2023 House Bill 5172 / 2024 Public Act 249

Health: other; program to register perinatal facilities as certain maternal care facilities; 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 9129.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Mandates the establishment and implementation of a program by the Michigan Department of Health to register perinatal facilities as level I, II, III, or IV maternal care facilities.

Introduced in the House

Oct. 17, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Carol Glanville (D-84) and 16 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), Stephanie Young (D-16), Lori Stone (D-13), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Jimmie Wilson (D-32) and John Fitzgerald (D-83)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Nov. 2, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1

June 26, 2024

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Substitute H-2 offered by Rep. Carol Glanville (D-84)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 70 to 39 (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 20 to 18 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Jan. 21, 2025