SENATE BILL No. 629

September 19, 2001, Introduced by Senator BULLARD 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 418a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 418A. (1) A HEALTH CARE CORPORATION CERTIFICATE THAT

2 PROVIDES BENEFITS FOR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SHALL PRO-

3 VIDE FOR DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT TO ANY PROVIDER OF COVERED MEDICAL

4 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IF THAT PROVIDER HAS NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT

5 FOR THOSE SERVICES FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE.

6 (2) SUBSECTION (1) DOES NOT APPLY TO A TRANSACTION BETWEEN A

7 HEALTH CARE CORPORATION AND A MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PRO-

8 VIDER IF THE PARTIES HAVE ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT PROVIDING FOR

9 DIRECT PAYMENT.

10 (3) SUBSECTION (1) IS SATISFIED IF A MEMBER FILES A CLAIM

11 FOR THE MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE WITH THE HEALTH CARE

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1 CORPORATION, THE HEALTH CARE CORPORATION PAYS THE MEDICAL

2 TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER DIRECTLY, AND THE MEDICAL TRANS-

3 PORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER DOES NOT DEMAND PAYMENT FROM THE

4 MEMBER UNTIL RECEIVING PAYMENT FROM THE HEALTH CARE CORPORATION,

5 AFTER WHICH THE MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER MAY

6 DEMAND PAYMENT FROM THE MEMBER FOR ANY UNPAID PORTION OF THE PRO-

7 VIDER FEE.

8 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect

9 January 1, 2002.

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