SENATE BILL NO. 791


   October 6, 1999, Introduced by Senator HART 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 AN OWNERSHIP OR OTHER BENEFICIAL INTEREST HELD BY AN

 7    INDIVIDUAL'S SPOUSE, PARENT, SIBLING, OR CHILD IF THE INDIVIDUAL

 8    HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE INTEREST HELD BY HIS OR HER SPOUSE, PARENT,

 9    SIBLING, OR CHILD.






































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