Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "public employees health benefit act".
Michigan · statute · 106 of 2007, Mich. Comp. Laws · 8 active provisions
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "public employees health benefit act".
As used in this act: (a) "Carrier" means a health, dental, or vision insurance company authorized to do business in this state under, and a health maintenance organization or multiple employer welfare arrangement operating under, the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.100 to 500.8302; a system of health care…
(1) Subject to collective bargaining requirements, a public employer may provide medical, optical, or dental benefits to public employees and their dependents by any of the following methods: (a) By establishing and maintaining a plan on a self-insured basis. A plan under this subdivision does not constitute doing the…
(1) A person shall not establish or maintain a public employer pooled plan in this state unless the pooled plan obtains and maintains a certificate of registration pursuant to this act. (2) A person wishing to establish a pooled plan shall apply for a certificate of registration on a form prescribed by the commissioner…
(1) In addition to other requirements as provided in this act, a public employer pooled plan established on or after October 1, 2007 shall do all of the following: (a) Establish and maintain minimum cash reserves of not less than 25% of the aggregate contributions in the current fiscal year or in the case of new applic…
The commissioner, or any person appointed by the commissioner, may examine the affairs of any pooled plan, and for such purposes shall have free access to all the books, records, and documents that relate to the business of the plan, and may examine under oath its trustees, officers, agents, and employees in relation t…
(1) The articles, bylaws, and trust agreement of the pooled plan and all amendments thereto shall be filed with and presumed approved by the commissioner before becoming operative. The trust agreement shall be filed on a form prescribed by the commissioner. (2) Each member employer of a pooled plan shall be given notic…
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a public employer that has 50 or more employees in medical benefit plans shall be provided with claims utilization and cost information as provided in subsection (3). (2) Two or more public employers that are in an arrangement and together have 50 or more employees in medical benefit…