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Wayne County commission backs resolutions on menopause care insurance access and free, immediate service of personal protection orders
Summary
Commissioners adopted two resolutions from the Wayne County Women's Commission: one supporting state bills to expand insurance coverage for perimenopause and menopause care (bills 4814 and 4815) and another urging immediate, no-cost service of personal protection orders (citing SB 611 and SB 612). The board opened both items for cosponsors after the vote.
The Wayne County Commission voted to adopt two resolutions introduced by the Wayne County Women's Commission asking state lawmakers to expand access to medically necessary menopause and perimenopause care and to ensure personal protection orders are served immediately and without cost.
Commissioner Dodd explained the first resolution supports state bills 4814 and 4815, saying the bills would require private insurers to cover treatments for menopause and perimenopause, including hormone replacement therapy and other FDA-approved options, and extend similar protections to Medicaid recipients. “For too long, inconsistent training and limited resources have left patients without the support they need,” Dodd said, urging local backing for the state measures.
The second resolution seeks local backing for legislative changes — cited in the meeting as Senate Bills 611 and 612 — that would require personal protection orders (PPOs) for victims of domestic violence, stalking or harassment to be served immediately and at no cost to the victim, with service by a law enforcement agency. Dodd noted partners involved in drafting the legislation included the Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board, the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic Violence, and Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy.
The chair invited commissioners to cosponsor both resolutions. Procedurally, the board discussed whether to separate the votes but noted the items had already been recorded as voted; the board was nonetheless opened for cosponsors.
What’s next: The resolutions are county-level statements of support; they request state action on the cited bills and open the county’s roster for local cosponsors.
Sources: Commissioner Dodd’s remarks describing bills 4814/4815 and SB 611/612 and the clerk’s motion to open the board for cosponsors (meeting transcript).
