September 25, 2003, Introduced by Senators JELINEK and HARDIMAN and referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services.
A bill to protect and promote children's health; to create
the MIChild program; to prescribe the powers and duties of the
department of community health; and to prescribe certain duties
of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
2 "MIChild program act".
3 Sec. 2. As used in this act:
4 (a) "Department" means the department of community health.
5 (b) "MIChild program" means the program created in section
6 3.
7 Sec. 3. The department shall establish and administer the
8 MIChild program. The MIChild program is to be used to provide
9 comprehensive health care to children who meet the eligibility
10 criteria established by the department.
1 Sec. 4. The department shall establish a voucher program to
2 provide dental services to children who meet the eligibility
3 criteria established by the department for health care under
4 subsection (3).