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for states, since so many compounding pharmacies producing medicines
for oce use ship medicines across state lines to their customers.
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Michigan: Representative Fred Upton’s State
Michigan was perhaps the hardest hit state from the NECC fungal menin-
gitis outbreak. As we mentioned earlier, of the 751 cases of fungal menin-
gitis infections and 64 deaths, Michigan accounted for 264 infections and
22 deaths. State Senator Joe Hune, R-Hamburg, sponsored Senate Bills
704 and 904 to address and reform state licensing methods when a public
health risk is present. ese bills passed the Michigan State Senate and
were signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder on July 2, 2014. Senate Bill
904 became Public Act 279, and Senate Bill 704 bec ...