§ 550.2001 Short title; intent; establishment
§ 550.2002 Definitions
§ 550.2003 EPIC program; provisions; eligibility requirements; enrollment; assessment for medicaid; “institution” explained; business with not more than 1 employee and less than $200,000.00 in assets
§ 550.2004 Expedited enrollment process; temporary eligibility card or voucher; eligibility requirements
§ 550.2005 Brand name drug; copayment
§ 550.2006 Program benefits; duties of department
§ 550.2007 Other senior focused entities; utilization and assistance; establishment of advisory committee
§ 550.2008 Reports
§ 550.2009 Program not as entitlement; limitation on benefits; EPIC as payer of last resort; use of automated system; pharmacy dispensing fee
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 550 > Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of community health. See Michigan Laws 550.2002
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • EPIC program: means the elder prescription insurance coverage program created in section 3 or any other state program, federal program, or combination of state programs and federal programs, providing services to the population specified in section 3. See Michigan Laws 550.2002
  • Federal poverty guidelines: means the poverty guidelines updated annually in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services under authority of 42 U. See Michigan Laws 550.2002
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Household income: means all income received by all persons of a household in a tax year while members of a household. See Michigan Laws 550.2002
  • Medicaid: means the program for medical assistance established under title XIX of the social security act, chapter 531, 49 Stat. See Michigan Laws 550.2002
  • MEPPS: means the Michigan emergency pharmaceutical program for seniors. See Michigan Laws 550.2002
  • Michigan resident: means an individual who establishes residence for a period of 3 months in a settled or permanent home or domicile within the state with the intention of remaining in this state. See Michigan Laws 550.2002
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o