2023 Senate Bill 450 / 2024 Public Act 104

Human services: medical services; definition of complex rehabilitation technology; provide for.

An act to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 108a.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

Senate Bills 449 and 450 would amend the Social Welfare Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop policies and rules for complex rehabilitation technology products and services. Senate Bill 449 has the substantive provisions, and Senate Bill 450 has definitions for terms used in those provisions.

Introduced in the Senate

June 28, 2023

Introduced by Sens. Jeff Irwin (D-15) and Kevin Daley (R-26)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Oct. 18, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 19, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 24, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 25, 2023

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Oct. 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

April 25, 2024

Reported with substitute H-1

June 25, 2024

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the House 104 to 6 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Jimmie Wilson (D-32)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 26, 2024

Substitute H-1 concurred in 38 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 23, 2024