Single Point of Entry Bill May Pass in Lame Duck Session
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MPLP Winter 2007 Elder Law Section Newsletter Article
Issue 32, Winter 2007 Single Point of Entry Bill May Pass
in Lame Duck Session;
Four Single Point of Entry Demonstration Projects now Open Across the State
HB 5389, the Single Point of Entry
legislation that would provide one stop shopping for long term care
consumers who need information, assessments, and help developing their
long term care plan, has passed the Michigan House of Representatives
and is now pending in the State Senate. Although the Senate will
be in session for only a few days before the end of the year, it is
still possible that this bill can move forward. Otherwise, of
course, it will have to be reintroduced in the next legislative session
and pass both houses before going to the Governor for her signature.
Meanwhile, on October 1, four
Single Points of Entry demonstration sites opened in Detroit (serving
Detroit, all the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, and Highland
Park), Southwest Michigan (serving Barry, Berrien, Branch,
Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties), Grand
Rapids (serving Allegan, Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Mountcalm,
Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola and Ottawa counties) and Escanaba
(serving all of the Upper Peninsula). Although they are not yet
providing full services, consumers in the areas covered by one of the
SPEs can contact them for information at 1-866-642-4582 (MICHLTC) and
will be routed to their local SPE. Callers to that number from
areas outside the covered areas should be routed to an agency that can
provide them with some information about resources in their area.
These initial four SPEs should be providing full services by January 1,
2007 to consumers in their areas of the state.
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