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MI SB0988
Bill
AI Summary
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Creates a health services fund within the state treasury to receive money from any source and be invested by the state treasurer, with interest and earnings credited to the fund.
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Requires monthly distributions from the health services fund in the following order: at least $2,000,000 annually to assist water suppliers with safe drinking water requirements; at least $100,000,000 annually to the Department of Health and Human Services for community mental health non-Medicaid services; at least $30,000,000 annually for local public health non-Medicaid services; and at least $204,000,000 annually ($150,000,000 for fiscal year 2016-2017 only) for the federal Medicare pharmaceutical program.
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Directs remaining funds in the health services fund after priority distributions to the Department of Corrections for clinical and mental health services.
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Prohibits health services fund money from being used for Medicaid benefits or medical services administration of the medical assistance program.
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Ties the bill's effectiveness to the enactment of Senate Bills 987, 989, and 990 of the 98th Legislature.
Legislative Description
State financing and management; funds; health services fund; create. Amends secs. 2 & 6 of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.252 & 12.256) & adds sec. 11. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0987'16, SB 0989'16, SB 0990'16
Human services: medical services
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
11/9/2016