2023 House Bill 5173 / 2024 Public Act 250

Health facilities: hospitals; require hospitals to provide information on health insurance enrollment process for newborns; provide for.

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,” by amending section 20165 (MCL 333.20165), as amended by 2008 PA 39, and by adding section 21537.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Requires hospitals to provide parents or guardians of uninsured newborns with an informational document on the insurance enrollment process.

Introduced in the House

Oct. 17, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Kara Hope (D-74) and 16 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Brenda Carter (D-53), Noah Arbit (D-20), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Natalie Price (D-5), Julie Brixie (D-73), Stephanie Young (D-16), Carol Glanville (D-84), Lori Stone (D-13), Reggie Miller (D-31), 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-3

June 26, 2024

Substitute H-3 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the House 99 to 10 (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 38 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Jan. 21, 2025