SB 415 MI
Human services: medical services; coverage for group prenatal care services; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109t.
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Summary
Michigan SB 415 requires Michigan's medical assistance program (Medicaid) to provide coverage for group prenatal care services. Group prenatal care services are defined as up to 12 prenatal care visits provided in a group setting of at least three individuals, based on an evidence-based model. The requirement takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Ruth A. Johnson Republican · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Stephanie Chang Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (35)
- Jun 12, 2025 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RUTH JOHNSON · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY · upper
- Jun 26, 2025 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 6/25/2025 · upper
- Jun 26, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE · upper
- Jun 26, 2025 RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION · upper
- Jul 1, 2025 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) · upper
- Jul 1, 2025 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING · upper
- Jul 1, 2025 RULES SUSPENDED · upper
- Jul 1, 2025 PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE · upper
- Jul 1, 2025 PASSED ROLL CALL # 202 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 · upper
- Jul 1, 2025 received on 07/01/2025 · lower
- Jul 1, 2025 read a first time · lower
- Jul 1, 2025 referred to Committee on Insurance · lower
- Jun 24, 2026 rule suspended · lower
- Jun 24, 2026 motion to discharge committee approved · lower
- Jun 24, 2026 placed on second reading · lower
- Jun 24, 2026 read a second time · lower
- Jun 24, 2026 substitute (H-1) adopted · lower
- Jun 24, 2026 placed on third reading · lower
- Jun 25, 2026 read a third time · lower
- Jun 25, 2026 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #273 Yeas 103 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 · lower
- Jun 25, 2026 inserted full title · lower
- Jun 25, 2026 returned to Senate · lower
- Jul 3, 2026 PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 HOUSE AMENDED TITLE · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 217 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 FULL TITLE AGREED TO · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 ORDERED ENROLLED · upper
- Jul 15, 2026 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/14/2026 10:54 AM · upper
- Jul 29, 2026 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/21/2026 1:14 PM · upper
- Jul 29, 2026 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/22/2026 10:38 AM · upper
- Jul 29, 2026 ASSIGNED PA 0037'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT · upper
Text versions (13)
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- Public Act · HTML
- Public Act · PDF
- Senate Concurred Bill · HTML
- Senate Concurred Bill · PDF
- As Passed by the House · HTML
- As Passed by the House · PDF
- As Passed by the Senate · HTML
- As Passed by the Senate · PDF
- Senate Introduced Bill · HTML
- Senate Introduced Bill · PDF
- Substitute (H-1) - 3 · PDF
- Substitute (H-1) - 2 · PDF
- Substitute (H-1) · PDF
Full text
Full text imported from legislature.mi.gov
Act No. 37 Public Acts of 2026 Approved by the Governor July 21, 2026 Filed with the Secretary of State July 22, 2026 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 22, 2026
state of michigan 103rd Legislature Regular session of 2026 Introduced by Senators Johnson and Chang ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 415 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 109t. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 109t. Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the department shall provide coverage under the medical assistance program for group prenatal care services. As used in this section: (a) �Group prenatal care services� means not more than 12 prenatal care visits provided in a group setting that are based on an evidence-based model. (b) �Group setting� means a group of not less than 3 individuals.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives Approved___________________________________________
____________________________________________________ Governor
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