HOUSE BILL No. 4510

 

March 22, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Caul, Shaffer, Hansen and Emmons and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled

 

"The insurance code of 1956,"

 

(MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406s.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3406s. (1) An expense-incurred hospital, medical, or

 

surgical policy or certificate delivered, issued for delivery, or

 

renewed in this state and a health maintenance organization group

 

or individual contract shall include coverage for colorectal cancer

 

examinations and laboratory tests for cancer for any nonsymptomatic

 

individual covered under that policy, certificate, or contract in

 

accordance with the guidelines concerning colorectal cancer

 

screening published by the American cancer society.

 

     (2) Coverage under subsection (1) shall not be subject to any

 

dollar limit, copayment, deductible, or coinsurance provision that

 


does not apply to screening coverage generally.

 

     (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to specified disease or

 

accident-only coverage.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January

 

1, 2008.