HOUSE BILL No. 4692


     April 24, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Quarles, Frank, Bogardus, Thomas, Rison, Martinez, Kaza, Hale, Hanley, LaForge, Willard, Goschka, Freeman, Brater, Schauer, DeHart, Palamara, Gire, Prusi and Parks and referred to the Committee on Insurance.


        A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled

   "The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"

   (MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 418.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 418.  (1) IN EACH GROUP AND NONGROUP CERTIFICATE THAT

 2    PROVIDES MASTECTOMY OR LYMPH NODE DISSECTION BENEFITS FOR THE

 3    TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER, A HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SHALL PRO-

 4    VIDE COVERAGE AS FOLLOWS:

 5         (A) FOR A MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS OF IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL SERV-

 6    ICES FOLLOWING A MASTECTOMY.

 7         (B) FOR A MINIMUM OF 24 HOURS OF IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL SERV-

 8    ICES FOLLOWING A LYMPH NODE DISSECTION.

 9         (2) A HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN

10    PROMINENT NOTICE TO ITS SUBSCRIBERS CONCERNING THE COVERAGE

11    REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION AT THE EARLIEST OF THE FOLLOWING:


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 1         (A) THE FIRST MAILING TO THE SUBSCRIBER AFTER THE EFFECTIVE

 2    DATE OF THIS SECTION.

 3         (B) JANUARY 1, 1998.


















































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