January 8, 2003, Introduced by Senator HAMMERSTROM and referred to the Committee on
Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled
"The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"
(MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 416d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 416d. A health care corporation that issues or renews
2 In this state on or after January 1, 2004 a group or nongroup
3 certificate shall provide for both of the following:
4 (a) That cost-sharing requirements and benefit or service
5 limitations for outpatient mental health and outpatient substance
6 abuse services do not place a greater financial burden on the
7 member and are not more restrictive than those requirements and
8 limitations for outpatient medical services.
9 (b) That cost-sharing requirements and benefit or service
10 limitations for inpatient hospital mental health and inpatient
11 hospital and residential substance abuse services do not place a
1 greater financial burden on the member and are not more
2 restrictive than those requirements and limitations for inpatient
3 hospital medical services.