Military affairs: other; Tricare premium reimbursement program; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0540'25, SB 0542'25, HB 4962'25

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Act No. 36
Public Acts of 2025
Approved by the Governor
December 9, 2025
Filed with the Secretary of State
December 9, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 9, 2025
STATE OF MICHIGAN
103RD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
Introduced by Senator Singh
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 370
AN ACT to create a Tricare premium reimbursement program; and to provide for the powers and duties of
certain state governmental officers and entities.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 1. (1) This act may be cited as the “Tricare premium reimbursement program act”.
(2) As used in this act:
(a) “Department” means the department of military and veterans affairs.
(b) “Eligible recipient” means a member of the Michigan National Guard who is eligible for coverage under the
Tricare reserve select program or the Tricare dental program and meets any other eligibility criteria established
by the department.
(c) “Fund” means the Michigan National Guard member benefit fund created in the Michigan National Guard
member benefit fund act.
(d) “Program” means the Tricare premium reimbursement program created in section 3.
(e) “Tricare dental program” means a voluntary dental health insurance plan for eligible recipients who are
not on active duty and are not covered by a traditional assistance management program, an existing health
insurance program through an employer, or a private market plan.
(f) “Tricare reserve select program ” means a voluntary health insurance plan for eligible recipients who are
not on active duty and are not covered by a traditional assistance management program, an existing health
insurance program through an employer, or a private market plan.

Sec. 3. (1) The department shall create and operate a Tricare premium reimbursement program . Under the
program, the department shall, if there is sufficient money in the fund to cover the reimbursements, make
reimbursements to eligible recipients who meet the reimbursement application requirements for a premium paid
for either or both of the following:
(a) Individual coverage through the Tricare reserve select program.
(b) Individual coverage under the Tricare dental program.
(2) To apply for reimbursement under the program, an eligible recipient must submit an application to the
department using a form , as determined by the department , that contains the information required by the
department. The department shall make the form described in this subsection, and the instructions for completing
and submitting the form, available on the department’s website.

Sec. 5. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this act under the administrative procedures act
of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
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Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 540.
(b) Senate Bill No. 542.
(c) House Bill No. 4962.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved___________________________________________

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Governor