March 15, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Lucido 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 sections 20210 and 20210a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 20210. (1) The department shall establish and maintain a
database of health facilities or agencies as a central
clearinghouse for persons seeking information on health facilities
or agencies. Subject to subsection (2), the database shall include,
at a minimum, all of the following:
(a) The name, address, and telephone number of each health
facility or agency.
(b) The days and general hours of operation of each health
facility or agency.
(c) The license number, license effective date, and license
expiration date of each health facility or agency.
(d) A list of each health facility's or agency's violations of
this article or the rules promulgated under this article.
(e) The number and nature of disciplinary actions taken by the
department against each health facility or agency under this
article.
(f) The number, nature, and results of complaint
investigations regarding each health facility or agency conducted
by the department.
(g) The number, nature, and results of abuse, neglect, and
exploitation investigations conducted under sections 11 to 11e of
the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.11 to 400.11e, that
involve a patient or resident of a health facility or agency.
(h) Based on the information provided to the department by
municipalities under section 20210a, a list of each health
facility's or agency's violations of municipal ordinances that
involve health or safety.
(2) The department shall not include in the database
established under subsection (1) any information that is prohibited
from being disclosed under the laws of this state or federal law.
(3) The department shall make the database established under
subsection (1) available to the public on the internet, without
charge, through the department's website.
(4) The department shall inform the public, through press
releases or other media avenues, of the information available in
the database established under subsection (1) and how to access
that database.
Sec. 20210a. (1) A municipality shall notify the department if
a health facility or agency violates an ordinance of the
municipality that involves health or safety. The department shall
use the information obtained in this section for the purpose of
updating the database established in section 20210.
(2) As used in this section, "municipality" means a county,
city, village, or township.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.