2025 House Bill 5420

Health facilities: hospitals; certain drug screens conducted in hospitals; require to include a test for substances determined by rule and to provide certain reporting.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21525.

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House Bill No. 5420 requires Michigan hospitals to include and report tests for designated substances in drug overdose screenings, with anonymized data used by the Department of Health and Human Services to track and report overdose trends, while protecting patient confidentiality.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 18, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Stephanie Young (D-16) and 11 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Reggie Miller (D-31), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Jasper Martus (D-69), Kara Hope (D-74), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Kelly Breen (D-21) and Veronica Paiz (D-10)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy