Health facilities: birthing centers; licensing for freestanding birth centers; provide for and require certain information to be included on a birth certificate. Amends secs. 2811, 2823, 17101, 20104, 20106 & 20161 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2811 et seq.) & adds secs. 2823a & 22224c & pt. 207.

This bill updates Michigan's public health code to establish a formal licensing system for freestanding birth centers and clarifies how birth locations should be recorded on birth certificates. It requires that births occurring at licensed freestanding birth centers be listed as such on official documents, while also defining specific roles for midwives and other health professionals involved in maternity care. Additionally, the legislation amends existing sections to ensure vital records conform to national standards and includes new definitions to support the regulation of midwifery practices.