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MI SB0897
MI SB0897Human services; medical services; recipient work engagement requirements for Healthy Michigan coverage; provide for and update waiver provisions for Healthy Michigan. Amends sec. 105d of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105d) & adds secs. 107a & 107b.
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Introduced
03/08/2018
03/08/2018
In Committee
06/06/2018
06/06/2018
Crossed Over
04/19/2018
04/19/2018
Passed
06/07/2018
06/07/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
09/05/2018
09/05/2018
Introduced Session
99th Legislature
Bill Summary
Public Acts of 2018 Approved by the Governor June 22, 2018 Filed with the Secretary of State June 22, 2018 EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 2018 STATE OF MICHIGAN 99TH LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION OF 2018 Introduced by Senators Shirkey, Pavlov, Hildenbrand, MacGregor, Hune, Emmons, Brandenburg, Colbeck, Proos, Schmidt and Robertson ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 897 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 105d (MCL 400.105d), as added by 2013 PA 107, and by adding sections 107a and 107b.
AI Summary
This bill proposes several key changes to the medical services provided under the Healthy Michigan coverage program:
1. It requires the state to seek a federal waiver to implement new work engagement requirements for able-bodied adults receiving Healthy Michigan coverage, including requiring a minimum average of 80 hours per month of qualifying activities like employment, education, job training, or community service. Recipients would be allowed a limited number of noncompliance months before losing coverage.
2. It establishes various exemptions from the work requirements, such for caretakers of young children, those with disabilities, full-time students, pregnant women, and those receiving unemployment benefits.
3. It requires the state to regularly monitor and report on the work engagement program, including surveying recipients who leave the program for employment.
4. It caps the administrative costs of implementing the work requirements at $5 million in state funds, with any additional costs factored into the overall cost-benefit analysis for the Healthy Michigan program.
Overall, the bill aims to create new work engagement requirements and monitoring for able-bodied adults receiving Healthy Michigan coverage, while preserving the program for certain exempted populations. The changes are intended to promote self-sufficiency and reduce long-term dependence on government assistance.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Assigned Pa 208'18 With Immediate Effect (on 09/05/2018)
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