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 sections 105b and 109f (MCL 400.105b and 400.109f), section 105b as added by 2007 PA 100 and section 109f as amended by 2017 PA 224; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
House Bill 4496 (H-4) would amend the Social Welfare Act to delete a requirement that the MDHHS include in a Federal waiver request intending to secure Federal funds for the medically uninsured non-Medicaid population of the State language allowing it to establish programs to incentivize positive health behaviors and to create pay-for-performance incentives.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported with substitute H-4
Substitute H-4 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the House 83 to 24 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 25 to 12 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
