HB 6095 Summary

• Caps attendant care and nursing services in home settings at $11.00 per hour for basic care and $17.00 per hour for skilled care provided by uncertified individuals, and $17.00 per hour for certified/licensed providers, with annual cost-of-living adjustments beginning October 1, 2010.

• Limits home attendant care coverage to 56 hours per week for individuals not certified, registered, or licensed to provide such services.

• Increases the work loss benefit maximum from $1,000.00 to $4,878.00 per 30-day period for October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010, with annual adjustments beginning October 1, 2010 based on cost-of-living changes.

• Ties medical provider payment rates to Michigan worker's compensation fee schedules (R 418.10101 to R 418.101504) and authorizes the commissioner to apply future changes to those schedules to personal protection insurance if they promote affordable auto insurance rates.

• Allows persons age 60 and older to waive work loss benefits coverage by signing a waiver form, with insurers required to offer reduced premium rates for those who waive coverage.