June 16, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Sarah Roberts, Darany, Hoadley, Zemke, Chang, Plawecki, Greig, Garrett, Durhal, Townsend, Faris, Moss, Kivela, Guerra, Rutledge, Muxlow, Wittenberg, Forlini, Liberati, Cochran, Brunner, Love, Smiley, Yanez, Talabi, LaVoy, Crawford, Callton, Inman, Brinks, Pagan, Driskell, Chirkun, Greimel, Lucido and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled
"The insurance code of 1956,"
(MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406t.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3406t. (1) An expense-incurred hospital, medical, or
surgical group or individual policy or certificate delivered,
issued for delivery, or renewed in this state and a health
maintenance organization group or individual contract shall provide
benefits for cranial hair prosthesis for an individual who is less
than 19 years of age and has cranial hair loss as a result of a
medical condition or as a result of treatment for a medical
condition.
(2) The coverage required by this section is not subject to
dollar limits, deductibles, and coinsurance provisions that are
less favorable than those for other prosthesis coverage.
(3) As used in this section, "cranial hair prosthesis"
includes any human or synthetic substitutes for cranial hair.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act applies to policies,
certificates, and contracts delivered, executed, issued, amended,
adjusted, or renewed in this state, or outside of this state if
covering residents of this state, beginning 90 days after the date
this amendatory act is enacted into law.