Title 325, HEALTH

Sec. 6. "Purchaser or payer of health care" means an individual who represents a health care purchaser or payer, including but not limited to, an employer, health and welfare trust fund, government health benefits program, nonprofit health care corporation, or insurer that purcha…

Sec. 7. (1) The state health planning council may be created in the executive office of the governor. The council shall consist of 24 voting members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The members shall be appointed from the categories set forth i…

Sec. 8. (1) A term of office for a member of the council shall be for 3 years, except as provided in subsection (2). (2) Of the original voting members appointed to the council, 8 shall serve for a term of 1 year, 8 shall serve for a term of 2 years, and 8 shall serve for a term …

Sec. 10. (1) The council shall carry out the following activities relating to state health planning and health policy development: (a) Subject to subsection (2), prepare and approve the state health plan not less frequently than once every 3 years. The council may revise individu…

Sec. 12. (1) The council shall provide policy direction and guidance to the office in the performance of activities or functions related to the council's powers, duties, or activities. (2) The council shall not delegate its responsibility for the final approval of the state healt…

Sec. 14. The office of health and medical affairs is created in the department of management and budget. The office shall serve as the state health planning and health policy development agency.

Sec. 15. The office shall do all of the following: (a) Develop the preliminary state health plan after review and consideration of input from other public and private agencies, including, but not limited to, local health related entities. The preliminary state health plan shall b…

Sec. 17. In addition to the duties prescribed under section 15, the office shall do all of the following: (a) Collect and publish technical and other information, if the collection and publication of such information is not duplicative, that would promote informed decision making…

Sec. 19. Except as prohibited by law protecting confidential information, the office shall make records and data available upon request to the public and may charge fees for the cost of the records and data.

Sec. 19. The statewide health coordinating council created under section 7, before section 7 was amended by the amendatory act that added this section, may perform the duties of the state health planning council until all 24 members of the council are appointed and confirmed or 5…

Sec. 20. The office, with the approval of the council, may promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to implement this act.

Sec. 21. An individual who as a member of the council or as an employee of the office, by reason of the performance of a required or authorized duty, function, or activity, shall not be held to have violated a criminal law of this state or to be civilly liable under the law of th…

Sec. 28. The office shall conduct all meetings in public in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Sec. 29. The council, and the office shall make records and data compiled under this act available upon request to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Sec. 31. This act shall be reviewed by the standing committee of each house of the legislature having jurisdiction over public health matters by January 1, 1994.