April 9, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Segal and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled
"The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"
(MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 416f.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 416f. A health care corporation that offers a group or
nongroup certificate that provides coverage for first assistant at
surgery services when the first assistant at surgery services are
rendered by a licensed health professional other than a physician
shall include in that certificate coverage for first assistant at
surgery services rendered by a registered professional nurse who is
acting as a registered nurse first assistant within the scope of
his or her license or specialty certification, and payment for
those services shall be made on an equitable basis. Payments to
registered professional nurses who are acting as registered nurse
first assistants for first assistant at surgery services may be
subject to the same credentialing and contracting requirements that
apply to other licensed health professionals paid for first
assistant at surgery services.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act applies to
certificates delivered, executed, issued, amended, adjusted, or
renewed in this state beginning 180 days after the date this
amendatory act is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 97th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4522(request no.
00755'13).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4520(request no.
00757'13).