Michigan Laws 333.5841 – Charges for medical care and treatment; agreement for payment; information; account; disposition of parent participation payments; modification or cancellation of agreement
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.5841
- Care: includes treatment, control, transportation, confinement, and isolation in a facility or other location. See Michigan Laws 333.5101
- child: means a single or married individual under 21 years of age whose activity is or may become so restricted by disease or specified medical condition as to reduce the individual's normal capacity for education and self-support. See Michigan Laws 333.5801
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) All or part of the charges for the medical care and treatment of a child or youth with special health care needs must be paid to the department of treasury by the child, parent, or spouse, if that individual has the ability to pay. The payment must be in the amount and at a rate determined by agreement between the individual and the department. Upon treatment of the child or youth with special health care needs, the department shall furnish the department of treasury information required to keep a correct account of the money due this state from the child, parent, or spouse. The department of treasury shall credit the parent participation payments to the parent participation fund.
(2) The department may modify or cancel an agreement made under this section based on economic or other factors and shall report that action to the department of treasury.
(3) The department of treasury may accept and issue a receipt for an amount due under an agreement or modification to an agreement under this section.