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MI SB0190

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/24/2021

Primary Sponsor

Curtis VanderWall

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Origin

Senate

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units to accept public patients and maintain at least 50% of available beds for public patients as a condition of licensure.

  • Mandates psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units submit annual reports to the department starting June 1, 2021, including data on patient days for public patients, total available beds, and total patient days of care.

  • Authorizes the department to use annual report data or investigations to verify compliance with the 50% public bed requirement.

  • Updates statutory language from "shall" to "must" and makes minor technical amendments to Section 137 regarding psychiatric hospital licensing procedures.

  • Takes effect only if Senate Bill No. 181 of the 101st Legislature is enacted into law.

Legislative Description

Mental health: other; accepting public patients as a condition of licensing for psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units; require. Amends sec. 137 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1137) & adds sec. 137b. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0181'21

Mental health: other

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Health Policy

3/24/2021

Committee Referrals

Health Policy3/24/2021
Health Policy And Human Services2/25/2021

Full Bill Text

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