February 19, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Anderson, Vagnozzi, Jamnick, Minore, Brown and Woodward and referred to the Committee on Senior Health, Security and Retirement.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding article 16.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 ARTICLE 16. IN-HOME MEDICAL CARE
2 PART 192. AUDITS
3 Sec. 19201. (1) The department of consumer and industry
4 services shall perform an annual, random audit of not less than
5 5% of all health care providers who provide in-home medical care
6 services in this state and are reimbursed in whole or in part for
7 those services with state or federal funds.
8 (2) If a health care provider described in subsection (1)
9 provides medical care services other than in-home medical care
10 services, the department of consumer and industry services shall
11 audit only those medical care services that are provided in
1 home.
2 (3) The department of consumer and industry services shall
3 audit all of the following under subsection (1):
4 (a) Financial records.
5 (b) Reported accidents.
6 (c) Reported cases of misuse of patient funds.
7 (d) Reported cases of patient abuse.
8 (4) The department of consumer and industry services shall
9 provide copies of the audit conducted pursuant to this section to
10 the standing committees in the senate and the house of
11 representatives with jurisdiction over senior citizen's health
12 issues and upon request to the public.
13 (5) As used in this section:
14 (a) "Health care provider" means a health professional
15 licensed or registered under article 15 or other health
16 professional who provides in-home medical care services and a
17 health facility or agency licensed under article 17 or other
18 health facility that provides in-home medical care services.
19 (b) "Medical care services" means those services within the
20 scope of practice of physicians licensed and approved by the
21 board, except those services that the board determines shall not
22 be delegated by a physician without endangering the health and
23 safety of patients as provided for in section 17048(3) or
24 17548(3).