Expands allowable use of hospital swing beds to include behavioral health patients.

The bill amends the Michigan Public Health Code to allow psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units to temporarily use licensed inpatient psychiatric beds for behavioral health patients. This change aims to ensure that these facilities can meet patient care needs without altering the bed's licensed designation or capacity. The bill also mandates the development of separate criteria for licensing hospital beds for minors.

Expands allowable use of hospital swing beds to include behavioral health patients.

The bill amends the Michigan Public Health Code to allow psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units to temporarily use licensed inpatient psychiatric beds for behavioral health patients. This change aims to ensure that these facilities can meet patient care needs without altering the bed's licensed designation or capacity. The bill also mandates the development of separate criteria for licensing hospital beds for minors.