Health Pol agenda May 13: medical record fees, certificate of need hospital swing beds include behavioral health

Blood lead levels, PBMs, and another CON bill join those in the previous hearing this week.

These lead bills revisit a 3-year saga (early house bills here) that culminated in MDHHS rules announced 1 year ago.

It's one of the system's self-perpetuating advantages: failed solutions will always beg for more bills to "do something". Especially in an election year.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026     9:00 AM

AGENDA

HB 4864 (Rep. Rogers)
Health: children; definition of elevated blood lead level; modify.

HB 4865 (Rep. Jaime Greene)
Food: other; testing of baby foods for heavy metals; require.

HB 5303 (Rep. Farhat)
Human services: medical services; Medicaid managed care contract with pharmacy benefit manager; modify.

HB 5709 (Rep. Roth)
Health facilities: certificate of need; certificate of need requirements for certain outpatient imaging centers; modify.

HB 5773 (Rep. Cavitt)
Health occupations: health professionals; referral of patients to a diagnostic center for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; require under certain circumstances.

HB 5774 (Rep. Young)
Health: children; referral of certain children to the early on program; require.

HB 5903 (Rep. Bierlein)
Health facilities: certificate of need; allowable use of hospital swing beds; expand to include behavioral health patients.

HB 5975 (Rep. Fox)
Children: health; referral of certain children with elevated blood lead levels to the Early On program administered by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential; require.

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