Bill Text: MI SB0204 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Insurance; health; coverage for autism spectrum disorder, mental health, and substance abuse treatment; provide that coverage cannot be more restrictive than coverage for medical treatment. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406t.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-14 - Referred To Committee On Insurance [SB0204 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-SB0204-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 204

 

 

February 14, 2013, Introduced by Senator SCHUITMAKER and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled

 

"The insurance code of 1956,"

 

(MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406t.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3406t. (1) An insurer that delivers, issues for delivery,

 

or renews in this state an expense-incurred hospital, medical, or

 

surgical policy or certificate and a health maintenance

 

organization that issues or renews a group or individual contract

 

shall provide for both of the following:

 

     (a) That cost-sharing requirements and benefit or service

 

limitations for outpatient mental health services, including, but

 

not limited to, treatment of autism spectrum disorders, and

 

outpatient substance use disorder services do not place a greater

 

financial burden on the insured or enrollee 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,

 

including, but not limited to, treatment of autism spectrum

 

disorders, and inpatient hospital and residential substance use

 

disorder services do not place a greater financial burden on the

 

insured or enrollee and are not more restrictive than those

 

requirements and limitations for inpatient hospital medical

 

services.

 

     (2) As used in this section, "autism spectrum disorders" means

 

that term as defined in section 3406s.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act applies to policies,

 

certificates, and contracts delivered, executed, issued, amended,

 

adjusted, or renewed in this state, or outside of this state if

 

covering residents of this state, beginning 180 days after the date

 

this amendatory act is enacted into law.