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MI Comp L § 550.1917 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 251 of 2000 - Patient's Right to Independent Review Act (550.1901 - 550.1929)|Section 550.1917 - Approved Independent Review Organizations; Application; Form; Fee; Expiration; Termination; Updated List.

550.1917 Approved independent review organizations; application; form; fee; expiration; termination; updated list.Sec. 17.  (1) The director shall approve independent review organizations eligible to be assigned to conduct external reviews under this act to ensure that an independent review organization satisfies the minimum standards established under section 19.  (2) The director shall develop an application form for initially approving and for reapproving independent review organizations to conduct external reviews.  (3) Any independent review organization wishing to be approved to conduct external reviews under this act shall submit the application form developed under subsection (2) and include with the form all documentation and information necessary for the director to determine if the independent review organization satisfies the minimum qualifications established under section 19. The director may charge an application fee that independent review organizations shall submit to the director with an application for approval or reapproval.  (4) An approval under this section is effective for 2 years, unless the director determines before expiration of the approval that the independent review organization is not satisfying the minimum standards established under section 19. If the director determines that an independent review organization no longer satisfies the minimum standards established under section 19, the director shall terminate the approval of the independent review organization and remove the independent review organization from the list of independent review organizations approved to conduct external reviews under this act that is maintained by the director under subsection (5).  (5) The director shall maintain and periodically update a list of approved independent review organizations. History: 2000, Act 251, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 274, Eff. Sept. 29, 2016
MI Comp L § 550.1921 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 251 of 2000 - Patient's Right to Independent Review Act (550.1901 - 550.1929)|Section 550.1921 - Independent Review Organization; Liability for Damages.

550.1921 Independent review organization; liability for damages. Sec. 21.  An independent review organization or clinical peer reviewer working on behalf of an independent review organization is not liable in damages to any person for any opinions rendered during or upon completion of an external review conducted under this act, unless the opinion was rendered in bad faith or involved gross negligence. History: 2000, Act 251, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000
MI Comp L § 550.1925 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 251 of 2000 - Patient's Right to Independent Review Act (550.1901 - 550.1929)|Section 550.1925 - Description of Internal Grievance and External Review Procedures; Inclusion With Materials Provided to Covered Persons.

550.1925 Description of internal grievance and external review procedures; inclusion with materials provided to covered persons.Sec. 25.  (1) A health carrier shall include a description of the internal grievance and external review procedures in or attached to the policy, certificate, membership booklet, outline of coverage, or other evidence of coverage it provides to covered persons.  (2) The description under subsection (1) must include all of the following:  (a) A statement informing the covered person of his or her right to file a request for an internal grievance and external review of an adverse determination.  (b) The director's toll-free telephone number and address.  (c) A statement informing the covered person that, when filing a request for an external review, the covered person will be required to authorize the release of any medical records that may be required to be reviewed to reach a decision on the external review. History: 2000, Act 251, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 274, Eff. Sept. 29, 2016
MI Comp L § 550.1927 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 251 of 2000 - Patient's Right to Independent Review Act (550.1901 - 550.1929)|Section 550.1927 - Rules.

550.1927 Rules.Sec. 27.  The director may promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, necessary to carry out this act. History: 2000, Act 251, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 274, Eff. Sept. 29, 2016
MI Comp L § 550.1951 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 495 of 2006 - Contracts With State and Local Government Subject to Patient's Right to Independent Review (550.1951 - 550.1953)|Section 550.1951 - "Local Unit of Government" Defined.

550.1951 "Local unit of government" defined.Sec. 1.  As used in this act, "local unit of government" means any political subdivision of this state, including, but not limited to, school districts, community and junior colleges, state universities, cities, villages, townships, charter townships, counties, charter counties, authorities created by the state, and authorities created by other local units of government. History: 2006, Act 495, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
MI Comp L § 550.1952 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 495 of 2006 - Contracts With State and Local Government Subject to Patient's Right to Independent Review (550.1951 - 550.1953)|Section 550.1952 - Entities Contracting With State or Local Government for Costs of Health Care Services Under Self-Funded Plan; Duties.

550.1952 Entities contracting with state or local government for costs of health care services under self-funded plan; duties.Sec. 2.  (1) An entity that contracts with a state or local unit of government to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care services provided under a self-funded plan established or maintained by that state or local unit of government for its employees shall do all of the following:  (a) Establish procedures and make available to persons covered by the plan internal reviews as though the entity were an insurer subject to section 2213 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.2213.  (b) Establish procedures and make available to persons covered by the plan external reviews in the same manner and subject to all the obligations, conditions, and consequences as though the entity were a health carrier under the patient's right to independent review act, 2000 PA 251, MCL 550.1901 to 550.1929.  (2) The commissioner of the office of financial and insurance services shall provide external reviews under subsection (1)(b) to a person covered by the plan as though that person were a covered person under the patient's right to independent review act, 2000 PA 251, MCL 550.1901 to 550.1929. History: 2006, Act 495, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
MI Comp L § 550.1953 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 495 of 2006 - Contracts With State and Local Government Subject to Patient's Right to Independent Review (550.1951 - 550.1953)|Section 550.1953 - Exceptions.

550.1953 Exceptions.Sec. 3.  This act does not apply to a self-funded plan that provides coverage only for dental, vision care, or any other limited supplemental benefit. History: 2006, Act 495, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
MI Comp L § 550.2001 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009)|Section 550.2001 - Short Title; Intent; Establishment.

550.2001 Short title; intent; establishment. Sec. 1.  (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "elder prescription insurance coverage act".  (2) It is the intent of the legislature that the EPIC program defray the cost of obtaining medically necessary prescription drugs by elderly Michigan residents under the conditions specified in this act.  (3) The elder prescription insurance coverage program is established within the department of community health. History: 2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 550.2002 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009)|Section 550.2002 - Definitions.

550.2002 Definitions. Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Department" means the department of community health.  (b) "EPIC program" means the elder prescription insurance coverage program created in section 3 or any other state program, federal program, or combination of state programs and federal programs, providing services to the population specified in section 3.  (c) "Federal poverty guidelines" means the poverty guidelines updated annually in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services under authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).  (d) "Household income" means all income received by all persons of a household in a tax year while members of a household.  (e) "Medicaid" means the program for medical assistance established under title XIX of the social security act, chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 1396 to 1396f, 1396g-1 to 1396r-6, and 1396r-8 to 1396v, and administered by the department under the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b.  (f) "MEPPS" means the Michigan emergency pharmaceutical program for seniors.  (g) "Michigan resident" means an individual who establishes residence for a period of 3 months in a settled or permanent home or domicile within the state with the intention of remaining in this state. An individual is a resident until the individual establishes a permanent residence outside this state.  (h) "Prescription" and "prescription drug" mean those terms as defined in section 17708 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17708. History: 2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 550.2004 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009)|Section 550.2004 - Expedited Enrollment Process; Temporary Eligibility Card or Voucher; Eligibility Requirements.

550.2004 Expedited enrollment process; temporary eligibility card or voucher; eligibility requirements. Sec. 4.  (1) The department shall establish an expedited enrollment process or provide an emergency voucher if an otherwise eligible EPIC applicant immediately needs to obtain a medically necessary prescription.  (2) The department shall give an applicant enrolled under subsection (1) a temporary EPIC program eligibility card or an emergency voucher that is valid for up to 90 days from the issue date.  (3) Eligibility requirements for emergency vouchers shall not be more restrictive than the requirements established for the Michigan emergency pharmaceutical program for seniors previously funded in the annual appropriation for the department. History: 2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 550.2005 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009)|Section 550.2005 - Brand Name Drug; Copayment.

550.2005 Brand name drug; copayment. Sec. 5.  Except as otherwise specified in this section, if an enrollee chooses to have a prescription filled with a brand name drug when a recognized generic drug is available, a copayment is required. For the initial year of operation, the copayment amount is $15.00. For subsequent years, the amount of a copayment applied under this section may be established by the legislature. Nothing in this section shall be construed as allowing therapeutic substitution. The department shall develop a mechanism, with the advice of the advisory committee established in section 7, that will specify when drugs should be dispensed as written and not subject to the $15.00 copayment. These recommendations shall be presented to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees not later than September 1, 2001. History: 2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 550.2006 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009)|Section 550.2006 - Program Benefits; Duties of Department.

550.2006 Program benefits; duties of department. Sec. 6.  In providing program benefits, the department may do all of the following:  (a) Enter into a contract with a private individual, corporation, or agency to manage the EPIC program. A contract entered into under this subdivision shall be awarded through a competitive bidding process.  (b) Use procedures and rebate amounts specified under section 1927 of title XIX of the social security act, 42 U.S.C. 1396r-8, to secure quarterly rebates from pharmaceutical manufacturers for outpatient drugs dispensed to participants in EPIC.  (c) For products distributed by the pharmaceutical manufacturers not providing quarterly rebates as listed in subdivision (b), require preauthorization. History: 2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 550.2007 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009)|Section 550.2007 - Other Senior Focused Entities; Utilization and Assistance; Establishment of Advisory Committee.

550.2007 Other senior focused entities; utilization and assistance; establishment of advisory committee. Sec. 7.  (1) To assist in implementing this act, the department may utilize the office of services to the aging, area agencies on aging, senior citizens centers, or other senior focused entities, to provide outreach, enrollment assistance, and education services to potentially eligible seniors for both the EPIC and medicaid programs.  (2) To assist in determining the coverage appropriate under the provisions of this act, the department shall establish an advisory committee. The committee shall consist of consumer representatives, members with knowledge in the areas of pharmacology, geriatrics, development and review of budgetary issues and practice, and policy development, and 1 member of each appropriations committee, or his or her designee, as appointed by the respective chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees. The advisory committee shall meet at least once each year. History: 2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 550.2008 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009)|Section 550.2008 - Reports.

550.2008 Reports. Sec. 8.  The department shall provide quarterly reports to the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies, that include quantified data as to the number of program applicants and enrollees, the amount of expenditures, and the number of enrollees subsequently found eligible for medicaid. Each report shall also contain an estimate of whether or not the current rate of expenditures will exceed the existing amount of money appropriated for the EPIC program in the current fiscal year. If the estimate indicates that the program would end the year in deficit, the department and the department of management and budget shall take 1 or more of the following actions:  (a) Request a supplemental appropriation for the EPIC program.  (b) Request a transfer of spending authority from any surplus appropriation within the department.  (c) Suspend further enrollment in the EPIC program.  (d) Increase copayments for new applicants. In no case shall an adjustment in program cost sharing result in a cost to an eligible senior in excess of 5% of the eligible senior's household income. History: 2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 550.2009 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws|Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009)|Section 550.2009 - Program Not as Entitlement; Limitation on Benefits; Epic as Payer of Last Resort; Use of Automated System; Pharmacy Dispensing Fee.

550.2009 Program not as entitlement; limitation on benefits; EPIC as payer of last resort; use of automated system; pharmacy dispensing fee. Sec. 9.  (1) The program created by this act is not an entitlement. Benefits are limited to the level supported by the money explicitly appropriated in this or other acts for the EPIC program.  (2) Except as allowed in section 3(4), the EPIC program is a payer of last resort. If the federal government establishes a pharmaceutical assistance program that covers EPIC eligible seniors under medicare or another program, the EPIC program shall cover only eligible costs not covered by the federal program. This subsection does not require payment by a local prescription drug discount program or a local emergency prescription drug assistance program for a prescription drug covered under the EPIC program.  (3) The EPIC program shall utilize an automated pharmacy claims adjudication and prospective drug utilization review system. This automated system shall contain those edits necessary to reduce the risk of adverse drug reactions in the enrolled population.  (4) The pharmacy dispensing fee payable under the EPIC program shall be equal to the current medicaid dispensing fee. History: 2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
MI Comp L § 551.51 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 352 of 1921 - Marriage of Person Under Sixteen (551.51 - 551.51)|Section 551.51 - Age of Consent; Effect of Act on Powers of Probate Judge.

551.51 Age of consent; effect of act on powers of probate judge. Sec. 1.  A marriage in this state shall not be contracted by a person who is under 16 years of age, and the marriage, if entered into, shall be void. This act shall not prohibit probate judges from exercising their powers to perform marriages as provided by Act No. 180 of the Public Acts of 1897, being sections 551.201 to 551.204 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1921, Act 352, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 12704 ;-- CL 1948, 551.51 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 198, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983
MI Comp L § 551.101 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)|Section 551.101 - Marriage License; Requirements; Place to Obtain, Delivery to Person Officiating.

551.101 Marriage license; requirements; place to obtain, delivery to person officiating. Sec. 1.  It shall be necessary for all parties intending to be married to obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of the county in which either the man or woman resides, and to deliver the said license to the clergyman or magistrate who is to officiate, before the marriage can be performed. If both parties to be married are non-residents of the state it shall be necessary to obtain such license from the county clerk of the county in which the marriage is to be performed. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222a ;-- Am. 1889, Act 256, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1889 ;-- CL 1897, 8602 ;-- CL 1915, 11376 ;-- CL 1929, 12705 ;-- CL 1948, 551.101
MI Comp L § 551.103a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)|Section 551.103a - Marriage License; Time of Delivery; Solemnization of Marriage Required.

551.103a Marriage license; time of delivery; solemnization of marriage required.Sec. 3a.  A marriage license shall not be delivered within a period of 3 days including the date of application. However, the county clerk of each county, for good and sufficient cause shown, may deliver the license immediately following the application. If the county clerk delivers the license immediately following the application, the person applying for the license shall pay a fee to be determined by the county board of commissioners, which the county clerk shall deposit into the general fund of the county. A marriage license issued is void unless a marriage is solemnized under the license within 33 days after the application. History: Add. 1925, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 12708 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 112, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 551.103a ;-- Am. 1955, Act 227, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 104, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1975 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 270, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 578, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2007
MI Comp L § 551.104 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)|Section 551.104 - Certificate Completion; Officiating Person Duty; Original License Return; Record.

551.104 Certificate completion; officiating person duty; original license return; record. Sec. 4.  It shall be the duty of the clergyman or magistrate, officiating at a marriage, to fill in the spaces of the certificate left blank for the entry of the time and place of the marriage, the names and residences of 2 witnesses, and his own signature in certification that the marriage has been performed by him and any and all information required to be filled in in the spaces left blank in the certificate shall be typewritten or legibly printed. He shall separate the duplicate license and certificate, and deliver the half part designated duplicate to 1 of the parties, so joined in marriage, and within 10 days return the original to the county clerk issuing the same. It shall be the duty of such clergyman or magistrate to keep an accurate record of all marriages solemnized in a book used expressly for that purpose. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222d ;-- CL 1897, 8605 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 244, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 11379 ;-- CL 1929, 12709 ;-- CL 1948, 551.104 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 96, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955
MI Comp L § 551.105 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)|Section 551.105 - County Clerk; Violation of Act, Misdemeanor, Penalty.

551.105 County clerk; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty.  Sec. 5.  Any county clerk who shall refuse to give a license to persons properly applying and legally entitled to be married, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than 25 dollars or more than 100 dollars, or in default of payment thereof, by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of 30 days. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222e ;-- CL 1897, 8606 ;-- CL 1915, 11380 ;-- CL 1929, 12710 ;-- CL 1948, 551.105
MI Comp L § 551.106 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)|Section 551.106 - Person Officiating at Marriage; Violation of Act, Misdemeanor, Penalty.

551.106 Person officiating at marriage; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty. Sec. 6.  Any clergyman or magistrate who shall join together in marriage parties who have not delivered to him a properly issued license, as provided for in this act, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of 100 dollars, or in default of payment thereof, by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of 90 days. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222f ;-- CL 1897, 8607 ;-- CL 1915, 11381 ;-- CL 1929, 12711 ;-- CL 1948, 551.106