2002 House Bill 5761 / Public Act 683

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Introduced in the House

Feb. 28, 2002

Introduced by Rep. Tom George (R-61)

To require the Department of Community Health to impose more rigorous health facility design standards on hospitals and other health facilities.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

May 1, 2002

Passed in the House 106 to 1 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 1, 2002

Sept. 19, 2002

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one adding a provision to exempt from the Certificate of Need process certain teaching hospitals for purposes of allowing them to share space at Veterans Administration hospitals. This would apply to the University of Michigan Medical Center and the Detroit Medical Center, allowing their overburdened facilities to share beds and equipment with nearby veterans hospitals that are currently under capacity. The substitute was amended to clarify the exemption.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To require the Department of Community Health to impose more rigorous health facility design standards on hospitals and other health facilities. The bill would also exempt from the Certificate of Need process certain teaching hospitals for purposes of allowing them to share space at Veterans Administration hospitals. This would apply to the University of Michigan Medical Center and the Detroit Medical Center, allowing their overburdened facilities to share beds and equipment with nearby veterans hospitals that are currently under capacity.

Received in the House

Nov. 13, 2002

Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Schauer (D-62)

To clarify a provision related to the provision exempting from the Certificate of Need process certain teaching hospitals for purposes of allowing them to share space at Veterans Administration hospitals.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Dec. 12, 2002

Amendment offered by Rep. Tom George (R-61)

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tom George (R-61)

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Stephen Ehardt (R-83)

To strip out a provision related to the provision exempting from the Certificate of Need process certain teaching hospitals for purposes of allowing them to share space at Veterans Administration hospitals.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Dec. 13, 2002

Passed in the House 100 to 0 (details)

To require the Department of Community Health to impose more rigorous health facility design standards.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 13, 2002

Passed in the Senate 30 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. John Engler

Dec. 29, 2002