HEALTH FACILITY EMPLOYEES H.B. 6627:
FLOOR SUMMARY
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House Bill 6627 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Fred Miller
House Committee: Transportation
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Public Health Code to prohibit a health facility or agency from employing, independently contracting with, or granting clinical privileges to an individual who regularly had direct access to or provided direct services to patients or residents in the facility or agency if he or she had been convicted of a moving violation causing death or serious impairment of a body function. The bill would apply to a health facility or agency that is a nursing home, county medical care facility, hospice, hospital that provides swing bed services, home for the aged, or home health agency.
The bill would take effect on October 31, 2010, and is tie-barred to Senate Bill 104. (Senate Bill 104 (S-3), as passed by the Senate, would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to establish criminal penalties for moving violations that seriously injured or killed another person; and require the Secretary of State to revoke the offender's driver license, assess a driver responsibility fee, and record six points on the offender's license.)
MCL 333.20173a Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 12-11-08 Fiscal Analyst: Matthew Grabowski
floor\hb6627 Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb6627/0708