2025 Senate Bill 36

Health: occupations; Michigan essential health provider recruitment strategy; expand to include midwives.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 2701, 2705, 2709, and 2723 (MCL 333.2701, 333.2705, 333.2709, and 333.2723), section 2701 as amended by 2022 PA 38, section 2705 as amended by 2022 PA 37, section 2709 as added by 1990 PA 16, and section 2723 as amended by 2014 PA 173.

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The bill amends the Public Health Code to include midwives in a loan repayment program for healthcare professionals serving in shortage areas, with a maximum repayment of $300,000 over ten years, and mandates biennial reporting on the program's effectiveness and potential adjustments.

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 4, 2025

Introduced by Sens. Sarah Anthony (D-21) and Erika Geiss (D-1)

Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services