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House Health Policy Committee reports three bills to the floor; witness urges outside probe of psychiatric fraud
Summary
The Michigan House Health Policy Committee voted unanimously to report House Bills 42-18, 42-19 and 42-77 to the full House. A public commenter, identified in the transcript as Miss McGee, urged passage of HB 42-18 and HB 42-19 and asked the committee to allow outside investigation of alleged psychiatric fraud and to clear incapacitation records.
The Michigan House Health Policy Committee on an undisclosed 2025 date voted unanimously to report three bills to the House floor: House Bill 42-18, House Bill 42-19 (as substituted H-1), and House Bill 42-77.
On a motion by Representative Thompson, HB 42-18 was reported to the floor with recommendation, the clerk announced 15 yays, 0 nays, 0 passes. Representative Tisdale moved to adopt the H-1 substitute for HB 42-19; that substitute was adopted and Representative Bonack (transcript: Bonak/Bonack) moved to report HB 42-19 to the floor with recommendation; the clerk announced 15 yays, 0 nays, 0 passes. Representative Bierlein moved to report HB 42-77; the clerk announced 15 yays, 0 nays, 0 passes. The committee clerk confirmed each motion prevailed and the bills were reported with recommendation.
During the public-comment portion preceding the roll calls, a witness identified as Miss McGee testified in support of HB 42-18 and HB 42-19 and described what she called “psychiatric fraud” that led to incapacitation orders and inclusion in a state database. “The citizens of Michigan were labeled incapacitated based off of Havenwood Hospital,” she said in the transcript, and she told the committee she remains registered in the state database and is “still fighting to get my name cleared.”
Miss McGee asked the committee to pass the bills so “outsiders again can investigate this because, you know, CMH and other recipient rights sources through the hospital, they’re not going to deem that these providers is engaging in fraud and mental abuse. It’s just gonna be covered up, and there’s no justice for victims like me or others.”
Representative Carter asked Miss McGee for her city and which screening facility she referenced; the exchange in the transcript indicates the committee recorded the comment and offered to follow up. The transcript does not record an additional committee directive or a formal staff assignment stemming from Miss McGee’s testimony.
No final floor action on the three reported bills appears in the transcript portion provided. The roll calls in committee were unanimous in favor of reporting the bills to the House floor.
