Sec. 105.

(1) The department of community health shall establish a program for medical assistance for the medically indigent under title XIX. The director of the department of community health shall administer the program established by the department of community health and shall be responsible for determining eligibility under this act. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the director may delegate the authority to perform a function necessary or appropriate for the proper administration of the program.

(2) As used in this section and sections 106 to 112, "peer review advisory committee" means an entity comprising professionals and experts who are selected by the director and nominated by an organization or association or organizations or associations representing a class of providers.

(3) As used in sections 106 to 112, "professionally accepted standards" means those standards developed by peer review advisory committees and professionals and experts with whom the director is required to consult.

(4) As used in this section and sections 106 to 112, "provider" means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, corporation, institution, agency, or other legal entity, who has entered into an agreement of enrollment specified by the director under section 111b(4).

History: Add. 1966, Act 321, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 289, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 321, Imd. Eff. Dec. 12, 1980 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 107, Eff. Mar. 14, 2014 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 107 of 2013 provides:"Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not do either of the following:"(a) Authorize the establishment or operation of a state-created American health benefit exchange in this state related to the patient protection and affordable care act, Public Law 111-148, as amended by the federal health care and education reconciliation act of 2010, Public Law 111-152."(b) Convey any additional statutory, administrative, rule-making, or other power to this state or an agency of this state that did not exist before the effective date of the amendatory act that added section 105d to the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.105d, that would authorize, establish, or operate a state-created American health benefit exchange."Popular Name: Act 280