HOUSE BILL No. 4132

 

February 1, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Mortimer 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 272.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 272. (1) For tax years that begin after December 31,

 

2004, a taxpayer who is a medical professional may claim a credit

 

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

 

the amount received from the medicaid program for medical services

 

provided to persons whose medical services are paid for in whole or

 

in part by the medicaid program and the amount that would have been

 

received under the medicare program if the persons had been

 

eligible for the medicare program for the same medical services.

 


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

 

submit certification from the department of community health that

 

states that the taxpayer practiced as a physician in this state

 

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

 

under this section is claimed.

 

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

 

maintain documentation of all medical services provided to patients

 

in this state used to calculate the credit under this section and

 

submit that documentation to the department of treasury upon

 

request by the department of treasury.

 

     (4) As used in this section:

 

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

 

established under title XIX of the social security act, chapter

 

531, 42 USC 1396 to 1396f, 1396g-1 to 1396r-6, and 1396r-8 to

 

1396v.

 

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

 

in the medicaid program.