SENATE  BILL 
No. 873



   November 2, 1999, Introduced by Senators MURPHY, BYRUM, HART, V. SMITH, 
        SCHWARZ, MC MANUS, PETERS, MILLER, A. SMITH, LELAND, EMERSON,
        DINGELL and GOSCHKA and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.



        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 9163, 21053e,

   21053f, and 21053g.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 9163.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH APPRO-

 2    PRIATE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, SHALL PREPARE PAMPHLETS ON THE

 3    IMPORTANCE AND TYPES OF SCREENINGS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS AND CERVICAL

 4    AND PROSTATE CANCERS.  THE PAMPHLETS SHALL BE IN ENGLISH,

 5    SPANISH, AND OTHER LANGUAGES AS DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE

 6    DEPARTMENT AND SHALL BE IN EASILY UNDERSTOOD, NONTECHNICAL

 7    TERMS.

 8         (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF THE PAMPHLET

 9    REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (1) AS FOLLOWS:




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 1         (A) TO THE MICHIGAN BOARD OF MEDICINE.

 2         (B) TO THE MICHIGAN BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND

 3    SURGERY.

 4         (C) TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.

 5         (D) UPON REQUEST, TO RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE.

 6         SEC. 21053E.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION CONTRACT

 7    SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR AN ANNUAL CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING

 8    TEST.

 9         (2) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO CONTRACTS ISSUED OR RENEWED ON

10    OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2000.

11         SEC. 21053F.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION CONTRACT

12    SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS OF PROS-

13    TATE CANCER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROSTATE-SPECIFIC

14    ANTIGEN TESTING AND DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATIONS, IF MEDICALLY

15    NECESSARY AND CONSISTENT WITH GOOD PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE.

16         (2) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO CONTRACTS ISSUED OR RENEWED ON

17    OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2000.

18         SEC. 21053G.  (1) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION CONTRACT

19    SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR SERVICES RELATED TO DIAGNOSIS, TREAT-

20    MENT, AND APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS.  THE SERVICES

21    MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ALL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS-

22    TRATION APPROVED TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING BONE MASS MEASUREMENT

23    TECHNOLOGIES IF CONSIDERED MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE.

24         (2) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO CONTRACTS ISSUED OR RENEWED ON

25    OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2000.







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