SENATE BILL No. 987

 

 

January 24, 2006, Introduced by Senators ALLEN, CROPSEY, KUIPERS, BISHOP, BIRKHOLZ, HARDIMAN, STAMAS, McMANUS, BROWN, TOY and CASSIS and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

 

"The social welfare act,"

 

by amending section 105 (MCL 400.105), as amended by 1980 PA 321.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 105. (1) The  state  department shall establish a program

 

for medical assistance for the medically indigent under title XIX.

 

The director of the  state  department shall administer the program

 

established by the  state  department and  shall be  is responsible

 

for determining eligibility under this act. Except as otherwise

 

provided in this act, the director may delegate the authority to

 

perform a function necessary or appropriate for the proper

 

administration of the program.

 

     (2) The department shall redetermine eligibility for

 

individuals enrolled in any medical assistance program for the


 

medically indigent under title XIX administered by the state under

 

this act at least once every 12 months.

 

     (3)  (2)  As used in this section and sections 106 to 112: ,

 

"peer

 

     (a) "Peer review advisory committee" means an entity

 

comprising professionals and experts who are selected by the

 

director and nominated by an organization or association or

 

organizations or associations representing a class of providers.

 

     (b) (3) As used in sections 106 to 112, "professionally  

 

"Professionally accepted standards" means those standards developed

 

by peer review advisory committees and professionals and experts

 

with whom the director is required to consult.

 

     (c) (4) As used in this section and sections 106 to 112,

 

"provider" "Provider" means an individual, sole proprietorship,

 

partnership, association, corporation, institution, agency, or

 

other legal entity, who has entered into an agreement of enrollment

 

specified by the director  pursuant  according to section

 

111b(1)(c) 111b(4).