Human services: medical services; coverage for behavioral health transportation; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109y. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5943’26
Key claim: Michigan HB5944 would amend the Social Welfare Act to add coverage for behavioral health transportation services under the state’s human services medical programs.
Abstract
(HB5944 · 103rd Legislature) Human services: medical services; coverage for behavioral health transportation; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109y. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5943’26 Latest action (2026-06-24): Referred To Second Reading
Why this matters
This bill would create an explicit Medicaid benefit for behavioral health transportation, potentially expanding safety-net access for people needing non-emergency transport to psychiatric or substance use treatment. Paired with the licensing framework in HB 5943, it would formalize both the supply side (licensed providers) and demand side (public payment) of a service category not currently defined in the Social Welfare Act. Implementation would affect Medicaid beneficiaries, behavioral health transport operators, and state program budgets.