transfers to include a 30-year covenant that health care facilities remain open to all persons regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual preference, or payment source, and that employment provides equal opportunity without discrimination.
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Mandates that transfers of corporations must be approved by county boards of commissioners, city councils, or village councils, and that transfers of health care facilities require approval if they represent over 10% of gross revenues or involve board members of the acquiring organization.
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Requires contractors and transferees to retain affected employees, continue collective bargaining agreements, maintain employment terms and conditions, and recognize existing collective bargaining agents; establishes court enforcement mechanism with 90-day filing deadline for compliance challenges.
Legislative Description
Health facilities; county medical care facilities; sales of municipal health facilities to for-profit corporations; authorize under certain circumstances. Amends title & secs. 103, 304 & 307 of 1987 PA 230 (MCL 331.1103 et seq.) & adds sec. 306a.
Health facilities: hospitals
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/06/2018
9/25/2018