2023 House Bill 5166 / 2024 Public Act 243

Health: other; perinatal quality collaborative; establish.

An act to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 9130.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Mandates the establishment of a perinatal quality collaborative by the Department of Health to enhance maternal and infant health outcomes across Michigan.

Introduced in the House

Oct. 17, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Stephanie Young (D-16) and 17 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Helena Scott (D-7), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Brenda Carter (D-53), Noah Arbit (D-20), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Natalie Price (D-5), Julie Brixie (D-73), Carol Glanville (D-84), Lori Stone (D-13), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Reggie Miller (D-31), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Jimmie Wilson (D-32) and John Fitzgerald (D-83)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Oct. 26, 2023

Reported without amendment

June 26, 2024

Passed in the House 87 to 22 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Jimmie Wilson (D-32)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 26, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Dec. 11, 2024

Reported without amendment

Dec. 12, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Dec. 18, 2024

Reported without amendment

Dec. 19, 2024

Passed in the Senate 30 to 8 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Jan. 21, 2025