NURSING HOME NAMES - S.B. 746 (S-1) & 747 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 746 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Senate Bill 747 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Dale L. Shugars
Committee: Health Policy
CONTENT
Senate Bill 746 (S-1) would amend the Business Corporation Act, and Senate Bill 747 (S-1) would amend the Michigan Limited Liability Company Act, to allow a corporation (or a limited liability company) formed, existing under, or subject to the respective acts, that was licensed or was to be licensed as a nursing home, to use the term "health center" or "health care center", or a term conveying a meaning substantially similar to those terms, or the term "rehabilitation center", as long as the terms did not conflict with the terms prohibited by Section 21712 of the Public Health Code. (Section 21712 prohibits a nursing home from using a name that includes the term "hospital", "sanitarium", or "rehabilitation center", or a term conveying a meaning substantially similar to those words.)
The bills are tie-barred to Senate Bill 525, which would amend Section 21712 of the Public Health Code to allow a nursing home to use the following in its name: "health center", "health care center", or "rehabilitation center", or a term that conveyed a meaning substantially similar to those terms, as long as the term did not conflict with those prohibited by the Code.
MCL 450.1213 (S.B. 746) - Legislative Analyst: G. Towne
Proposed MCL 450.4204a (S.B. 747)
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 10-29-01 - Fiscal Analyst: M. TyszkiewiczFloor\sb746 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.state.mi.us/sfa
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.