Industry Bulletins | August 6, 2020
Michigan Governor Vetoes Bill To Create New COVID-19-Only Recovery Facilities
On July 31, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed Senate Bill (SB) 956, which would have created a new facility type to house people recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and prohibit housing them in nursing homes. In her veto notice, she said that the premise behind the legislation was unsupported and that the legislation also failed to address how such facilities would operate. Going forward, people recovering after hospitalization with COVID-19 will continue to be housed in isolation units created within existing facilities.
The veto notice said that SB 956 would not protect nursing home residents. The . . .