Bill Text: MI HB6011 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Insurance; other; coverage for mental health treatment; provide that coverage cannot be more restrictive than coverage for medical treatment. Amends 1980 PA 350 (MCL 550.1101 - 550.1704) by adding sec. 416f.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-11-10 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/09/2016 [HB6011 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB6011-Introduced.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 6011

 

 

November 9, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Howrylak, Robinson and Irwin 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 416f.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 416f. A health care corporation that issues or renews in

 

this state 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 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 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.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act applies to

 

certificates delivered, executed, issued, amended, adjusted, or

 

renewed in this state beginning 180 days after the date this

 

amendatory act is enacted into law.

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