Public Act 26 of 2006

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• Introduced by Rep. Paula Zelenko (D) on September 13, 2005, to require nursing homes, county medical care facilities, hospices, hospitals that provide swing bed services, homes for the aged, or home health agencies to perform criminal background checks on all new employees; and to prohibit a person from working in such a facility if he or she has been convicted of certain crimes, especially those committed against a “vulnerable adult,” or has a record of substantiated complaints regarding abuse of such persons.
  • Referred to the House Senior Health, Security and Retirement Committee on September 13, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on December 1, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on December 6, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 6, 2005.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. David Palsrok (R) on December 6, 2005, to clarify which facilities the bill applies to. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on December 6, 2005.
• Passed 102 to 3 in the House on December 6, 2005, to require nursing homes, county medical care facilities, hospices, hospitals that provide swing bed services, homes for the aged, or home health agencies to perform criminal background checks on all new employees; and to prohibit a person from working in such a facility if he or she has been convicted of certain crimes, especially those committed against a “vulnerable adult,” or has a record of substantiated complaints regarding abuse of such persons.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 7, 2005.
  • Referred to the Senate Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs Committee on December 7, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on January 26, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on January 31, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on January 31, 2006.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on January 31, 2006, to require nursing homes, county medical care facilities, hospices, hospitals that provide swing bed services, homes for the aged, or home health agencies to perform criminal background checks on all new employees; and to prohibit a person from working in such a facility if he or she has been convicted of certain crimes, especially those committed against a “vulnerable adult,” or has a record of substantiated complaints regarding abuse of such persons.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on January 31, 2006.
• Passed 101 to 2 in the House on February 1, 2006, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on February 16, 2006.