The Michigan Senate Bill 249 of 2024 aims to modify the paramedic exam, downgrading the quality from the nationally recognized test developed by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians to a state-run, state-funded test that would not be recognized Read more…
The Michigan Legislature is considering bills (House Bill 4550 / Senate Bill 334) led by nursing unions in the state to implement a minimum direct care nurse-to-patient ratio of 1 nurse to 3 non-critical / nontrauma patients or 1 RN Read more…
Effective March 5, 2024, the Michigan legislature’s Public Act 271 was signed by Governor Whitmer. For years, MCEP has helped to advocate for the protection of emergency physicians’ safety and the staff they work with based on evidence of increasing Read more…
MSMS supports protecting patients from high cost surprise medical bills and keeping them out of the middle of reimbursement disputes between clinicians and insurance companies. Importantly, we believe there is an effective approach that allows insurers and providers to negotiate Read more…
Rep. Hank Vaupel has just introduced two new bills in the House addressing violence in emergency departments. Both have been referred to the Judiciary Committee. HB 4327 – http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(k4czgqph434eut3zq1dgqnhj))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=2019-HB-4327 HB 4328 –http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(k4czgqph434eut3zq1dgqnhj))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2019-HB-4328
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is enforcing certain dispensing limits on opioids to align with safe prescribing guidelines and statutory requirements. These changes may affect the quantity of your patients’ opioid medications dispensed at the pharmacy. Read more…
MCEP has been monitoring and following legislative proposals pertaining to the epidemic griping our state in recent years. MCEP was invited to testify at the House Health Policy Committee on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. This day coincided with the College’s Read more…
The Michigan House Law and Justice Committee, chaired by Rep. Klint Kesto (R-Commerce Twp.), heard testimony October 2, 2018 on House Bills 6203 and 6204, from Dr. Michael Gratson, MD, FACEP, and MCEP Executive Director, Belinda Chandler, in support of these bills introduced Read more…
We are pleased to report that the enduring efforts of MCEP to convince State Medicaid officials to increase the rates for the Two-Tiered levels paid to emergency physicians has finally paid off!! Effective January 1, 2016, the new MEDICAID rates Read more…