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MI HB6114
Bill
Status
5/19/2022
Primary Sponsor
Mark Tisdel
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AI Summary
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Replaces 12% per annum simple interest on overdue personal protection insurance benefits with a requirement that insurers in bad faith pay claimants 3 times the overdue amount plus reasonable attorney fees.
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Creates a rebuttable presumption of bad faith if a payment is more than 90 days overdue, with bad faith determination based on totality of evidence available when claim became overdue.
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Prohibits duplicate attorney fees under this section and section 3148 when an action is filed for overdue benefits.
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Adds new subsection (15) to section 3157 specifying that payment rate limits only apply if benefits are not overdue under section 3142.
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Clarifies that payment rates under the medical fee schedule are not admissible in actions against insurers for overdue benefits.
Legislative Description
Insurance: no-fault; accreditation for home health care agencies; mandate. Amends secs. 3142 & 3157 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3142 & 500.3157).
Occupations: business licensing and registration
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/19/2022
5/24/2022