Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
611 W. Ottawa Street  
Lansing, MI 48909  
Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512  
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)  
1. Department:  
Insurance and Financial Services  
2. Bureau:  
Insurance  
3. Promulgation type:  
Full Process  
4. Title of proposed rule set:  
No-Fault Fee Schedule  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
R 500.201-R500.225  
6. Estimated time frame:  
6 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Catherine Hart  
E-mail of person filling out RFR:  
HartC4@michigan.gov  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
248-982-9425  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
530 W. Allegan St., Lansing, MI 48933  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
These rules implement Section 3157 of the Insurance Code of 1956, MCL 500.3157, which  
establishes a fee schedule applicable to health care providers that provide services to people  
injured in motor vehicle accidents. These rules do the following: 1) define the applicable Medicare  
schedule; 2) establish procedures for determining which health care providers are entitled to  
enhanced reimbursement rates; 3) establish procedures for the department to collect information  
related to rates charged by health care providers as of January 1, 2019, for the purposes of  
calculating reimbursement rates; 4) establish a date and methodology for determining the  
adjustment of reimbursement rates; and 5) establish procedures for the department to administer  
the accreditation requirements under Section 3157.  
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e. department director,  
commission, board, etc.).  
Section 210 of the Insurance Code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.210, requires the Director of  
the Department of Insurance and Financial Services to promulgate rules necessary to effectuate the  
purposes and execute and enforce the provisions of the insurance laws of Michigan.  
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).  
MCL 500.210; Executive Reorganization Order No. 2013-1, MCL 550.991.  
MCL 24.239  
RFR-Page 2  
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so, please  
explain.  
No.  
9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,  
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
These rules do not conflict with or duplicate similar rules, compliance requirements or other  
standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,  
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?  
No.  
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed  
for the current year?  
No.  
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures  
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?  
Full Process  
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance  
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
These rules do not exceed similar regulations, compliance requirements, or other standards  
adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any  
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.  
The rules do not incorporate any recommendations received from the public regarding any  
complaints or comments regarding the rules.  
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules  
and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed  
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.  
Not applicable; these rules do not amend an existing rule set.  
16. Are there any changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate there is no  
continued need for the rules, or any portion of the rules?  
Not applicable; these rules do not amend an existing rule set.  
17. Is there an applicable decision record (as defined in MCL 24.203(6) and required by MCL  
24.239(2))? If so, please attach the decision record.  
No  
MCL 24.239  
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