HOUSE BILL No. 5211


     December 10, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Schauer, Thomas, Garza, Clark and Jacobs 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 21512.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 21512.  (1) AS A CONDITION OF LICENSURE UNDER THIS

 2    ARTICLE AND SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (2), A HOSPITAL SHALL ENSURE

 3    THAT THE MEMBERS OF ITS GOVERNING BODY ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE

 4    COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL.  A HOSPITAL SHALL ANNUALLY PRO-

 5    VIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT A LIST OF THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF

 6    TRUSTEES.  THE HOSPITAL SHALL INCLUDE ON THE LIST ALL OF THE FOL-

 7    LOWING INFORMATION:

 8         (A) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF EACH

 9    TRUSTEE.

10         (B) THE OCCUPATION AND PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OF EACH TRUSTEE.




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 1         (C) THE RACE, GENDER, AND AGE OF EACH TRUSTEE, AND ANY OTHER

 2    INFORMATION DETERMINED BY THE HOSPITAL TO BE REFLECTIVE OF THE

 3    REPRESENTATIVE NATURE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

 4         (2) A HOSPITAL SHALL HAVE ON ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT LEAST

 5    1 MEMBER WHO IS A NONMANAGERIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE HOSPITAL.  THE

 6    HOSPITAL SHALL HAVE ITS NONMANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES ELECT THE MEMBER

 7    REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION IN A SECRET BALLOT ELECTION CON-

 8    DUCTED AT THE HOSPITAL.

 9         (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "COMMUNITY" MEANS A CITY, TOWN-

10    SHIP, VILLAGE, OR COUNTY, OR A COMBINATION OF 1 OR MORE OF THOSE

11    LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS.


































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