HOUSE BILL No. 5181


     December 8, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Dennis, Schauer, Spade, Wojno, Gieleghem,
Bovin, Garza, Clark, Hardman, Reeves, Sheltrown, Rivet, Pestka, Frank, Woodward, Quarles,
Lockwood, Callahan, Jacobs, Thomas, Martinez, Brater, Schermesser, DeHart, Scott, Hale,
LaForge, Daniels, Rison, Neumann, Stallworth, Basham and Lemmons and referred to the
Committee on Insurance and Financial Services.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21052c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 21052C.  (1) THE COMMISSIONER AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE

 2    DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A

 3    STATEWIDE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE LINE.  THE TELEPHONE LINE SHALL BE

 4    AVAILABLE ON BUSINESS DAYS FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. TO ASSIST RESI-

 5    DENTS OF THIS STATE WITH QUESTIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND GRIEVANCES

 6    RELATED TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH COVERAGE.

 7         (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "BUSINESS DAY" MEANS MONDAY

 8    THROUGH FRIDAY AND DOES NOT INCLUDE SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OR THE FOL-

 9    LOWING BUSINESS HOLIDAYS:  NEW YEAR'S DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING,

10    JR., DAY, PRESIDENT'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR




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 1    DAY, VETERANS' DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS

 2    DAY, AND NEW YEAR'S EVE.




















































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