Michigan No-Fault Law, section by section › MCL 500.3157b
Proprietary information; exemption from disclosure under the freedom of information act.
In plain terms
Proprietary information and sensitive personal patient information submitted to DIFS for utilization review are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
How this section works in practice
A confidentiality companion to section 3157a. The proprietary business information and the sensitive personal patient information that providers submit to the Department of Insurance and Financial Services for utilization review are exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Patients whose records are pulled into a review can be assured that the department cannot release them to the public, and providers can share pricing and internal data with the department without exposing it to competitors.
Text of MCL 500.3157b
Sec. 3157b.
Any proprietary information or sensitive personally identifiable information regarding a patient that is submitted to the department under section 3157a is exempt from disclosure under section 13(d) of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243, and the department shall exempt any such information from disclosure under any other applicable exemptions under section 13 of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243.
History: Add. 2019, Act 21, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2019
Source: MCL 500.3157b at legislature.mi.gov (official text). Text as published in the 2025 Michigan Compiled Laws; reviewed by Koussan Law on September 15, 2026.
Sections this one refers to
- MCL 500.3157a: Utilization Review
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