HOUSE BILL No. 5897


     June 20, 2000, Introduced by Rep. DeWeese 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 20188.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 20188.  (1) THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON PATIENT SAFETY

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      IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT.  THE COMMISSION CONSISTS OF THE

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      FOLLOWING 18 MEMBERS, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR:

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           (A) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MICHIGAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

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      OR ITS SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION.

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           (B) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MICHIGAN STATE MEDICAL SOCI-

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      ETY OR ITS SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION.

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           (C) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MICHIGAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIA-

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      TION OR ITS SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION.

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           (D) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS

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      ASSOCIATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION.


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           (E) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MICHIGAN NURSING ASSOCIATION

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      OR ITS SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION.

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           (F) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION

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      OR ITS SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION.

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           (G) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN

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      ASSOCIATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION.

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           (H) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MICHIGAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIA-

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      TION OR ITS SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION.

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           (I) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF HEALTH CARE CONSUMERS.

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           (J) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH OR

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      HIS OR HER DESIGNEE.

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           (K) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY

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      SERVICES OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE.

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           (l) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MICHIGAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL

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      LABORATORY SCIENCE OR ITS SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION.

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           (M) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN

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      ASSISTANTS OR ITS SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION.

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           (2) THE COMMISSION ON PATIENT SAFETY SHALL MEET AND APPOINT

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      A CHAIRPERSON WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER ALL MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY

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      THE GOVERNOR.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT THE

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      CALL OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR AT THE REQUEST OF 8 MEMBERS OF THE

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      COMMISSION.  EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION CONSTITUTE A QUORUM

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      FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS.  A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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      SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF 1 YEAR.  A VACANCY ON THE COMMISSION

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      SHALL BE FILLED BY THE GOVERNOR IN THE SAME MANNER AND FROM THE

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      SAME CATEGORY AS THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT.





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           (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL SYSTEMATICALLY STUDY REPORTS OF

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      MEDICAL ERRORS COMMITTED IN A HEALTH FACILITY OR IN PRIVATE

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      PRACTICE.  NOT LATER THAN THE EXPIRATION OF 1 YEAR AFTER THE COM-

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      MISSION IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE COMMISSION SHALL ISSUE

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      A WRITTEN REPORT.  THE REPORT SHALL CONTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

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      IMPROVEMENTS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE AND A SYSTEM FOR REDUCING MEDI-

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      CAL ERRORS, BOTH IN HEALTH FACILITIES AND IN PRIVATE PRACTICE.

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           (4) THE BUSINESS WHICH THE PATIENT SAFETY COMMISSION PER-

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      FORMS SHALL BE CONDUCTED AT A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE COMMISSION

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      HELD IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, 1976 PA 267, MCL

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      15.261 TO 15.275.  PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TIME, DATE, AND PLACE OF

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      THE MEETING SHALL BE GIVEN IN THE MANNER REQUIRED BY THE OPEN

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      MEETINGS ACT, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 TO 15.275.

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           (5) A WRITING PREPARED, OWNED, USED, IN THE POSSESSION OF,

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      OR RETAINED BY THE PATIENT SAFETY COMMISSION IN THE PERFORMANCE

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      OF AN OFFICIAL FUNCTION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN

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      COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 1976 PA 442, MCL

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      15.231 TO 15.246.





















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