HOUSE BILL No. 5476


     November 29, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Hansen, Kolb, Wojno, Sheltrown, Jacobs, Clarke, Lockwood, Pestka, Gieleghem and Dennis and referred
to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services.


        A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled

   "The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"

   (MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 416c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 416C.  (1) A HEALTH CARE CORPORATION CERTIFICATE SHALL

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      PROVIDE BENEFITS IN EACH GROUP AND NONGROUP CERTIFICATE FOR COLO-

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      RECTAL CANCER SCREENING.

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           (2) BENEFITS UNDER SUBSECTION (1) SHALL INCLUDE AN ANNUAL

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      FECAL OCCULT BLOOD TEST, A FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY OR COLONOSCOPY,

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      OR, IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES, RADIOLOGIC IMAGING PROVIDED IN

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      ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOST RECENTLY PUBLISHED RECOMMENDATIONS

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      ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, IN CON-

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      SULTATION WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, FOR THE AGE, FAMILY

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      HISTORIES, AND FREQUENCIES REFERENCED IN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.




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           (3) BENEFITS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE NOT SUBJECT TO DOLLAR

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      LIMITS, DEDUCTIBLES, OR COPAYMENT PROVISIONS THAT ARE GREATER

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      THAN THOSE FOR PHYSICAL ILLNESS GENERALLY.


















































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