MI HB5475

Replaces outdated statutory language throughout the Social Welfare Act with modern terminology, including changing "person" to "individual," "shall" to "must," and updating references to the Public Health Code citations.

Updates references to the Department of Community Health to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for hospital licensing oversight under the Public Health Code.

Modifies the definition of "hospitalization" and related medical care provisions to align with current Public Health Code section numbers (MCL 333.20101 to 333.22121 instead of outdated ranges).

Makes grammatical and stylistic corrections throughout sections 55, 66a, 109, and 109e, including changing conditional language from "when" to "if" where appropriate and correcting references to federal Social Security Act titles (Title XIX citation updated to 42 USC 1396 to 1396w-7).

Contains a tie-bar provision making the bill's effectiveness contingent upon enactment of either Senate Bill or House Bill 5477 of the 102nd Legislature.