2026 House Bill 5903

Health facilities: certificate of need; allowable use of hospital swing beds; expand to include behavioral health patients.

A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” by amending section 134 (MCL 330.1134), as amended by 2015 PA 59.

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Updates Michigan's Mental Health Code to allow temporary, flexible use of psychiatric hospital beds for adults or minors as needed, without altering official bed designations or triggering regulatory reviews, while maintaining safety and regulatory standards.

Introduced in the House

April 28, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Matt Bierlein (R-97) and six co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Mike McFall (D-14), Tim Kelly (R-93), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Jaime Greene (R-65), Angela Witwer (D-76) and Matt Longjohn (D-40)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

June 24, 2026

Reported with substitute H-1

July 1, 2026

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote