Michigan Laws > Chapter 550 > Act 101 of 2012 – Autism Coverage Reimbursement Act
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- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Carrier: means any of the following:
(i) An insurer or health maintenance organization regulated under the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500. See Michigan Laws 550.1833Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. 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. Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 Federal act: means the federal patient protection and affordable care act, Public Law 111-148, as amended by the federal health care and education reconciliation act of 2010, Public Law 111-152, and any regulations promulgated under those acts. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 Federal employee health benefit program: means the program of health benefits plans, as defined in 5 USC 8901, available to federal employees under 5 USC 8901 to 8914. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Fund: means the autism coverage fund created in section 7. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 Group health plan: means an employee welfare benefit plan as defined in section 3(1) of subtitle A of title I of the employee retirement income security act of 1974, Public Law 93-406, 29 USC 1002, to the extent that the plan provides medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care to employees or their dependents as defined under the terms of the plan directly or through insurance, reimbursement, or otherwise. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 Medicaid: means the program of medical assistance established under title XIX of the social security act, 42 USC 1396 to 1396w-5. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 Medicare: means the federal medicare program established under title XVIII of the social security act, 42 USC 1395 to 1395kkk-1. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 Medicare advantage plan: means a plan of coverage for health benefits under part C of title XVIII of the social security act, 42 USC 1395w-21 to 1395w-28. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 Paid claims: means actual payments, net of recoveries, made for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and treatment of autism spectrum disorders whether made to a provider or reimbursed to an individual by a carrier, third party administrator, or excess loss or stop loss carrier. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l program: means the autism coverage reimbursement program created under section 5. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Specialty prepaid health plan: means that term as described in section 109f of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 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 stop loss: means coverage that provides insurance protection against the accumulation of total claims exceeding a stated level for a group as a whole or protection against a high-dollar claim on any 1 individual. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 Third party administrator: means an entity that processes claims under a service contract and that may also provide 1 or more other administrative services under a service contract. See Michigan Laws 550.1833 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o