Introduced by Rep. Kate Segal (D) on May 7, 2009, to revise the law that requires licensed health care facilities and providers to report to the state Department of Community Health the presence of certain diseases, so that the department would be required to maintain and annually update a list of diseases, infections, and disabilities that it classifies as communicable, serious communicable, chronic, or noncommunicable.
Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on May 7, 2009.
Reported in the House on May 12, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on May 14, 2009.
Reported in the Senate on March 11, 2010, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on July 1, 2010, to revise the law that requires licensed health care facilities and providers to report to the state Department of Community Health the presence of certain diseases, so that the department would be required to maintain and annually update a list of diseases, infections, and disabilities that it classifies as communicable, serious communicable, chronic, or noncommunicable. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 13, 2010.