Public Act 674 of 2006

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• Introduced by Rep. Barb Vander Veen (R) on September 14, 2006, to require the Department of Community Health, the Office of Financial and Insurance Services and the Department of Human Services, to establish a program to provide for the financing of long-term care through a combination of private insurance and Medicaid. They would be required to provide incentives for individuals to ensure against the costs of providing for their long-term care needs; provide a mechanism for individuals to qualify for coverage of the cost of their long-term care needs under Medicaid without first having to substantially exhaust their resources; and encourage the pursuit of private initiatives.
  • Referred to the House Senior Health, Security and Retirement Committee on September 14, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on September 20, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 20, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on September 20, 2006.
• Passed in the House (105 to 1) on September 20, 2006, to require the Department of Community Health, the Office of Financial and Insurance Services and the Department of Human Services, to establish a program to provide for the financing of long-term care through a combination of private insurance and Medicaid. They would be required to provide incentives for individuals to ensure against the costs of providing for their long-term care needs; provide a mechanism for individuals to qualify for coverage of the cost of their long-term care needs under Medicaid without first having to substantially exhaust their resources; and encourage the pursuit of private initiatives. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on November 9, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on November 9, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 12, 2006, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on December 14, 2006, to include a reference in the bill to the long term care “single points of entry” entities that would be authorized by House Bill 5389. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on December 14, 2006.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on December 14, 2006, to require the Department of Community Health, the Office of Financial and Insurance Services and the Department of Human Services, to establish a program to provide for the financing of long-term care through a combination of private insurance and Medicaid. They would be required to provide incentives for individuals to ensure against the costs of providing for their long-term care needs; provide a mechanism for individuals to qualify for coverage of the cost of their long-term care needs under Medicaid without first having to substantially exhaust their resources; and encourage the pursuit of private initiatives. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 14, 2006, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed in the House (103 to 1) on December 14, 2006. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 8, 2007.