HOUSE BILL No. 6043

 

June 23, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Mortimer, Ehardt, Caswell, Vander Veen, Richardville, Caul, Nofs, Rivet, Stewart and Sak and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Income tax act of 1967,"                                                   

                                                                                

    (MCL 206.1 to 206.532) by adding section 269.                               

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 269.  (1) For tax years that begin after December 31,                  

                                                                                

2   2003, a taxpayer who is a medical professional may claim a credit           

                                                                                

3   against the tax imposed by this act equal to the difference                 

                                                                                

4   between the amount received from the medicaid program for medical           

                                                                                

5   services provided to persons whose medical services are paid for            

                                                                                

6   in whole or in part by the medicaid program and the amount that             

                                                                                

7   would have been received under the medicare program if the                  

                                                                                

8   persons had been eligible for the medicare program for the same             

                                                                                

9   medical services.                                                           

                                                                                

10      (2) A taxpayer who claims a credit under this section shall                 

                                                                                

11  submit certification from the department of community health that           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   states that the taxpayer practiced as a physician in this state             

                                                                                

2   during the tax year with his or her annual return on which a                

                                                                                

3   credit under this section is claimed.                                       

                                                                                

4       (3) A taxpayer who claims a credit under this section shall                 

                                                                                

5   maintain documentation of all medical services provided to                  

                                                                                

6   patients in this state used to calculate the credit under this              

                                                                                

7   section and submit that documentation to the department of                  

                                                                                

8   treasury upon request by the department of treasury.                        

                                                                                

9       (4) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

10      (a) "Medicaid program" means a program for medical assistance               

                                                                                

11  established under title XIX of the social security act, chapter             

                                                                                

12  531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 USC 1396 to 1396f, 1396g-1 to 1396r-6, and            

                                                                                

13  1396r-8 to 1396v.                                                           

                                                                                

14      (b) "Medical professional" means a provider that participates               

                                                                                

15  in the medicaid program.