HOUSE BILL No. 5244


     February 1, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Thomas, Schauer, Hale, Bogardus, Scott, Schermesser, DeHart, Jacobs, Brater, Minore,
Dennis and Daniels and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   by amending section 21513 (MCL 333.21513), as amended by 1993 PA

   79.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 21513.  (1) The owner, operator, and governing body of

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      a hospital licensed under this article:

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           (a) Are responsible for all phases of the operation of the

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      hospital, selection of the medical staff, and quality of care

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      rendered in the hospital.

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           (b) Shall cooperate with the department in the enforcement

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      of this part, and require that the physicians, dentists, and

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      other personnel working in the hospital and for whom a license or

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      registration is required be currently licensed or registered.




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           (c) Shall assure that physicians and dentists admitted to

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      practice in the hospital are granted hospital privileges

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      consistent with their individual training, experience, and other

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      qualifications.

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           (d) Shall assure that physicians and dentists admitted to

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      practice in the hospital are organized into a medical staff to

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      enable an effective review of the professional practices in the

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      hospital for the purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality and

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      improving the care provided in the hospital for patients.  This

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      review shall include the quality and necessity of the care pro-

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      vided and the preventability of complications and deaths occur-

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      ring in the hospital.

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           (e) After December 31, 1989, shall not discriminate because

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      of race, religion, color, national origin, age, or sex in the

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      operation of the hospital including employment, patient admission

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      and care, room assignment, and professional or nonprofessional

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      selection and training programs, and shall not discriminate in

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      the selection and appointment of individuals to the physician

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      staff of the hospital or its training programs on the basis of

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      licensure or registration or professional education as doctors of

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      medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatry.

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           (f) Shall assure that the hospital adheres to medical con-

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      trol authority protocols according to section  20918  20919.

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           (2) BEGINNING 1 YEAR AFTER THE MAY 15 FOLLOWING THE EFFEC-

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      TIVE DATE OF THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SUBSECTION, THE

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      GOVERNING BODY OF A HOSPITAL LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL

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      PREPARE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UPON REQUEST AND AT NO



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      CHARGE, NO LATER THAN MAY 15 OF EACH YEAR AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY

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      RESPONSIBILITY REPORT THAT SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING

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      INFORMATION:

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           (A) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL.

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           (B) A DESCRIPTION OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNING

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      BODY TO THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL.

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           (C) A SUMMARY OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE HOSPITAL AND THE

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      GOVERNING BODY TO FULFILL THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNING

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      BODY TO THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL.

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           (D) A BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE HOSPITAL AT

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      THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE PRECEDING DECEMBER 31 OR LAST DAY OF

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      THE HOSPITAL'S FISCAL YEAR.

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           (E) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF EACH MEMBER

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      OF THE GOVERNING BODY.





























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