SENATE BILL No. 574

June 26, 2001, Introduced by Senators HART, MURPHY, PETERS, LELAND, BYRUM,

DINGELL, SCOTT and YOUNG 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 21724.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 21724. (1) WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF

2 THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION, EACH NURSING HOME

3 SHALL NOTIFY IN WRITING EACH NURSING HOME RESIDENT AND THE

4 RESIDENT'S FAMILY OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST THE NURSING HOME AND

5 EACH OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE NURSING HOME HAS IN A SEPARATE

6 ENTITY THAT PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE

7 NURSING HOME.

8 (2) BEGINNING 90 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMEN-

9 DATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION, EACH NURSING HOME SHALL

10 PROVIDE A MONTHLY, ITEMIZED BILLING STATEMENT OF ALL CHARGES FOR

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1 THE PRECEDING MONTH TO EACH RESIDENT OF THE NURSING HOME OR TO

2 THE INDIVIDUAL FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESIDENT.

3 (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "FINANCIAL INTEREST" MEANS A

4 DIRECT OR INDIRECT OWNERSHIP OR OTHER BENEFICIAL INTEREST HELD BY

5 A BUSINESS ENTITY OR BY AN INDIVIDUAL. FINANCIAL INTEREST

6 INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, AN OWNERSHIP OR OTHER BENEFICIAL

7 INTEREST HELD BY AN INDIVIDUAL'S SPOUSE, PARENT, SIBLING, OR

8 CHILD IF THE INDIVIDUAL HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE INTEREST HELD BY HIS

9 OR HER SPOUSE, PARENT, SIBLING, OR CHILD.

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