Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.3507

  • Director: means , unless the context clearly implies a different meaning, the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • Health services: means services provided to enrollees of a health maintenance organization under their health maintenance contract. See Michigan Laws 500.3501
  • 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
  The director shall establish a system of authorizing and regulating health maintenance organizations in this state to protect and promote the public health through the assurance that the organizations provide all of the following:
  (a) An acceptable quality of health care by qualified personnel.
  (b) Health care facilities, equipment, and personnel that may reasonably be required to economically provide health services.
  (c) Operational arrangements that integrate the delivery of various services.
  (d) Financially sound prepayment plans for meeting health care costs.