# MCL 550.53

MCL 550.53, “Prudent purchaser agreement; number; location of health care provider; membership on provider panel; written…”, is an MCL section of [1984 PA 233](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-20f0-7395-b01f-a4b7dddf2118) (PRUDENT PURCHASER ACT); in force.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-efd4-717f-b9ac-ea4072099cc4>

Within: [1984 PA 233](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-20f0-7395-b01f-a4b7dddf2118)

Type: [schema:Legislation](https://schema.org/Legislation)

- `adms:identifier`: [mcl-object mcl-550-53](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-efd8-723f-8971-7348f5119406)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`: [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-550-53](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-efd4-717f-b9ac-ea3f4e2bc2c4)
- `schema:isPartOf`: [1984 PA 233](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-20f0-7395-b01f-a4b7dddf2118)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: MCL 550.53
- `schema:legislationJurisdiction`: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)
- `schema:legislationLegalForce`: [schema:InForce](https://schema.org/InForce)
- `schema:legislationType`: [MCL section](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/mclSection)
- `schema:name`: Prudent purchaser agreement; number; location of health care provider; membership on provider panel; written standards; notice procedures; provider application period; providing standards on request; notice of acceptance or rejection; reasons for termination; professional review program; evaluation; 2 or more classes of health care providers providing same health care service; removal from provider panel; membership in more than 1 provider panel; provider panel including health care providers and facilities outside state; required information; emergency episode of illness or injury; limiting number of prudent purchaser agreements; benefits for services within scope of practice of optometry, chiropractic, or physical therapy.
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-550-53](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-550-53)
- `skos:prefLabel`: MCL 550.53

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-550-53) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

## Pointing here

- Amended by (4; `eli:amends`):
  - [1994 PA 439](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-3e37-7208-95b0-c7a34173e2ef)
  - [1996 PA 518](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-3e37-7208-95b0-c798466d8520)
  - [2009 PA 224](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-3e38-73b3-94a2-5a11f632efbf)
  - [2014 PA 262](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-3e39-71d3-8ef5-076e9ed364e1)

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