May 17, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, Farrah, Tobocman, Brown, Bieda, Meisner, Lipsey, Gillard, Miller, Kathleen Law, Anderson, Condino, Pastor, Zelenko, Alma Smith, Byrnes, Casperson, Garfield, Espinoza, Schuitmaker, Stakoe, Phillips, Van Regenmorter, Whitmer, Wojno, Byrum, Vagnozzi, Williams, Cheeks, Cushingberry, Gleason, Adamini and Lemmons, III 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 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.