Blog tagged as Health

Behavioral Health Centers Call On Legislature for Support

05/26/23 04:58 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Behavioral Health Centers Call On Legislature for Support
Behavioral health providers struggling to maintain talent and receive funding to provide comprehensive services are calling on legislators to address these challenges.

Dems Reintroduce Legislation To Ban Conversion Therapy On Minors

05/26/23 04:49 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Dems Reintroduce Legislation To Ban Conversion Therapy On Minors
In Michigan, an estimated 3% of minors are protected from forced conversion therapy, but 58 Democratic lawmakers signed onto proposed legislation that aims to change that to 100%.

At Least 26 Michigan National Guard People Are Dying Every Day

05/17/23 11:08 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
At Least 26 Michigan National Guard People Are Dying Every Day
The House Veterans and Homeland Committee took testimony Tuesday pertaining to a mental health crisis killing veterans.

Irwin Wants Nurse Practitioners To Operate Without Supervising Physician Contract 

04/25/23 11:47 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Irwin Wants Nurse Practitioners To Operate Without Supervising Physician Contract 
Nurse practitioners (NP) in Michigan would be permitted to evaluate patients and to administer various treatments without having a contract with a supervising physician, which is currently mandated in the state, under legislation introduced in the Senate.

Pharmacists Could Order, Administer Vaccines Indefinitely Under Bill

04/17/23 12:50 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Pharmacists Could Order, Administer Vaccines Indefinitely Under Bill
Licensed pharmacists in Michigan would be permitted to continue ordering and administering vaccines to individuals 2.5-years-old and over without a physician's oversight, under legislation