Health facilities: certificate of need; allowable use of hospital swing beds; expand to include behavioral health patients. Amends sec. 134 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1134).
Key claim: Michigan HB5903 would expand the allowable use of hospital swing beds under the certificate-of-need law to include behavioral health patients.
Abstract
(HB5903 · 103rd Legislature) Health facilities: certificate of need; allowable use of hospital swing beds; expand to include behavioral health patients. Amends sec. 134 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1134). Latest action (2026-07-01): Placed On Third Reading
Why this matters
Inpatient behavioral health capacity is a persistent bottleneck in Michigan’s safety net, with patients frequently boarding in emergency departments awaiting psychiatric beds. Allowing hospital swing beds to serve behavioral health patients under the certificate-of-need law could expand available capacity using existing infrastructure, particularly in rural hospitals where swing beds are more common.