Section 550.2004 - Expedited enrollment process; temporary eligibility card or voucher; eligibility requirements. - Michigan Statutes

ELDER PRESCRIPTION INSURANCE COVERAGE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 499 of 2000

550.2004 Expedited enrollment process; temporary eligibility card or voucher; eligibility requirements.

Sec. 4.

(1) The department shall establish an expedited enrollment process or provide an emergency voucher if an otherwise eligible EPIC applicant immediately needs to obtain a medically necessary prescription.

(2) The department shall give an applicant enrolled under subsection (1) a temporary EPIC program eligibility card or an emergency voucher that is valid for up to 90 days from the issue date.

(3) Eligibility requirements for emergency vouchers shall not be more restrictive than the requirements established for the Michigan emergency pharmaceutical program for seniors previously funded in the annual appropriation for the department.

History: 2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001