Michigan Laws 333.26293 – Entities in contractual relationship; liability; entities issuing health benefits plans; reimbursement obligations of insurance companies
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.26293
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Hospital: means that term as defined in section 20106 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.26283
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Residence: means the dwelling that the patient considers to be his or her home. See Michigan Laws 333.26283
(1) This act does not create a private right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or a consultant or contractor with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship.
(2) A hospital, a hospital employee, or a consultant or contractor with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship shall not be held liable, in any way, for the services rendered or not rendered by the caregiver to the patient at the patient’s residence.
(3) This act does not obviate the obligation of an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health maintenance organization, or any other entity issuing health benefits plans to provide coverage required under a health benefits plan.
(4) This act does not impact, impede, or otherwise disrupt or reduce the reimbursement obligations of an insurance company, including an insurance company providing any form of no-fault automobile personal protection insurance as required under chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3119, an insurance company providing any form of worker’s compensation benefits under the worker’s disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 418.941, a health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health maintenance organization, or any other entity responsible to pay any of a patient’s medical expenses or issuing other health benefits plans to provide coverage under those health benefits plans.