QUALIFIED IMM. AGENTS AND LAB TESTS; COVER S.B. 993:
SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 993 (as introduced 9-11-24)
Sponsor: Senator Sylvia Santana
CONTENT
The bill would amend Chapter 34 (Disability Insurance Policies) of the Insurance Code to require an insurer that delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in Michigan a health insurance policy that provided coverage for prescription drugs to provide coverage for the following:
-- A qualified immunizing agent that was administered by a pharmacist under Section 17724 of the Public Health Code.
-- A qualified laboratory test ordered by a pharmacist under Section 17724a of the Code.
(Section 17724 of the Public Health Code allows a pharmacist to order and administer a qualified immunizing agent, without acting under the direction of a physician, to an individual who is three years old or older. "Qualified immunizing agent" means an immunizing agent that is a vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Section 17724a of the Code allows a pharmacist to order and administer a qualified laboratory test if the test is classified as waived by the FDA, requires specimen collection only by nose, mouth, or finger, and is used to screen for COVID-19, influenza, or a respiratory infection.)
Proposed MCL 500.3406kk Legislative Analyst: Alex Krabill
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.