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Commission Overview and Members

Certificate of Need Commission is governed by Part 222 of PA 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended. 

An eleven-member Commission, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, has the responsibility to develop, approve, disapprove, or revise CON Review Standards. The Review Standards are used by the CON Program Section to issue decisions on CON applications. The Commission evaluates the Review Standards for modification on a three-year rotating schedule as identified on the Commission Workplan, which can be found on our Resource Documents page. The Commission also has the authority to make recommendations to revise the list of covered clinical services subject to CON review. All CON Commission meetings are posted on the Meetings Page and are open to the public. 

The CON Commission members are as follows:  

Chairperson
James Falahee
Republican - Term Expires: April 9, 2025
Represents Hospitals

Bronson Healthcare System

E-mail: falaheej@bronsonhg.org

Vice-Chairperson
Amy L. McKenzie, MD
Independent - Term Expires: January 1, 2027
Represents Nonprofit Health Care Corp.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

E-mail: amckenzie@bcbsm.com

Ashok Kondur, M.D.
Democrat - Term Expires: January 1, 2026
Represents Company that is not Self-Insured for Health Coverage

Garden City Hospital

E-mail: kondurashok@gmail.com

Daniel Velez
Independent - Term Expires: April 9, 2027
Represents Nursing Homes

Nexcare Wellbridge Senior Living

E-mail: Dvelez@nexcarehealth.com

Amy Engelhardt-Kalbfleisch, D.O.
Republican - Term Expires: April 9, 2026
Represents Individuals Licensed Under Part 175 to engage in the Practice of Osteopathic Medicine

Henry Ford Hospital

E-mail: aengelh1@hfhs.org

Debra Guido-Allen, RN
Democrat - Term Expires: January 1, 2025
Represents Nurses

Beaumont Hospital, Troy

E-mail: Debra.Guido-Allen@beaumont.org

Archie Drake
Democrat - Term Expires: April 9, 2025
Represents Hospitals

Children's Hospital of Michigan

E-mail: adrake@dmc.org

Greg Salwin
Republican - Term Expires: January 1, 2025
Represents Companies that are Self-Insured for Health Coverage

Stellantis

E-mail: gregory.salwin@stellantis.com

Mark DeLano, MD
Democrat - Term Expires: April 9, 2026
Represents Physicians Licensed Under Part 170 or 175 Representing a School of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine

MSU Department of Radiology

E-mail: DeLanom@msu.edu

Eric Ferguson, MD
Independent - Term Expires: April 9, 2027
Represents Individuals Licensed Under Part 170 to engage in the Practice of Medicine

Huron Valley Radiology, P.C.

E-mail: eric.ferguson@hvrrad.net

Renee Turner-Bailey
Democrat - Term Expires: January 1, 2027
Represents Organized Labor Unions

United Auto Workers International Union

E-mail: rtbailey@uaw.net

 


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Lansing, MI 48933
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