HOUSE BILL No. 5204

 

December 8, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Haines, Franz, Kurtz, Zorn, Jenkins, Rendon, Johnson, Hughes, Agema, Opsommer, Rogers, Haugh, Liss and Womack and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 5410.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 5410. (1) The department of human services, the

 

department of community health, and the medical services

 

administration shall collaborate to identify goals and benchmarks

 

to reduce the incidence of diabetes in this state, improve diabetes

 

care, and control complications associated with diabetes. The

 

department of human services, the department of community health,

 

and the medical services administration shall each develop an

 

individual entity plan to reduce the incidence of diabetes in this


 

state, improve diabetes care, and control complications associated

 

with diabetes.

 

     (2) On or before January 10 of each odd-numbered year, the

 

department of human services, the department of community health,

 

and the medical services administration shall collaborate to submit

 

a report to the legislature that contains all of the following:

 

     (a) The financial impact and the reach that diabetes of all

 

types is having on this state and local units of government in this

 

state. The assessment under this subdivision shall include the

 

number of lives with diabetes impacted or covered by the department

 

of human services, the department of community health, and the

 

medical services administration; the number of lives with diabetes

 

and family members impacted by prevention and diabetes control

 

programs implemented by the department of human services, the

 

department of community health, and the medical services

 

administration; the financial toll or impact that diabetes and its

 

complications place on each program; and the financial toll or

 

impact that diabetes and its complications place on each program in

 

comparison to other chronic diseases and conditions.

 

     (b) An assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and

 

activities aimed at controlling diabetes and preventing the

 

disease. The assessment under this subdivision shall document the

 

amount and source for any funding directed to the department of

 

human services, the department of community health, and the medical

 

services administration by the legislature for programs and

 

activities aimed at reaching those with diabetes.

 

     (c) A description of the level of coordination existing


 

between the department of human services, the department of

 

community health, and the medical services administration on

 

activities, programmatic activities, and messaging on managing,

 

treating, or preventing all forms of diabetes and its

 

complications.

 

     (d) The development or revision of a detailed action plan for

 

battling diabetes with a range of actionable items for

 

consideration by the legislature. The action plan under this

 

subdivision shall identify all of the following:

 

     (i) Proposed action steps to reduce the impact of diabetes,

 

prediabetes, and related diabetes complications.

 

     (ii) Expected outcomes of the action steps proposed in the

 

following biennium while also establishing benchmarks for

 

controlling and preventing relevant forms of diabetes.

 

     (e) The development of a detailed budget blueprint identifying

 

needs, costs, and resources required to implement the action plan

 

under subdivision (d). The blueprint under this subdivision shall

 

include a budget range for all options presented in the action plan

 

under subdivision (d) for consideration by the legislature.