March 15, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Foster, Huuki, Bumstead, Walsh, Lyons, Franz, Lori, Somerville, Ouimet, Johnson, Hughes, Zorn, Liss, Glardon, Muxlow, Haugh, Jacobsen, Daley, Shirkey, Rendon, Irwin and Meadows and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending sections 22208 and 22223 (MCL 333.22208 and 333.22223),
section 22208 as amended by 1993 PA 88 and section 22223 as added
by 1988 PA 332; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
22208. (1) "Short-term nursing care" means nursing care
provided
in a hospital to a patient who has been discharged or is
ready
for transfer from a licensed hospital bed other than a
hospital
long-term care unit bed and cannot be placed in a nursing
home
bed, county medical care facility bed, or hospital long-term
care
unit bed located within a 50-mile radius of the patient's
residence.
(1) (2)
"Title XVIII" means title
XVIII of the social security
act,
chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 1395 to 1395b, 1395b-2,
1395c
to 1395i, 1395-2 to 1395i-4, 1395j to 1395t, 1395u to 1395w-
2,
1395w-4 to 1395zz, and 1395bbb to 1395ccc 42 USC 1395 to
1395kkk-1.
(2) (3)
"Title XIX" means title
XIX of the social security
act,
chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 1396 to 1396g and 1396i
to
1396u 42 USC 1396 to 1396w-5.
Sec. 22223. An applicant for a certificate of need shall
include as part of the application a statement addressing each of
the
review criteria listed in section 22225. This section does not
apply
to an application for a certificate of need made under
section
22210.
Enacting section 1. Section 22210 of the public health code,
1978 PA 368, MCL 333.22210, is repealed.