CERTIFICATE OF NEED COMM'N                                                                      S.B. 820:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 820 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Joe Hune

Committee:  Insurance

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Public Health Code to include on the Certificate of Need Commission an individual representing a nonprofit mutual disability insurer into which a nonprofit health care corporation (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, or BCBSM) has merged, as an alternative to a person representing BCBSM.

(Public Acts 4 and 5 of 2013 amended the Nonprofit Health Care Corporation Reform Act and the Insurance Code, respectively, to allow BSBCM to establish and merge with a nonprofit mutual disability insurer, subject to requirements that it continue to provide coverage to the individual and small group health markets in Michigan.)

MCL 333.22211                                                                Legislative Analyst:  Jeff Mann

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  3-5-14                                                   Fiscal Analyst:  Steve Angelotti

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.