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MI HB4357

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/14/2017

Primary Sponsor

Jon Hoadley

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends Michigan's Social Welfare Act to require medical assistance coverage for cranial hair prosthesis for eligible individuals under age 19 with hair loss due to medical conditions or medical treatment.

  • Coverage for cranial hair prosthesis includes human or synthetic substitutes and is not subject to dollar limits, deductibles, or coinsurance provisions less favorable than other prosthetics.

  • Makes technical corrections to existing medical services provisions, including changing "county owned" to "county-owned" and "percent" to "percentage" throughout the statute.

  • Requires the department director to notify the legislature's appropriations committees and obtain their approval before implementing statewide reimbursement method or level changes affecting service payments by 1% or more over 12 months.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.

Legislative Description

Human services; medical services; coverage for cranial hair prosthesis; provide for under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 109 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109).

Human services: medical services

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/14/2017

3/15/2017

Committee Referrals

Insurance3/14/2017

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