MI HB5975

Clarifies that counties must pay all safekeeping and maintenance charges for prisoners and persons charged with offenses from the county treasury, regardless of whether those individuals have been arraigned.

Requires health care providers to make reasonable efforts to determine if individuals in custody have health care coverage (insurance, Medicaid, or other payment sources) before submitting medical expenses to the county.

Mandates that county sheriffs share information about an individual's health care coverage with health care providers when available.

Requires health care providers to seek reimbursement from the individual's health care policy, Medicaid, or other coverage sources before billing the county for medical expenses.

Allows counties to establish agreements with health care providers regarding procedures for submitting and paying medical expense invoices, and requires providers to certify they made reasonable efforts to identify coverage when billing counties.