Bill Text: MI HB6245 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Crime victims: other; vouchers for certain health care following sexual assault; require submission to crime victim services commission for reimbursement. Amends sec. 21527 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.21527) & adds sec. 16279. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6246'22
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-21 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/21/2022 [HB6245 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HB6245-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6245
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 21527 (MCL 333.21527), as amended by 2014 PA 320, and by adding section 16279.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 16279. (1) If an individual who receives a voucher for follow-up health care under section 21527 presents the voucher to a licensee or registrant that is providing follow-up health care to the individual, the licensee or registrant shall submit a request for reimbursement for the costs of the follow-up health care to the crime victim services commission as required by section 5a of 1976 PA 223, MCL 18.355a.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Follow-up health care" means health care services related to a violation of sections 520a to 520o of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520a to 750.520o, including, but not limited to, laboratory services and pharmacy services.
(b) "Voucher" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1976 PA 223, MCL 18.351.
Sec. 21527. (1) If an individual alleges to a physician or other member of the attending or admitting staff of a hospital that within the preceding 120 hours the individual has been the victim of criminal sexual conduct under sections 520a to 520l 520o of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520a to 750.520l, 750.520o, the attending health care personnel responsible for examining or treating the individual immediately shall inform the individual of the availability of a sexual assault medical forensic examination, including the administration of a sexual assault evidence kit. If consented to by the individual, the attending health care personnel shall perform or have performed on the individual the sexual assault medical forensic examination, including the procedures required by the sexual assault evidence kit. The attending health care personnel shall also inform do both of the following:
(a) Inform the individual of the provisions for payment for the sexual assault medical forensic examination under section 5a of 1976 PA 223, MCL 18.355a.
(b) Provide a voucher for follow-up health care to the individual after discharge upon request. The attending health care personnel shall also make a copy of the voucher and place it in the individual's medical record.
(2) If an individual who receives a voucher under subsection (1) presents the voucher to a hospital that is providing follow-up health care to the individual, the hospital shall submit a request for reimbursement for the costs of the follow-up health care to the crime victim services commission as required by section 5a of 1976 PA 223, MCL 18.355a.
(3) (2) As used in this section: , "sexual
(a) "Follow-up health care" means health care services related to a violation of sections 520a to 520o of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520a to 750.520o, including, but not limited to, laboratory services and pharmacy services.
(b) "Sexual assault evidence kit" means a standardized set of equipment and written procedures approved by the department of state police that have been designed to be administered to an individual principally for the purpose of gathering evidence of sexual conduct, which evidence is of the type offered in court by the forensic science division of the department of state police for prosecuting a case of criminal sexual conduct under sections 520a to 520l 520o of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520a to 750.520l.750.520o.
(c) "Voucher" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1976 PA 223, MCL 18.351.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6246 (request no. 05720'22) of the 101st Legislature is enacted into law.
