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Hospitals and nurse advocates support Michigan joining nurse‑licensure compact, citing staffing and telehealth benefits
Summary
Representatives from Trinity Health Michigan and nurse advocates told the House Health Policy Committee that joining the Nurse Licensure Compact would improve staffing flexibility, telehealth access and emergency redeployment of nurses; witnesses noted other states’ experience and debated continuing‑education concerns.
Doctor Doug DeCenzo, regional chief nursing officer for Trinity Health Michigan, testified in support of House Bill 4246, which would permit Michigan to join the Nurse Licensure Compact. DeCenzo said the state faces workforce pressure: a Michigan Health and Hospital Association survey found “almost 5,000 nurse vacancies in hospitals statewide,” and Trinity Health’s virtual‑care model currently must recruit virtual…
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