HOUSE BILL No. 4367


     March 3, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Stallworth, Thomas, Schauer, Daniels, Vaughn, Garza and Scott and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1969 PA 306, entitled

   "Administrative procedures act of 1969,"

   by amending section 7 (MCL 24.207), as amended by 1996 PA 489.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 7.  "Rule" means an agency regulation, statement, stan-

 2    dard, policy, ruling, or instruction of general applicability

 3    that implements or applies law enforced or administered by the

 4    agency, or that prescribes the organization, procedure, or prac-

 5    tice of the agency, including the amendment, suspension, or

 6    rescission of the law enforced or administered by the agency.

 7    Rule does not include  any  1 OR MORE of the following:

 8         (a) A resolution or order of the state administrative

 9    board.

10         (b) A formal opinion of the attorney general.




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 1         (c) A rule or order establishing or fixing rates or

 2    tariffs.

 3         (d) A rule or order pertaining to game and fish and promul-

 4    gated under part 411  (protection and preservation of fish, game,

 5     and birds)  of the natural resources and environmental protection

 6    act,  Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being

 7     sections 324.41101 to 324.41105 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 

 8    1994 PA 451, MCL 324.41101 TO 324.41105, part 487  (sport

 9     fishing)  of  Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being

10     sections 324.48701 to 324.48740 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 

11    THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA

12    451, MCL 324.48701 TO 324.48740, and part 401  (wildlife

13     conservation)  of  Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being

14     sections 324.40101 to 324.40119 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 

15    THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA

16    451, MCL 324.40101 TO 324.40119.

17         (e) A rule relating to the use of streets or highways, the

18    substance of which is indicated to the public by means of signs

19    or signals.

20         (f) A determination, decision, or order in a contested

21    case.

22         (g) An intergovernmental, interagency, or intra-agency memo-

23    randum, directive, or communication that does not affect the

24    rights of, or THE procedures and practices available to, the

25    public.

26         (h) A form with instructions, an interpretive statement, a

27    guideline, an informational pamphlet, or other material that in



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 1    itself does not have the force and effect of law but is merely

 2    explanatory.

 3         (i) A declaratory ruling or other disposition of a particu-

 4    lar matter as applied to a specific set of facts involved.

 5         (j) A decision by an agency to exercise or not to exercise a

 6    permissive statutory power, although private rights or interests

 7    are affected.

 8         (k) Unless another statute requires a rule to be promulgated

 9    under this act, a rule or policy that only concerns the inmates

10    of a state correctional facility and does not directly affect

11    other members of the public, except that a rule that only con-

12    cerns inmates  which  THAT was promulgated before December 4,

13    1986, shall be considered a rule and shall remain in effect until

14    rescinded but shall not be amended.  As used in this subdivision,

15    "state correctional facility" means a facility or institution

16    that houses an inmate population under the jurisdiction of the

17    department of corrections.

18         (l) All of the following, after final approval by the cer-

19    tificate of need commission or the statewide health coordinating

20    council under section 22215 or 22217 of the public health code,

21     Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.22215

22     and 333.22217 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1978 PA 368, MCL

23    333.22215 AND 333.22217:

24         (i) The designation, deletion, or revision of  covered medi-

25     cal equipment and  covered clinical services.

26         (ii) Certificate of need review standards.





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 1         (iii) Data reporting requirements and criteria for

 2    determining health facility viability.

 3         (iv) Standards used by the department of  public  COMMUNITY

 4    health in designating a regional certificate of need review

 5    agency.

 6         (v) The modification of the 100 licensed bed limitation for

 7    short-term nursing care programs set forth in section 22210 of

 8     Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.22210

 9     of the Michigan Compiled Laws  THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA

10    368, MCL 333.22210.

11         (m) A policy developed by the family independence agency

12    under section 6(3) of the social welfare act,  Act No. 280 of the

13     Public Acts of 1939, being section 400.6 of the Michigan Compiled

14     Laws  1939 PA 280, MCL 400.6, setting income and asset limits,

15    types of income and assets to be considered for eligibility, and

16    payment standards for administration of assistance programs under

17    that act.

18         (n) A policy developed by the family independence agency

19    under section 6(4) of  Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939,

20     being section 400.6 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  THE SOCIAL

21    WELFARE ACT, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.6, to implement requirements

22    that are mandated by federal statute or regulations as a condi-

23    tion of receipt of federal funds.

24         (o) Until  the expiration of 12 months after the effective

25     date of this subdivision  MARCH 28, 1997, a regulation issued by

26    the family independence agency under section 6(2) of  Act No. 280

27     of the Public Acts of 1939  THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1939 PA 280,



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 1    MCL 400.6, setting standards and policies for the administration

 2    of programs under that act.  Upon the expiration of 12 months

 3     after the effective date of this subdivision  ON AND AFTER MARCH

 4    28, 1997, regulations described in this subdivision are not bind-

 5    ing and effective unless processed as emergency rules under

 6    section 48 or promulgated AS RULES in accordance with this act.

 7    This subdivision does not apply to policies permanently exempted

 8    FROM THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "RULE" under subdivisions (m) and

 9    (n).

10         (p) Beginning on  the effective date of the amendatory act

11     that added this subdivision  MARCH 31, 1997 and until  3 years

12     after that date  MARCH 31, 2000, the provisions of an agency's

13    contract with a public or private entity including, but not

14    limited to, the provisions of an agency's standard form

15    contract.

16         (Q) THE DATA PLAN APPROVED BY THE MICHIGAN HEALTH DATA

17    INSTITUTE AND IN EFFECT UNDER SECTION 2909 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH

18    CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2909.

19         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

20    effect unless all of the following bills of the 90th Legislature

21    are enacted into law:

22         (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request

23    no. 00838'99).

24         (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request

25    no. 00839'99).

26         (c) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request

27    no. 00839'99 a).



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 1         (d) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request

 2    no. 00841'99).




















































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