HOUSE BILL No. 4746


     May 6, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Griffin, Law, Hammerstrom, Raczkowski, Freeman and Gire and referred to the Committee on Insurance.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21053d.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 21053D.  ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1998, A HEALTH MAINTE-

 2    NANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT REQUIRE AS A CONDITION TO COVERING

 3    DERMATOLOGICAL SERVICES THAT ARE OTHERWISE COVERED UNDER THE CON-

 4    TRACT THAT AN ENROLLEE FIRST OBTAIN A REFERRAL FROM A PRIMARY

 5    CARE PHYSICIAN.














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