HOUSE BILL No. 5579

 

December 13, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Gaffney, Hammon, Caul, Calley, Polidori, Farrah, Wojno, Lemmons, Gonzales, Spade, Simpson, Meisner, Robert Jones, Nofs, David Law, Ball, Sheltrown, Stahl, Angerer, Alma Smith, Coulouris, Brown, Valentine, Leland, McDowell, Hammel, Clack, Green, Shaffer, Emmons, Marleau, Moss, Agema, Opsommer, Johnson, Warren, Vagnozzi, Constan, Espinoza, Dean, Melton, Accavitti and Virgil Smith and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled

 

"The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"

 

(MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 416e.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 416e. (1) A health care corporation certificate shall

 

provide benefits in each group and nongroup certificate for

 

prostate cancer screening, if recommended by the member's health

 

care provider for a member who is 50 years of age or older or who

 

is determined by the health care provider to be at high risk for

 

prostate cancer.

 

     (2) Benefits under this section are not subject to dollar

 

limits, deductibles, or copayment provisions that are greater than

 

those for physical illness generally.