HOUSE BILL NO. 6139

September 01, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Stone, Love, Cynthia Neeley, Bolden, Cynthia Johnson, Kuppa, Coleman, Witwer, Pohutsky, Hood, Ellison, Sabo, Hertel, Sowerby, Yaroch, Tate, Clemente, Haadsma, Gay-Dagnogo, Yancey, Garrett, Rabhi, Brenda Carter, Tyrone Carter, Peterson, Koleszar, Chirkun and Lasinski and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 20210.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 20210. (1) The department shall establish and maintain a database of nursing homes and homes for the aged as a central clearinghouse for persons seeking information on a nursing home or a home for the aged. Subject to subsection (2), the database must include, at a minimum, all of the following:

(a) The name, address, and telephone number of each nursing home or home for the aged.

(b) The days and general hours of operation of each nursing home or home for the aged.

(c) The license number, license effective date, and license expiration date of each nursing home or home for the aged.

(d) A rating for each nursing home or home for the aged based on standards defined by the department that must include the number and nature of complaint investigations regarding each nursing home or home for the aged. For the rating described in this subdivision, the department shall assign a letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F.

(e) A list of each violation of this article or a rule promulgated under this article by a nursing home or home for the aged.

(f) The number and nature of disciplinary actions taken by the department against each nursing home or home for the aged under this article.

(g) The number, nature, and results of complaint investigations regarding each nursing home or home for the aged conducted by the department.

(h) The number, nature, and results of abuse, neglect, and exploitation investigations conducted under sections 11 to 11e of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.11 to 400.11e, that involve a patient or resident of a nursing home or home for the aged.

(i) A link to the federal Medicare "Nursing Home Compare" website, which provides inspection reports on nursing homes.

(2) The department shall not include in the database established under subsection (1) any information that is prohibited from being disclosed under the laws of this state or federal law.

(3) The department shall make the database established under subsection (1) available to the public on the internet, without charge, through the department's website, and the database must be developed in a manner so as to be easily accessible and navigable by the general public.

(4) The department shall inform the public, through press releases or other media avenues, of the information available in the database established under subsection (1) and how to access that database.