February 22, 2005, Introduced by Senators HAMMERSTROM, JACOBS, PATTERSON, JOHNSON, SCHAUER, BERNERO, BRATER, OLSHOVE, CLARKE, EMERSON and LELAND 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 416e.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 416e. A health care corporation that issues or renews in
this state on or after January 1, 2006 a group or nongroup
certificate shall provide for both of the following:
(a) That cost-sharing requirements and benefit or service
limitations for outpatient mental health and outpatient substance
abuse services do not place a greater financial burden on the
member and are not more restrictive than those requirements and
limitations for outpatient medical services.
(b) That cost-sharing requirements and benefit or service
limitations for inpatient hospital mental health and inpatient
hospital and residential substance abuse services do not place a
greater financial burden on the member and are not more restrictive
than those requirements and limitations for inpatient hospital
medical services.