HB 5332 Summary

• Requires insurers to show good cause to a court before requesting mental or physical examinations of persons claiming personal protection insurance benefits.

• Establishes qualifications for examining physicians, including licensure in Michigan or another state, specialty matching requirements, and requiring majority professional time devoted to clinical practice or medical instruction during the preceding year.

• Mandates examining physicians provide statements of how they meet qualifications, a 4-year list of expert testimony cases with compensation details, and disclosure of fees for the examination.

• Caps examination fees at 55% of the physician's average charge on January 1, 2019, decreasing to 54% after July 1, 2020 and 52.5% after July 1, 2021.

• Grants persons being examined the right to elect audio or audio-visual recording of the examination and the right to have an attorney or other individual present.