Michigan Laws 330.1817 – Insurance coverage and ability to pay; determination to be made after admittance or start of services
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(1) For an individual who receives inpatient or residential services on a voluntary or involuntary basis, the department or community mental health services program shall determine the responsible parties’ insurance coverage and ability to pay as soon as practical after the individual is admitted.
(2) For an individual who receives nonresidential services, the department or community mental health services program shall determine the responsible parties’ insurance coverage and ability to pay before, or as soon as practical after, the start of services.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 330.1817
- Ability to pay: means the ability of a responsible party to pay for the cost of services, as determined by the department under section 818 and 819. See Michigan Laws 330.1800
- Individual: means the individual, minor or adult, who receives services from the department or a community mental health services program or from a provider under contract with the department or a community mental health services program. See Michigan Laws 330.1800
- Insurance coverage: means any policy, plan, program, or fund established or maintained for the purpose of providing for its participants or their dependents medical, surgical, or hospital benefits. See Michigan Laws 330.1800
- Nonresidential services: means care or treatment services that are not inpatient or residential services. See Michigan Laws 330.1800
- Residential services: means 24-hour dependent care and treatment services provided by adult foster care facilities under contract to the department or a community mental health services program or provided directly by a community mental health services program. See Michigan Laws 330.1800