HOUSE BILL No. 4458

 

March 13, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Condino, Byrnes, Polidori, Cushingberry, Bieda, Meadows, Meisner, Leland, Gillard, Alma Smith, Vagnozzi, Accavitti, Hopgood, Ball, Dean and Young and referred to the Committee on Senior Health, Security, and Retirement.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 9723.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 9723. The department shall establish and maintain a toll-

 

free telephone number that a person may call for information on

 

prescription drug programs available in this state, including, but

 

not limited to, free and discounted prescription drug programs. The

 

department may utilize an existing toll-free telephone line to

 

satisfy this requirement. The department has the sole discretion of

 

authority to determine which information shall be made available to

 

the public through the toll-free telephone line.