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MI HB5171

MI HB5171
Human services: medical services; coverage for mental health screenings during postpartum period; require. Amends sec. 109 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109).


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Introduced
10/17/2023
In Committee
12/18/2024
Crossed Over
06/26/2024
Passed
12/31/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

102nd Legislature

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled ?An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,? by amending section 109 (MCL 400.109), as amended by 2022 PA 98.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 109 of Public Act 280 of 1939, which outlines medical services covered by the state, to specifically include mental health screenings during the postpartum period as a covered medical service. This addition aims to ensure that new mothers receive necessary mental health support following childbirth, aligning with broader efforts to improve maternal and child well-being. The bill clarifies that these screenings are to be provided according to guidelines established in Section 9137 of the Public Health Code.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (19)

Last Action

Assigned Pa 248'24 (on 12/31/2024)

Bill Topics

Health
  • ‐ Maternal Health
  • ‐ Mental Illness, Mental Retardation, and Deinstitutionalization
  • ‐ Publicly Provided Health Services

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