June 29, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Green, Vagnozzi, Polidori, Ball, Gosselin, David Law, Stakoe, Wenke, Marleau, Hansen, Shaffer, Jones, Moolenaar, Adamini, Mortimer, Gaffney, Wojno, McDowell, Taub, Ward, Vander Veen, Moore, Hildenbrand, Booher, Robertson, Byrnes, Murphy and Nofs and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 5927 (MCL 333.5927), as added by 1987 PA 258.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5927. (1) The department shall utilize the fund to
develop educational programs for health care workers, whether
licensed or not, regarding the delivery of quality care and
protection against exposure to disease in the workplace.
(2) The department shall utilize the fund to make available
to health care workers, veterans, public safety officers, and other
individuals at high risk for the hepatitis C virus educational
materials, in written and electronic forms, on the diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of the hepatitis C virus. The educational
materials shall include the recommendations of the federal centers
for disease control and prevention regarding prevention and control
of the hepatitis C virus. As used in this subsection, "public
safety officer" means any individual serving a public agency in an
official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law
enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services
personnel.