2023 House Bill 4276 / Public Act 279

Human services: medical services; Medicaid managed care contract with pharmacy benefit manager; regulate, and require reporting.

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 sections 105i and 105j.

Introduced in the House

March 14, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-3) and 37 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Abraham Aiyash (D-9), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Kara Hope (D-74), Ranjeev Puri (D-24), Jason Morgan (D-23), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Kevin Coleman (D-25), Reggie Miller (D-31), Jasper Martus (D-69), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Stephanie Young (D-16), Brenda Carter (D-53), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Lori Stone (D-13), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Mike McFall (D-8), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Kristian Grant (D-82), Jaime Churches (D-27), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Julie Brixie (D-73), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Helena Scott (D-7), Rachel Hood (D-81), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Christine Morse (D-40), Curtis VanderWall (R-102) and Karen Whitsett (D-4)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Oct. 19, 2023

Reported with substitute H-3

Oct. 24, 2023

Substitute H-3 concurred in by voice vote

Oct. 25, 2023

Passed in the House 105 to 4 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 31, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Nov. 9, 2023

Discharged from committee

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported without amendment

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 8, 2023