HOUSE BILL No. 4293 February 11, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Bankes, Freeman, Gubow, Gire, Martinez, Dalman, Tesanovich, LaForge, Price, Crissman, Goschka, Kelly, Brewer, Baade, Anthony, McBryde, Godchaux and Schermesser and referred to the Committee on Insurance. A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406f. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 3406F. (1) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1998, AN INSURER THAT 2 DELIVERS, ISSUES FOR DELIVERY, OR RENEWS IN THIS STATE AN 3 EXPENSE-INCURRED HOSPITAL, SURGICAL, OR MEDICAL POLICY OR CERTIF- 4 ICATE THAT OFFERS DEPENDENT COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE OR OFFER TO 5 PROVIDE THAT THE DEPENDENT COVERAGE APPLICABLE TO CHILDREN 6 INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR VACCINES TO IMMUNIZE AGAINST THE DISEASES 7 AND INFECTIONS LISTED IN SUBSECTION (2) AND SHALL PROVIDE OR 8 OFFER TO PROVIDE FOR COVERAGE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE VAC- 9 CINES FROM THE MOMENT OF BIRTH OR PLACEMENT FOR ADOPTION THROUGH 10 THE AGE OF 36 MONTHS. 00052'97 DKH 2 1 (2) COVERAGE UNDER SUBSECTION (1) APPLIES TO VACCINATIONS TO 2 IMMUNIZE CHILDREN AGAINST EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DISEASES OR 3 INFECTIONS: 4 (A) DIPHTHERIA. 5 (B) HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B. 6 (C) HEPATITIS B. 7 (D) MEASLES. 8 (E) MUMPS. 9 (F) PERTUSSIS. 10 (G) POLIO. 11 (H) RUBELLA. 12 (I) TETANUS. 13 (3) COVERAGE UNDER SUBSECTION (1) IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY 14 COPAYMENTS, COINSURANCE PROVISIONS, DEDUCTIBLES, OR DOLLAR 15 LIMITS, AND THIS EXEMPTION SHALL BE EXPLICITLY PROVIDED FOR IN 16 THE POLICY OR CERTIFICATE. 17 (4) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO LIMITED CLASSIFICATION 18 POLICIES. 19 (5) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "LIMITED CLASSIFICATION 20 POLICIES" MEANS AN ACCIDENT ONLY POLICY OR CERTIFICATE, A LIMITED 21 ACCIDENT POLICY OR CERTIFICATE, OR A SPECIFIED DISEASE POLICY OR 22 CERTIFICATE. 00052'97 Final page. DKH