SENATE BILL No. 696

 

 

August 30, 2007, Introduced by Senators JACOBS, SCOTT, WHITMER, CLARK-COLEMAN, BRATER and HUNTER 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. (1) An expense-incurred hospital, medical, or

 

surgical policy or certificate delivered, issued for delivery, or

 

renewed in this state and a health maintenance organization group

 

or individual contract shall include coverage for immunizations

 

against diseases as specified by the director of the department of

 

community health as necessary for attendance in grades K through 12

 

in this state.

 

     (2) Coverage under subsection (1) shall not be subject to any

 

dollar limit, copayment, deductible, or coinsurance provision that


 

does not apply to prescription coverage generally.

 

     (3) This section does not apply to specified disease or

 

accident-only coverage.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January

 

1, 2008.