HOUSE BILL No. 4281

 

February 25, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Farhat and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"                         

                                                                                

    (MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 401i.                          

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 401i.  (1) A health care corporation shall establish                   

                                                                                

2   and offer to provide or include prescription drug coverage in at            

                                                                                

3   least 1 nongroup and group conversion certificate.                          

                                                                                

4       (2) This section does not apply to a certificate that                       

                                                                                

5   provides only for catastrophic health benefits.                             

                                                                                

6       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act applies to                         

                                                                                

7   certificates issued or renewed on or after 1 year after the date            

                                                                                

8   this amendatory act is enacted into law.                                    

                                                                                

9       Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

10  effect unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4279                   

                                                                                

11  (request no. 01707'03) of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into              

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   law.