Year: 2007
Resolution Number: 63
Action Taken: No Action
Status:
Author(s): Vernon E. Dencklau, DO
Sponsor: Vernon E. Dencklau, DO
On behalf of: St. Clair County Delegation
Committee: B (Legislation)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS actively work with the Michigan Department of Community Health and its Standard Advisory Committee (SAC) to base Certificate of Need (CON) criteria on quality indicators as defined by the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, and not solely on an arbitrary number of cases performed; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS actively lobby and interact with the state legislature and the governor to maintain the certification of the Open Heart Surgery Services programs that are currently serving their local communities effectively and with comparable quality to national standards.
RESOLVED: That MSMS actively work with the Michigan Department of Community Health and its Standard Advisory Committee (SAC) to base Certificate of Need (CON) criteria on quality indicators as defined by the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, and not solely on an arbitrary number of cases performed; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS actively lobby and interact with the state legislature and the governor to maintain the certification of the Open Heart Surgery Services programs that are currently serving their local communities effectively and with comparable quality to national standards.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Revisions to the Certificate of Need (CON) Review Standards for Open Heart Surgery Services