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MI SB0701

MI SB0701
Human services: medical services; rural hospital access pool; modify. Amends sec. 110a of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.110a).


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Introduced
02/01/2024
In Committee
09/17/2024
Crossed Over
09/17/2024
Passed
09/26/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
10/09/2024

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 110a (MCL 400.110a), as added by 2018 PA 220.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 110a of the Michigan Public Act 280 of 1939, which governs the state's provision of medical services and assistance to low-income residents. The key provisions are: 1) The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) must allocate at least $26 million annually to a "rural hospital access pool" to assist sole community hospitals and rural hospitals in providing services to low-income residents. 2) The funds are distributed based on the proportion of Medicaid deliveries performed and Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care outpatient payments, with a 10% cap on the maximum any single hospital can receive. 3) MDHHS must implement the program in a way that maximizes federal Medicaid matching funds. 4) The bill defines "rural hospital" as having 50 or fewer beds and located in a county/city/township with a population of 195,000 or less, and "sole community hospital" as a hospital classified as such under federal regulations.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Assigned Pa 0132'24 (on 10/09/2024)

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