Act No. 341

Public Acts of 2014

Approved by the Governor

October 15, 2014

Filed with the Secretary of State

October 16, 2014

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 14, 2015

STATE OF MICHIGAN

97TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

Introduced by Senators Proos, Warren, Anderson, Hopgood, Young, Gregory, Bieda, Robertson, Pappageorge, Casperson, Moolenaar, Brandenburg, Marleau, Rocca, Meekhof, Caswell, Jansen, Hansen, Booher, Colbeck, Jones, Hildenbrand, Pavlov, Kahn, Richardville and Emmons

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 592

AN ACT to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 109m.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 109m. (1) If an individual is a victim of a human trafficking violation, he or she may receive medical assistance benefits for medical and psychological treatment resulting from his or her status as a victim of that human trafficking violation.

(2) As used in this section, “human trafficking violation” means a violation of chapter LXVIIA of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.462a to 750.462h.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor