May 1, 2003, Introduced by Senator GEORGE and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to prohibit certain health care corporations from
taking certain actions to change their status; to provide a
referendum; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1. A health care corporation created under the
2 nonprofit health care corporation reform act, 1980 PA 350, MCL
3 550.1101 to 550.1704, shall not do either of the following:
4 (a) Take any action to change its nonprofit status.
5 (b) Dissolve, merge, consolidate, mutualize, or take another
6 action that results in a change in direct or indirect control of
7 the health care corporation or sell, transfer, lease, exchange,
8 option, or convey assets that results in a change in direct or
9 indirect control of the health care corporation.
10 Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless
11 approved by a majority of the electors of this state voting on
1 the question at the general election to be held November 2,
2 2004. This act shall be submitted to the qualified electors of
3 this state at that election as provided by the Michigan election
4 law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992. If approved by the
5 electors, this act takes effect 30 days after the date of the
6 official declaration of the vote. If this act is rejected by the
7 electors, section 218 of the nonprofit health care corporation
8 reform act, 1980 PA 350, MCL 550.1218, is repealed 30 days after
9 the date of the official declaration of the vote.