State Legislative Information

• Schedule of Legislative & Regulatory Hearings
• MHA Amendments to BCBSM Insurance Market Reform Memo
• Michigan Long Term Care Partnership Web site for Criminal Background Checks 
• Hosptial Compare Data for Flu Vaccine
• Smoke-Free Workplaces: The Impact of House Bill 4163 on the Restaurant and Bar Industry in Michigan - A Public Sector Consultants Inc. Report

House of Representatives

• 2008 Michigan House of Representatives Session Schedule
• House Standing Committee List

Senate

• 2008 Michigan Senate Session Schedule
• Senate Standing Committee List

Federal Legislative Information

• 2008 U.S. House of Representatives Session Schedule
• Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
• 2008 U.S. Senate Session Schedule
• U.S. Senate Web site
• 2008 Federal Budget Cuts

MHA Advocacy Documents

• Advocacy Briefing
• 2007-2008 Bill Tracking
• Michigan zip codes by federal and state legislative districts
• Michigan Hospitals by federal and state legislators
• 2005-2006 Legislative Session in Review
• Legislative Action Center
• Useful Links

IRS 990 Revisions

• MHA Policy Brief
• Hall Render Legal Analysis
• AHA Comment Letter to the IRS
• MHA Comment Letter to the IRS

Legislative Policy Panel

• Charge

Policy Briefings

• Amendment to Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Act
• Auto No-Fault Insurance Legislation
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Individual Market Reform for Health Insurance
• Driver's Licenses for Legal Residents
• Federal Drug Administration Repeal on Product Liability 
• Federal Graduate Medical Education Rules
• Federal Public Provider Rules 2008
• Flu Vaccine Mandate for Hospital Patients Over the Age of 65
• Hospital Charges on Blood Draws from Search Warrants
• "I'm Sorry" Legislation
• IRS 990 Revisions
• Mandated Health Benefits & Health Screenings
• Mandated Nurse to Patient Staffing Ratios & Nurse Mandatory Overtime
• Medicaid & Medicare Parity
• Mental Health & Substance Abuse Parity
• Patient Lifting Legislation
• Pharmaceutical Companies Reporting Requirements & Gift Regulations
• President's 2008 Executive Budget
• Price & Quality Transparency
• Professional Services Corporation Legislation
• Public Reporting of Hospital Specific Infection Rates
• Single Point of Entry Pilot Project
• Single Source Credentialing
• Smoke-Free Air 2007
• Federal Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007

MHA Health PAC

• Health PAC

Certificate of Need

• Certificate of Need
• MHA Position on Certificate of Need

Legal Advisory

• Criminal Background Checks - Public Acts 27 & 28 of 2006
• IRS 990 Revisions
• Medicaid Policy - Denial of Care/Services for Failure to pay Co-Payments
• Michigan Cord Blood Stem Cell Legislation - Public Acts 635-639 of 2006
• Nonmonetary Compensation to Physicians
• Peer Review Legislation: Do's & Don'ts of the Feyz Case
• Provisional Nurse Licensure - Public Act 643 of 2006
• Single Point of Entry for Long-Term Care - Public Act 634 of 2006

MHA Capitol Advocacy Center

• About the MHA Capitol Advocacy Center
• Map/Directions to the MHA Offices
• MHA Capitol Advocacy Center Staff

MHA Capitol Advocacy Center
110 W. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1200
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 703-8601
Fax: (517) 703-8620