Bill Text: MI SB1594 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Insurance; health care corporations; coverage for maternity services; expand to include certain midwives. Amends sec. 416d of 1980 PA 350 (MCL 550.1416d).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-12-29 - Referred To Committee On Economic Development And Regulatory Reform [SB1594 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB1594-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 1594
December 29, 2010, Introduced by Senator BROWN and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled
"The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"
by amending section 416d (MCL 550.1416d), as added by 2004 PA 374.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
416d. (1) As used in this section:
, "nurse
(a) "Certified professional midwife" means an individual who
has been credentialed as a certified professional midwife by the
North American registry of midwives.
(b) "Nurse midwife" means an individual licensed as a
registered professional nurse under article 15 of the public health
code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, who has been issued
a specialty certification in the practice of nurse midwifery by the
Michigan board of nursing under section 17210 of the public health
code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17210.
(2)
Effective March 1, 2005, a A
group or nongroup certificate
that provides coverage for obstetrical and gynecological services
shall include coverage for obstetrical and gynecological services
whether
performed by a physician or a nurse midwife acting within
the
scope of his or her license, or specialty certification, or
shall
do 1 or national
certification, including, but not limited
to, both of the following:
(a)
Offer to provide coverage Coverage
for obstetrical and
gynecological services whether performed by a physician or a nurse
midwife acting within the scope of his or her license or specialty
certification.
(b)
Offer to provide coverage Coverage
for all maternity
services and gynecological services rendered during pre- and post-
natal
care and delivery whether performed by a physician, or a
nurse midwife, or certified professional midwife acting within the
scope
of his or her license, or specialty certification, or
national certification. Coverage under this subdivision applies
regardless of whether delivery occurred in a hospital, in a birth
center, or at home.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect March 1,
2011.
