March 1, 2007, Introduced by Senators BRATER and JACOBS and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
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. An insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or
renews in this state on or after January 1, 2008 an expense-
incurred hospital, medical, or surgical policy or certificate and a
health maintenance organization that issues or renews a group or
individual contract on or after January 1, 2008 shall provide that
cost-sharing requirements and benefit or service limitations for
inpatient hospital mental health and inpatient hospital and
residential substance abuse 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.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 94th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 333.
(b) Senate Bill No. 332.
(c) Senate Bill No. 335.