Emergency Prescription Refill Coverage Mandate
Current understanding
Michigan’s Insurance Code (1956 PA 218) has included, at MCL 500.3406w, a requirement that health insurers cover emergency refills of prescription medication for up to a 30-day supply, with related provisions at sec. 3406o. SB0978 in the 103rd Michigan Legislature proposes to repeal sec. 3406w and amend sec. 3406o, which would eliminate this coverage mandate for insured patients needing emergency refills. The bill has passed one chamber.
Evidence log
- 2026-06-10 — Insurance: health insurers; coverage for epinephrine; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406ww.: cross-connection with epinephrine-coverage-mandate: Both address insurer coverage requirements for emergency-use medications under the Insurance Code. (novelty: 2)
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Contributing findings
Insurance: health insurers; coverage for emergency refill of prescription medication for up to a 30-day supply; repeal. Amends sec. 3406o of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3406o) & repeals sec. 3406w of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3406w).
18-jun-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
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