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MI HB6062
Bill
Status
11/29/2016
Primary Sponsor
Pam Faris
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AI Summary
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Requires expense-incurred hospital, medical, or surgical policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for prosthetic devices following mastectomy to maintain or replace body parts.
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Mandates coverage of reasonable charges for medical care and reconstructive surgery following mastectomy or prosthetic device fitting after physician certification of medical necessity or desirability.
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Prohibits insurers from requiring physicians to discharge mastectomy patients before the physician determines the patient has reached stabilization.
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Defines "stabilization" as the point where no material deterioration of the patient's condition is likely to occur from discharge, based on reasonable medical probability.
Legislative Description
Insurance; health insurers; insurer requiring physician to discharge mastectomy patient before physician determines patient is stable; prohibit. Amends sec. 3406a of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3406a).
Health occupations: physicians
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/29/2016
11/30/2016