HOUSE BILL No. 4323


     February 13, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Harder, Anthony, Rocca, Bogardus, Hanley, Hale, Green, Schauer, DeHart, Baade, Martinez, Leland, Cropsey, Brewer, Curtis, Cherry, Willard, Gire, Olshove, Goschka and Wetters and referred to the Committee on Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs.


        A bill to amend 1981 PA 180, entitled

   "Older Michiganians act,"

   (MCL 400.581 to 400.594) by adding section 6l.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 6l.  (1) THE OLDER MICHIGANIANS PHARMACEUTICAL ASSIST-

 2    ANCE FUND IS ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY TO BE

 3    ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE.  THE STATE TREASURER SHALL CREDIT TO

 4    THE FUND ALL AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THAT PURPOSE IN SECTION 273

 5    OF THE INCOME TAX ACT OF 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.273, AND

 6    MONEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE.  ANY MONEY,

 7    INCLUDING INTEREST EARNED BY THE FUND, REMAINING IN THE FUND AT

 8    THE END OF A FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE CARRIED OVER IN THE FUND TO THE

 9    NEXT AND SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS AND SHALL NOT BE CREDITED TO OR

10    REVERT TO THE GENERAL FUND.




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 1         (2) THE OFFICE SHALL USE THE FUND TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO

 2    ASSIST OLDER PERSONS WITH PAYMENT FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.  THE

 3    OFFICE SHALL PROMULGATE RULES PURSUANT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PRO-

 4    CEDURES ACT OF 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 TO 24.328, TO IMPLE-

 5    MENT THIS SUBSECTION.

 6         (3) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PRESCRIPTION DRUG" MEANS

 7    THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN SECTION 17708 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE,

 8    1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17708.  IN ADDITION, "PRESCRIPTION DRUG"

 9    INCLUDES INSULIN, SYRINGES, AND NEEDLES.

10         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

11    effect unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. ____

12    (request no. 00842'97) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

13    law.































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