HOUSE BILL No. 4039
January 25, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Faunce and referred to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services. A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled "The nonprofit health care corporation reform act," (MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 418a. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 418A. (1) IN EACH GROUP AND NONGROUP CERTIFICATE THAT 2 PROVIDES MASTECTOMY OR LYMPH NODE DISSECTION BENEFITS FOR THE 3 TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER, A HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SHALL PRO- 4 VIDE COVERAGE AS FOLLOWS: 5 (A) FOR A MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS OF IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL SERV- 6 ICES FOLLOWING A MASTECTOMY. 7 (B) FOR A MINIMUM OF 24 HOURS OF IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL SERV- 8 ICES FOLLOWING A LYMPH NODE DISSECTION. 9 (2) A HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN 10 PROMINENT NOTICE TO ITS SUBSCRIBERS CONCERNING THE COVERAGE 11 REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION AT THE EARLIEST OF THE FOLLOWING: 00298'01 DKH 2 1 (A) THE FIRST MAILING TO THE SUBSCRIBER AFTER THE EFFECTIVE 2 DATE OF THIS SECTION. 3 (B) JANUARY 1, 2002. 00298'01 Final page. DKH