SENATE BILL No. 1351

September 20, 2000, Introduced by Senators NORTH, GOUGEON and DE BEAUSSAERT

and referred to the Committee on Financial Services.

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled

"The insurance code of 1956,"

by amending section 3109 (MCL 500.3109).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 3109. (1) Benefits EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN

2 THIS SECTION, BENEFITS provided or required to be provided under

3 the laws of any state or the federal government shall be sub-

4 tracted from the personal protection insurance benefits otherwise

5 payable for the injury.

6 (2) An injured person is a natural person suffering acciden-

7 tal bodily injury.

8 (3) An insurer providing personal protection insurance bene-

9 fits may offer, at appropriately reduced premium rates, a

10 deductible of a specified dollar amount which THAT does not

11 exceed $300.00 per accident. This deductible may be applicable

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1 to all or any specified types of personal protection insurance

2 benefits but shall apply only to benefits payable to the person

3 named in the policy, his OR HER spouse, and any relative of

4 either domiciled in the same household. Any other deductible

5 provisions require the prior approval of the commissioner.

6 (4) SUBSECTION (1) DOES NOT APPLY TO BENEFITS PROVIDED OR

7 REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED UNDER TITLE XVIII OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY

8 ACT, CHAPTER 531, 49 STAT. 620, 42 U.S.C. 1395 TO 1395b, 1395b-2,

9 1395b-6 TO 1395b-7, 1395c TO 1395i, 1395i-2 TO 1395i-5, 1395j TO

10 1395t, 1395u TO 1395w, 1395w-2 TO 1395w-4, 1395w-21 TO 1395w-28,

11 1395x TO 1395yy, AND 1395bbb TO 1395ggg.

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