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Hospitals and nurses urge Michigan to join nurse licensure compact; supporters cite staffing and telehealth benefits
Summary
Trinity Health Michigan and individual nurses testified in support of House Bill 4246 to allow Michigan to join the nurse licensure compact, citing roughly 5,000 nurse vacancies, benefits for telehealth and emergency redeployment, and no evidence that compact participation reduces care quality.
Representatives of health systems and bedside nurses told the House Health Policy Committee that House Bill 4246, which would allow Michigan to join the multi‑state nurse licensure compact, would help address staffing shortages and expand telehealth and virtual‑care options.
Dr. Doug DeCenzo, regional chief nursing officer for Trinity Health Michigan, testified that a Michigan Health and Hospital Association survey found “almost 5,000 nurse vacancies in hospitals statewide,” and said the compact would allow nurses to practice across state lines, “more…
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