An act to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending section 110a (MCL 400.110a), as added by 2018 PA 220.
The bill allocates $26 million annually to support rural and sole community hospitals, with specific provisions for fund distribution and updated definitions for rural hospitals.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Discharged from committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-1
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Discharged from committee
Passed in the House 104 to 5 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
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The motion prevailed by voice vote
