CERTIFICATE OF NEED; PET SCANNER                                                    S.B. 440 (S-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 440 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Senator Winnie Brinks

Committee:  Health Policy and Human Services

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Public Health Code to do the following:

-- Allow the Department of Health and Human Services to approve a pilot program to provide positron emission tomography (PET) scanner services without obtaining a certificate of need if the pilot program met certain requirements.

-- Require a pilot program to provide PET scanner services to obtain a certificate of need to initiate, replace, or expand PET scanner services if the Certificate of Need Commission adopted standards equivalent to those described in the bill.  

Proposed MCL 333.22224b                                      Legislative Analyst:  Stephen Jackson

FISCAL IMPACT

If the Department of Health and Human Services opted to approve the pilot program described in the bill, the bill would have a minimal fiscal impact on State and local units of government. While changes in certificate of need policy could lead to changes in demand for certain services, the bill would be limited to narrowly defined services and devices, so the impact on the State's Medicaid program and health insurance costs for State and local government employees would be limited.

Date Completed:  5-24-21                                                Fiscal Analyst:  Steve Angelotti

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.