Health: substance use disorder; persons required to hold a substance use disorder services program license; modify and require uniform rules as is reasonable. Amends secs. 6230, 6233, 6234 & 6238 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.6230 et seq.).
Key claim: Michigan HB5729 amends the Public Health Code to modify who must hold a substance use disorder services program license and requires uniform rules for such licensing.
Abstract
(HB5729 · 103rd Legislature) Health: substance use disorder; persons required to hold a substance use disorder services program license; modify and require uniform rules as is reasonable. Amends secs. 6230, 6233, 6234 & 6238 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.6230 et seq.). Latest action (2026-06-24): Recommendation Concurred In
Why this matters
Substance use disorder services program licensure determines which providers can legally deliver SUD treatment in Michigan and, by extension, which providers insurers and Medicaid can contract with. Modifying who must be licensed and requiring uniform rules affects access to SUD care across the safety net and shapes how downstream statutes — like the Prudent Purchaser Act’s PPO provider references — apply. The bill is at the introduced stage, so any coverage or provider-network impacts are prospective.