March 11, 2010, Introduced by Senator WHITMER and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1967 PA 270, entitled
"An act to provide for the collection, reporting, and release of
certain information or data relating to health care research or
education, patient safety, health care entities, practitioners, or
professions, or certain governmentally funded programs; to limit
the liability with respect to the collection, reporting, and
release of certain information or data; and to safeguard the
confidential character of certain information or data,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 331.532), as amended by 1993 PA 86.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
2. (1) The Except
as provided in subsection (2), the
release or publication of a record of the proceedings or of the
reports, findings, and conclusions of a review entity shall be for
1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) To advance health care research or health care education.
(b) To maintain the standards of the health care professions.
(c) To protect the financial integrity of any governmentally
funded program.
(d) To provide evidence relating to the ethics or discipline
of a health care provider, entity, or practitioner.
(e) To review the qualifications, competence, and performance
of a health care professional with respect to the selection and
appointment of the health care professional to the medical staff of
a health facility.
(f) To comply with section 20175 of the public health code,
Act
No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.20175 of
the
Michigan Compiled Laws.1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20175.
(2) The review entity responsible for mortality and morbidity
records, reports, findings, and conclusions regarding prisoners
under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections shall
release those records, reports, findings, and conclusions to the
legislative corrections ombudsman to the extent required under
section 5 of 1975 PA 46, MCL 4.355.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 1223
of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.