HB 6176 Summary

• Amends Michigan's Public Health Code section 20161 regarding health facility licensing fees and quality assurance assessments for hospitals, nursing homes, and other health facilities.

• Establishes that quality assurance assessments are taxes levied on health facilities and agencies, with collections used to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospitals and nursing homes.

• Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to refund any overpayments of quality assurance assessments to health facilities or agencies within 90 days of determining an overpayment occurred (effective January 1, 2018 or later).

• Ends collection of quality assurance assessments after October 1, 2023 for nursing homes, hospitals, and ambulance operations unless the assessments remain eligible for federal matching funds.

• Maintains fee schedules for facility licenses, certificates of need applications, and initial licensure fees for various health facility types until October 1, 2023, with specific dollar amounts for different facility categories.