HOUSE BILL NO. 4484

May 08, 2025, Introduced by Reps. Fox, Wortz, DeBoer, Pavlov, Woolford, Frisbie, DeSana, Fairbairn, Meerman, DeBoyer and VanderWall and referred to Committee on Health Policy.

A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

"The social welfare act,"

(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 109z.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 109z. Notwithstanding any rules, regulations, or guidelines promulgated by the department to the contrary, a speech-language pathologist may seek reimbursement for audiological rehabilitation and speech-language therapy services if the speech-language pathologist is licensed to practice in this state. This section applies regardless of whether the speech-language pathologist possesses a certificate of clinical competence.