Health facilities: hospitals; certain policies on patients who are giving birth; require a hospital to adopt. Amends secs. 20201 & 21513 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20201 & 333.21513) & adds sec. 21537.

The document version identifier was updated from 'S-2' to 'S-1', and the associated tracking code was changed from '8nbqgj' to 'dae81p'. These are administrative updates to the bill's metadata and do not alter the bill's content or legal effect.

Updated the bill version header from S-1 to S-2 and replaced the associated tracking identifier.

The bill version identifier was updated from 'As Passed Senate' (S-2) to 'Substitute' (S-1), and the introductory text was slightly reindented.

Added a comprehensive list of patient rights including non-discrimination, medical record access, privacy, informed consent, freedom from abuse, and the right to refuse treatment.

Introduced specific nursing home requirements such as guaranteed visiting hours, private communication rights, personal property retention, and the ability to manage one's own finances.

Mandated that hospitals allow a patient's partner, spouse, doula, or companion to be present during childbirth, with limited exceptions for public health emergencies.

Required hospitals to have a specific process for accepting transfer information from midwives, including accepting standard forms from certified nurse midwives.

Updated existing sections to clarify that patients must be informed of their rights at admission and that facilities cannot retaliate against patients for exercising these rights.