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Michigan healthcare freedom community forum
The House takes up new bills, plus from the Senate state promotion of organ donation and (sort of) aligning controlled substances with federal scheduling.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 5974 (Rep. Aragona)
Health: medical records; rights of a minor patient; modify.HB 5985 (Rep. Kunse)
Health occupations: pharmacists; Michigan essential health provider recruitment strategy; expand to include pharmacists.HB 6022 (Rep. VanderWall)
Mental health: other; authority for prescreening individuals for mental health services; modify.SB 205 (Sen. Daley)
Health: anatomical gifts; certain private practice offices and urgent care clinics to provide information on the donor registry and donating bone marrow; allow.SB 716 (Sen. Wojno)
Controlled substances: schedules; scheduling of certain controlled substances; modify.OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
An 11-bill drug abuse licensing package is so fresh the HFA analysis isn't up yet.
Ditto for the pair of behavioral heath transport license bills, which appear to be a reworked version of senate bills from last term.
The agenda is up to 17 bills in next week's hearing.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 5728 (Rep. Schuette)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the prudent purchaser act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5729 (Rep. Schmaltz)
Health: substance use disorder; persons required to hold a substance use disorder services program license; modify and require uniform rules as is reasonable.HB 5730 (Rep. Frisbie)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the municipal health facilities corporations act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5731 (Rep. Tisdel)
Health facilities: licensing; exemptions from the substance use disorder license requirement; include crisis stabilization units.HB 5732 (Rep. Meerman)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the Michigan zoning enabling act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5733 (Rep. VanderWall)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the motor vehicle code; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5734 (Rep. DeBoer)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the nonprofit health care corporation reform act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5735 (Rep. Thompson)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the overdose fatality review act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5736 (Rep. St. Germaine)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the patient’s right to independent review act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5737 (Rep. Harris)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the social welfare act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5738 (Rep. Bohnak)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the adult foster care facility licensing act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5943 (Rep. Frisbie)
Health: licensing; behavioral health transportation licensing requirements; provide for.HB 5944 (Rep. O'Neal)
Human services: medical services; coverage for behavioral health transportation; provide for.HB 5974 (Rep. Aragona)
Health: medical records; rights of a minor patient; modify.HB 5985 (Rep. Kunse)
Health occupations: pharmacists; Michigan essential health provider recruitment strategy; expand to include pharmacists.SB 144 (Sen. Santana)
Health occupations: physical therapists; prescription requirement for physical therapy treatment; eliminate, and make other modifications to the practice of physical therapy.SB 716 (Sen. Wojno)
Controlled substances: schedules; scheduling of certain controlled substances; modify.OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
More about SB 144 at the first hearing over a year ago.
Two agenda revisions later, it's up to twenty-seven (27) bills. Not an italic in sight - all have healthcare impact.
Committee members had better eat their Wheaties.
I've reorganized the added bills to include previous posts with more issue information. Due to the changes, I've removed the usual agenda quote format.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 5728 (Rep. Schuette)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the prudent purchaser act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.
HB 5729 (Rep. Schmaltz)
Health: substance use disorder; persons required to hold a substance use disorder services program license; modify and require uniform rules as is reasonable.
HB 5730 (Rep. Frisbie)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the municipal health facilities corporations act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.
HB 5731 (Rep. Tisdel)
Health facilities: licensing; exemptions from the substance use disorder license requirement; include crisis stabilization units.
HB 5732 (Rep. Meerman)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the Michigan zoning enabling act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.
HB 5733 (Rep. VanderWall)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the motor vehicle code; modify to include those exempt from licensure.
HB 5734 (Rep. DeBoer)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the nonprofit health care corporation reform act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.
HB 5735 (Rep. Thompson)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the overdose fatality review act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.
HB 5736 (Rep. St. Germaine)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the patient’s right to independent review act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.
HB 5737 (Rep. Harris)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the social welfare act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.
HB 5738 (Rep. Bohnak)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the adult foster care facility licensing act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.
HB 5943 (Rep. Frisbie)
Health: licensing; behavioral health transportation licensing requirements; provide for.
HB 5944 (Rep. O'Neal)
Human services: medical services; coverage for behavioral health transportation; provide for.
HB 5974 (Rep. Aragona)
Health: medical records; rights of a minor patient; modify.
HB 5985 (Rep. Kunse)
Health occupations: pharmacists; Michigan essential health provider recruitment strategy; expand to include pharmacists.
SB 144 (Sen. Santana)
Health occupations: physical therapists; prescription requirement for physical therapy treatment; eliminate, and make other modifications to the practice of physical therapy.
SB 716 (Sen. Wojno)
Controlled substances: schedules; scheduling of certain controlled substances; modify.
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NEWLY ADDED BILLS
HB 5254 (Rep. Rigas)
Consumer credit: interest rates; maximum interest rate allowed for medical debt; modify.
HB 5255 (Rep. Pohutsky)
Civil procedure: foreclosure; foreclosure or garnishment of wages for medical debt; prohibit.
SB 449 (Sen. Anthony)
Health facilities: hospitals; hospital financial assistance act; enact.
SB 450 (Sen. Lindsey)
Health facilities: hospitals; certain hospital financial assistance policies; make subject to the hospital financial assistance act.
SB 451 (Sen. Anthony)
Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies; collection and reporting of medical debt information; regulate.
Previous hearings on these two bills: https://mihealthfreedom.org/community/house-hpol/health-policy-apr-medical-debt-mental-health-licenses-pediatric-insurance-mandate-facility-license/#post-2827
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SB 701 (Sen. Lindsey)
Consumer credit: interest rates; maximum interest rate allowed for medical debt; modify.
SB 702 (Sen. Anthony)
Civil procedure: foreclosure; foreclosure or garnishment of wages for medical debt; prohibit.
Background to these two bills: https://mihealthfreedom.org/community/senate-hpol/senate-ficp-cmte-jan-feb-cap-interest-rates-ban-foreclosure-garnishment-of-wages-for-medical-debt/#post-2504
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HB 6071 (Rep. Schmaltz)
Health facilities: hospitals; hospital financial assistance act; enact.
HB 6072 (Rep. Frisbie)
Health facilities: hospitals; certain hospital financial assistance policies; make subject to the hospital financial assistance act.
HB 6073 (Rep. Bohnak)
Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies; collection and reporting of medical debt information; regulate.
The federal credit reporting rule changed 7 months ago:
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) is issuing this interpretive rule to clarify that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) generally preempts State laws that touch on broad areas of credit reporting, consistent with Congress's intent to create national standards for the credit reporting system. This interpretive rule replaces a July 2022 interpretive rule that the Bureau withdrew in May 2025.
https://mihealthfreedom.org/community/dcoverreach/cfpb-reinterprets-fcra-to-override-state-medical-debt-reporting-limitations/#post-2140
OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
There’s an odd mix of motives and interests behind bills that detail Good Samaritan liability for bleeding control, and revise health club regulation to address the new Good Samaritan provisions. Additional bills and background here: https://mihealthfreedom.org/community/house-hpol/health-policy-apr-medical-debt-mental-health-licenses-pediatric-insurance-mandate-facility-license/#post-2827
Michigan’s Good Samaritan Law already contains very broad provisions, so what’s going on?
The initiating factor appears to be the 2018 shooting death at a Flint health club. The victim was with a police officer, who would have had first responder training, perhaps implying a higher level of responsibility. Health club regulation requires one employee with first aid training, but specifies no duty to perform emergency aid, and no limits to Good Samaritan protection. Michigan’s Trauma Coalition and Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health lobbied for the bills. Michigan Association for Justice opposed the final bill. https://www.americanspa.com/news/man-shot-and-killed-while-exercising-at-michigan-health-club
This week's agenda is down to 20. A few added bills were first heard in April, indicated here with bold font. Newbies are announced with an asterisk.
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 9:00 AM
AGENDA
SB 144 (Sen. Santana)
Health occupations: physical therapists; prescription requirement for physical therapy treatment; eliminate, and make other modifications to the practice of physical therapy.SB 590 (Sen. Outman)
Torts: liability; immunity for individuals rendering emergency services who apply bleeding control; provide for.SB 591 (Sen. Chang)
Recreation: other; act regarding medical emergencies in health clubs; revise cross-reference to the Good Samaritan Act.*NEW: HB 4832 (Rep. Prestin)
Health occupations: health professionals; licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; provide for.HB 5303 (Rep. Farhat)
Human services: medical services; Medicaid managed care contract with pharmacy benefit manager; modify.*NEW: HB 5681 (Rep. Phil Green)
Health: medical records; medical record fees; modify. [This annual re-set actually goes the right direction for once. The Detroit Consumer Price Index indicates inflation is down!]HB 5728 (Rep. Schuette)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the prudent purchaser act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5729 (Rep. Schmaltz)
Health: substance use disorder; persons required to hold a substance use disorder services program license; modify and require uniform rules as is reasonable.HB 5730 (Rep. Frisbie)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the municipal health facilities corporations act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5731 (Rep. Tisdel)
Health facilities: licensing; exemptions from the substance use disorder license requirement; include crisis stabilization units.HB 5732 (Rep. Meerman)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the Michigan zoning enabling act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5733 (Rep. VanderWall)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the motor vehicle code; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5734 (Rep. DeBoer)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the nonprofit health care corporation reform act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5735 (Rep. Thompson)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the overdose fatality review act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5736 (Rep. St. Germaine)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the patient’s right to independent review act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5737 (Rep. Harris)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the social welfare act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.HB 5738 (Rep. Bohnak)
Health: licensing; references to licenses for certain substance use disorder services programs in the adult foster care facility licensing act; modify to include those exempt from licensure.*NEW: HB 5903 (Rep. Bierlein)
Health facilities: certificate of need; allowable use of hospital swing beds; expand to include behavioral health patients.HB 5943 (Rep. Frisbie)
Health: licensing; behavioral health transportation licensing requirements; provide for.HB 5944 (Rep. O'Neal)
Human services: medical services; coverage for behavioral health transportation; provide for.OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
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