SB 610

SENATE BILL NO. 610
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding part 95A.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
PART 95A
UTERINE FIBROID DATABASE AND
EDUCATION
Sec. 9551. (1) As
used in this part:
(a) "Database" means the database established under section
9553.
(b) "Health professional" means an individual licensed,
registered, or otherwise authorized to engage in a health profession under
article 15.
(c) "Michigan board of medicine" means the board created under
section 17021.
(d) "Michigan board of osteopathic medicine and surgery" means
the board created under section 17521.
(2) In addition, article 1 contains general definitions and principles
of construction applicable to all articles in this code.
Sec. 9553. (1)
The department shall establish and maintain an electronic database of
information related to uterine fibroids to increase awareness about uterine
fibroids and to ensure that women receive the information and health care
necessary to prevent and treat the condition. The database must include all of
the following information:
(a) The incidence and prevalence of uterine fibroids in this state.
(b) The demographic attributes of women diagnosed with uterine fibroids
in this state.
(c) Treatment and procedure options for uterine fibroids that are used
by health professionals.
(2) A health professional who diagnoses or treats a patient with uterine
fibroids shall submit data for inclusion into the database in a form and manner
required by the department by rule.
(3) The department shall not include any personal identifying
information of a patient in the database. Information contained in the database
is subject to the same requirements of confidentiality as
provided in section 2631 for data or records concerning medical research
projects.
(4) Within 2 years after the effective
date of this section, the department shall begin evaluating the data collected
pursuant to subsection (2) and publishing reports summarizing the data. The
first summary report must be published not later than 180 days after the end of
the first 2 full calendar years after the effective date of this section.
Subsequent annual summary reports must be made on a full calendar year basis
and published not later than 180 days after the end of each calendar year.
Sec. 9554. (1)
The department, in consultation with the Michigan board of medicine and the
Michigan board of osteopathic medicine and surgery, shall promote public
awareness and increase knowledge about uterine fibroids in this state by
developing and disseminating educational materials that contain information on
all of the following:
(a) The race or ethnicity of women who have a statistically elevated
risk of developing uterine fibroids.
(b) The range of available treatment options for uterine fibroids,
including treatment and procedure options that do not involve a hysterectomy.
(c) Any other information that the department considers necessary or
appropriate to educate the public and health professionals.
(2) The department, on its website, shall make the information described
in subsection (1) available to the public and to health professionals. The
Michigan board of medicine and the Michigan board of osteopathic medicine and
surgery shall also disseminate to health professionals the information
described in this section.
Sec. 9554a. The
department shall enter into an agreement with nonprofit organizations,
institutions of higher education, and other persons considered appropriate by
the director, to develop and implement a public awareness campaign to
disseminate information on all of the following to the public:
(a) Uterine fibroids.
(b) The risks associated with uterine fibroids.
(c) Options other than a hysterectomy to treat uterine fibroids, including,
but not limited to, drugs and devices that are approved under the federal food,
drug, and cosmetic act, 21 USC 301 to 399i.
Sec. 9555. The
department may promulgate rules to implement this part. The rules may require a
health professional to submit information to the department under this part in
the same time frame and manner as a health professional submits other
information to the department under section 5111.