HOUSE BILL No. 6190

 

 

June 12, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Howrylak, Robinson, Chirkun, Chang, Rabhi, Garrett and Brann and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled

 

"The insurance code of 1956,"

 

(MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406u.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3406u. An insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or

 

renews in this state a health insurance policy shall provide for

 

both of the following:

 

     (a) That cost-sharing requirements and benefit or service

 

limitations for outpatient mental health services do not place a

 

greater financial burden on the insured or enrollee and are not

 

more restrictive than those requirements and limitations for

 

outpatient medical services.

 

     (b) That cost-sharing requirements and benefit or service

 

limitations for inpatient hospital mental health services do not

 

place a greater financial burden on the insured or enrollee and are

 

not more restrictive than those requirements and limitations for

 

inpatient hospital medical services.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act applies to health

 

insurance policies delivered, executed, issued, amended, adjusted,

 

or renewed in this state, or outside of this state if covering

 

residents of this state, beginning 180 days after the date this

 

amendatory act is enacted into law.