evidence_text: Rep. Hernandez moved to amend the bill as follows:
  
  1. Amend page 4, following line 7, by inserting:
  
  “Sec. 21564. (1) Upon Subject to section 21564a, on request of a hospital with less than 100 beds located in a nonurbanized area, the department may waive the applicability of a specified licensure requirement if the department determines that strict compliance with the licensure requirement is not necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare in light of the health care provided by or in the hospital. The department may impose conditions upon on a waiver under this section to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
  
  (2) An application for a waiver under this section shall must be on a form provided by the department.
  
  (3) A waiver granted by the department under this section shall must not exceed 2 years, except that the department may renew the waiver for subsequent periods if the hospital continues to meet the requirements of this section.
  
  (4) As used in this section, “nonurbanized area” means that term as defined in section 21551.
  
  Sec. 21564a. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, while a qualified order or declaration is in effect, the department shall grant a waiver under section 21564 to any hospital in this state, regardless of number of beds or location, for the purpose of providing care in response to a qualified epidemic that is the subject of the qualified order or declaration, to construct, acquire, or operate a temporary or mobile facility for any health care purpose, regardless of where the facility is located. A waiver issued under this section may be renewed by the department while the qualified order or declaration is in effect.
  
  (2) As used in this section:
  
  (a) “Qualified epidemic” means an epidemic involving a respiratory disease that can easily spread between individuals and may result in serious illness or death.
  
  (b) “Qualified order or declaration” means 1 of the following issued in response to a qualified epidemic:
  
  ( i ) An emergency order under section 2253.
  
  ( ii ) A state of disaster or state of emergency declared under the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 to 30.421. ”.
  
  The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.