SENATE BILL No. 335

 

 

March 1, 2007, Introduced by Senators CLARKE 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 3406s.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3406s. 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

 

outpatient mental health and outpatient 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 outpatient 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. 334.                                  

 

           

 

     (b) Senate Bill No. 333.                                   

 

           

 

     (c) Senate Bill No. 332.