February 16, 2012, Introduced by Reps. Haines, Liss, Lori, Crawford, Huuki, Geiss, Hughes, Price, Wayne Schmidt, Foster, Daley, Kowall, Johnson, Yonker, O'Brien, Haveman, Bumstead, Haugh, Knollenberg and Olson and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled
"The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"
(MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 401k.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 401k. (1) A group or nongroup health care corporation
certificate shall not require face-to-face contact between a health
care provider and a patient for services appropriately provided
through telemedicine, subject to all terms and conditions of the
certificate agreed upon between the certificate holder and the
health care corporation.
(2) As used in this section, "telemedicine" means the use of
telecommunications technologies for medical diagnosis, care, and
education.
(3) This section applies to a certificate issued or renewed on
or after July 1, 2012.