HOUSE BILL NO. 5629

March 12, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Clemente, Hammoud, Manoogian, Camilleri, Brenda Carter, Garza, Hope, Bolden, Peterson, Tyrone Carter, Hood, Stone, Whitsett and Sowerby 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 5112a.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 5112a. (1) In addition to the requirement in section 5112 regarding a pandemic influenza plan, the department, in consultation with local health departments and other persons that the department considers necessary, shall establish and maintain a model pandemic preparedness and response plan for governmental entities in this state. The plan must contain information on how governmental entities in this state can generally protect the health, safety, and welfare of individuals in the event of a pandemic.

(2) The department shall review and update the plan at least annually and shall make the plan and any updates to that plan available to governmental entities and the public, on request.

(3) As used in this section, "plan" means the model pandemic preparedness and response plan described in subsection (1).