Public Act 73 of 2007

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• Introduced by Sen. Michael Switalski (D) on February 15, 2007, to make eligible and give priority to claims from a proposed Medicaid estate recovery program upon the estate of deceased person who had more debts than assets. Medicaid estate recovery is a program in which the cost of services provided to Medicaid recipients (most often nursing home or long-term care services) may be recovered from the person’s estate after death. See Senate Bill 374.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 15, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on April 4, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on September 20, 2007, 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 Senate by voice vote on September 20, 2007.
• Passed in the Senate (24 to 14) on September 20, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on September 20, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on September 20, 2007.
• Passed in the House (58 to 51) on September 26, 2007, to make eligible and give priority to claims from a proposed Medicaid estate recovery program upon the estate of deceased person who had more debts than assets. Medicaid estate recovery is a program in which the cost of services provided to Medicaid recipients (most often nursing home or long-term care services) may be recovered from the person’s estate after death. See Senate Bill 374. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 30, 2007.