HOUSE BILL No. 5767

 

April 1, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Sheen, Richardville, Stahl, Wenke, DeRoche, Palmer, Robertson, Vander Veen, Brandenburg, Garfield, Hummel, DeRossett, Milosch, Acciavatti, Ehardt and Hoogendyk and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"                         

                                                                                

    (MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 401k; and to repeal            

                                                                                

    acts and parts of acts.                                                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 401k.  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this                 

                                                                                

2   act, a health care corporation shall not be required by state law           

                                                                                

3   to deliver, issue for delivery, or renew in this state a health             

                                                                                

4   care corporation certificate on and after April 1, 2004 that                

                                                                                

5   includes any additional mandated benefit or mandated offering               

                                                                                

6   beyond those statutory requirements in effect for health care               

                                                                                

7   corporation certificates on the effective date of this section.             

                                                                                

8       (2) This section does not prohibit an employer from electing                

                                                                                

9   to expand benefits on any health care corporation certificate               

                                                                                

10  covering the employer and the employer's employees.                         

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (3) This section does not prohibit a health care corporation                

                                                                                

2   from electing to expand benefits on any group or nongroup health            

                                                                                

3   care corporation certificate.                                               

                                                                                

4       (4) This section is repealed December 31, 2004.