Bill Text: MI HB5416 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Human services; medical services; medical reimbursement for in-home or in-school telemedicine services; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 105h.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-06-24 - Assigned Pa 101'20 With Immediate Effect [HB5416 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5416-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5416
January 28, 2020, Introduced by Reps.
Whiteford, Liberati, Wozniak, Green and Vaupel and referred to the
Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled
"The social welfare act,"
(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 105g.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 105g. (1) Beginning October 1,
2020, telemedicine services are covered under the medical assistance program and
Healthy Michigan program if the originating site is an in-home or in-school
setting, in addition to any other originating site allowed in the Medicaid
provider manual or any established site considered appropriate by the provider.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Originating site" means the location of the eligible recipient at the time the service being furnished by a telecommunications system occurs.
(b) "Telemedicine" means that term as defined in section 3476 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3476.
