FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
December 11, 2009 
Contact: Jason Moon 517-335-1700
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LANSING - The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. at the Michigan Library in Lansing. The hearing will be held to receive public comments on a proposed rule set that requires any insurance policy clause that authorizes an independent medical examination to include minimum standards for physicians and health professionals conducting exams. It also prohibits any clause in an insurance policy to assess examination related costs to the person being examined.

“We welcome public input on this proposed set of rules and encourage anyone with concerns or comments to submit them either electronically or at the hearing,” OFIR Commissioner Ken Ross said.

The proposed rules - Rule Set 2009-031 LG - are available at: http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/rules.asp?type=Numeric&id=2009&subId=2009-031+LG&subCat=Revision+Text and are proposed to take effect May 1, 2010.

Written comments may be submitted to the following address by 5:00 P.M. on Friday, December 18, 2009. Copies of the draft rules may also be obtained by mail or electronic transmission at the following address:

Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation
Office of General Counsel
Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth
P.O. Box 30220
Lansing, MI 48909-7720

Phone: Amy Miilu at 517/335-5872, FAX: 517/335-1727, E-mail: Miilua@Michigan.gov

For more details on the public hearing, visit: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dleg/IME.Public.Hearing.Notice_300697_7.pdf

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