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MI HB6114

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/19/2022

Primary Sponsor

Mark Tisdel

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Prohibits duplicate attorney fees under this section and section 3148 when an action is filed for overdue benefits.

  • Adds new subsection (15) to section 3157 specifying that payment rate limits only apply if benefits are not overdue under section 3142.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules And Competitiveness5/19/2022

Full Bill Text

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