Public Act 137 of 2006

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• Introduced by Rep. Gary Newell (R) on October 19, 2005, to create a state health information technology commission to develop a community-based health information network for communication of patient clinical and financial information. This would be designed to promote more efficient and effective communication among multiple health care providers, including hospitals, physicians, payers, employers, pharmacies, laboratories, etc.; eliminate redundancy in data capture and storage and reducing administrative, billing, and data collection costs; provide reliable information to health care consumers and purchasers regarding the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care, health plans, and health care providers; and ensure the confidentiality of protected health information, including patient identifiers.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on October 19, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on March 7, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 14, 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 House on March 14, 2006.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Paul Condino (D) on March 14, 2006, to tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4811, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4811 would repeal Michigan's ban on suing the maker of prescription drugs that have been approved by the FDA, unless there was fraud involved. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 14, 2006.
• Passed 102 to 2 in the House on March 15, 2006.
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• Received in the House on March 15, 2006, to give the bill immediate effect. Passed 102 to 2 in the House on March 15, 2006.
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• Received in the Senate on March 16, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on March 16, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on April 18, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on April 20, 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 April 20, 2006.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on April 20, 2006, to create a state health information technology commission to develop a community-based health information network for communication of patient clinical and financial information. This would be designed to promote more efficient and effective communication among multiple health care providers, including hospitals, physicians, payers, employers, pharmacies, laboratories, etc.; eliminate redundancy in data capture and storage and reducing administrative, billing, and data collection costs; provide reliable information to health care consumers and purchasers regarding the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care, health plans, and health care providers; and ensure the confidentiality of protected health information, including patient identifiers.
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• Received in the House on April 25, 2006.
• Passed 107 to 0 in the House on April 26, 2006, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
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• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on May 10, 2006.