Public Act 21 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Robert Jones (D) on February 6, 2009, to require hospitals to inform elderly persons about and provide them with the influenza vaccine if there is no vaccine shortage and if the person has been admitted to the hospital for at least 24 hours and wants the flu vaccine.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on February 6, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on November 10, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on December 3, 2009, 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 3, 2009.
• Passed 102 to 4 in the House on December 3, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 8, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on December 8, 2009.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on March 10, 2010, to require hospitals to inform elderly persons about and provide them with the influenza vaccine if there is no vaccine shortage and if the person has been admitted to the hospital for at least 24 hours and wants the flu vaccine.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on March 25, 2010.