Insurance: health insurers; definition of health care insurer; include automobile insurers providing personal injury protection coverage. Amends sec. 2 of 1984 PA 323 (MCL 752.1002).
This bill amends Michigan's Health Care False Claims Act to explicitly include automobile insurers that provide personal injury protection coverage within its definition of a "health care insurer." By making this change, the law ensures that these auto insurers are subject to the same rules and penalties as other health insurance providers regarding the submission of false or deceptive claims for benefits. The update does not alter the existing definitions of what constitutes a false claim or the penalties for fraud, but rather expands the scope of entities to which those rules apply.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 24, 2023
Last action Jun 26, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 25, 2024
How they voted
106–4
Passed
Total votes 110
Jun 25, 2024
D
Democratic56
100% Yea
R
Republican54
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 26, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Jun 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 218 Yeas 106 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 0
lower
May 16, 2024
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Oct 24, 2023
Committee
referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Services
lower
Oct 24, 2023
Introduced
introduced by Representative Cynthia Neeley
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Neeley
DDemocratic
Co
AA
Abraham Aiyash
DDemocratic
Co
Amos O'Neal
DDemocratic
Co
BB
Bob Bezotte
RRepublican
Co
Brenda Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Carrie Rheingans
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Dievendorf
DDemocratic
Co
FB
Felicia Brabec
DDemocratic
Co
Helena Scott
DDemocratic
Co
JH
Jim Haadsma
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmie Wilson
DDemocratic
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