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MI HB4207

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mike Harris

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends the Michigan Insurance Code's definition of "health benefit plan" to exclude coverage for "excepted benefits" as described in federal law (42 USC 300gg-91), replacing a more specific list of exclusions

  • The previous law specifically excluded accident-only, credit, dental, disability income, long-term care insurance, liability supplement coverage, specified disease coverage, worker's compensation, and automobile medical-payment insurance

  • Updates several technical citation corrections throughout the bill, including fixing typographical errors in references to the Internal Revenue Code (26 USC 4980H)

  • Updates the reference to Medicaid provisions from 42 USC 1396w-5 to 1396w-6 and removes redundant statutory citation language

  • The bill only takes effect if the companion bill (SB ____ or HB 4208) is also enacted into law

Legislative Description

Insurance: health benefits; excluding federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends sec. 3701 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3701). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4208'25

Insurance: health benefits

Last Action

Placed On Order Of Third Reading

9/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Health Policy4/29/2025
Insurance3/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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