Bill Text: MI HB6521 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Children: health; automatic qualification for children's special health care services for certain children affected by lead exposure; require. Amends secs. 5805, 5823 & 5825 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.5805 et seq.) TIE BAR WITH: HB 5360'20, HB 5364'20, HB 5359'20
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-12-17 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/17/2020 [HB6521 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6521-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6521
December 16, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Hood,
Stone, Brixie and Gay-Dagnogo and referred to the Committee on Health
Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending sections 5805, 5823, and 5825 (MCL 333.5805, 333.5823, and 333.5825), as amended by 2015 PA 91.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 5805. (1)
The department shall develop, extend, and improve services for the following
purposes:
(a) To locate a child or youth with special health care needs
reported to the department pursuant to section under sections 5474 and 5721.
(b) To provide medical, surgical, corrective, nutritional,
and other services and care, including aftercare if necessary, and to provide
facilities for diagnosing and hospitalizing a child or youth with special
health care needs.
(c) To the extent possible, to prevent diseases and specified
medical conditions that reduce an individual's normal capacity for education
and self-support.
(2) The department shall refer a child reported to the
department under section 5474 or 5721
who is in need of services to the appropriate services inside or outside of the
department.
(3) The department shall carry out the program established
under section 5815 for the purposes of providing medical care and treatment to
improve or maintain health and enhance the quality of life for children and
youth with special health care needs.
Sec. 5823. If a
child or youth with special health care needs is identified, a person
authorized by rule may apply to the department for eligibility for services
under this part. The department shall investigate and secure medical evidence
as to the condition of the child. If the application
identifies a child who is a child reported to the department under section
5474, the child is considered to be medically eligible for services under this
part and the department shall not investigate.
Sec. 5825. Upon On completion of the medical investigation under section 5823, if applicable, the department shall promptly make a determination of medical eligibility. If the department determines that the child or youth with special health care needs is medically eligible for services under this part, the department shall perform a financial assessment to determine cost sharing responsibilities. The department shall authorize the transportation of an eligible child or youth with special health care needs to a provider of services approved and designated by the department. In consultation with the family, the department may facilitate transfer of a child or youth with special health care needs to a provider for treatment better adapted to the child's needs. In making referrals under this part the department shall not discriminate against health professionals qualified to render care.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 100th Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) House Bill No. 5359.
(b) House Bill No. 5360.
(c) House Bill No. 5364.
