COUNTY INFIRMARIES; OVERSIGHT S.B. 569:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 569 (as reported without amendment)
Committee: Health Policy and Human Services
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Social Welfare Act to transfer oversight for a county infirmary from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to the county board of commissioners in the county in which the county infirmary was located, beginning on the bill's effective date.[1]
MCL 400.14 et al. Legislative Analyst: Stephen Jackson
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on the State and would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on local governments. The bill's provisions would transfer the authority to inspect infirmaries to counties. Local units that do not have an infirmary located within their boundaries would incur no expenses. To the extent that a "county infirmary" is still operating, the net fiscal impact likely would be approximately zero.
Date Completed: 10-19-21 Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Raczkowski
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.
[1] Through a series of Executive Reorganization Orders, the oversight and licensing of county infirmaries was transferred to what is now the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.