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Lawmakers Press Hertel on Oversight Role at Michigan Public Health Institute
Summary
Representative Green and others questioned Director Hertel about her role as chair of the Michigan Public Health Institute board, transparency of MPHI funding and audits, and MDHHS oversight of grants that flow through the nonprofit.
Representative Green asked Elizabeth Hertel about the Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI), where Hertel serves as board chair. Green asked whether MPHI currently partners on projects with universities and questioned transparency and audit processes for MPHI, saying the institute receives both state and federal funds.
Hertel said she is the board chair, not the CEO, and that she is not involved in MPHI’s day‑to‑day operations. She said MPHI works with an internal auditor (SVO) on program audits and that a significant portion of MPHI funding flows through the Department of Health and Human Services, making MDHHS responsible for oversight of those funds.
Green said oversight has been an issue in prior committee work and asked whether MPHI provides pro bono services to out‑of‑state entities; Hertel said she did not know.
Ending: Hertel said MDHHS does oversight of funds that pass through the department and uses internal audit resources for MPHI‑funded programs; lawmakers said they would continue oversight of any nonprofit spending public funds.
