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Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3143 (2026)

Assignment of right to future benefits void.

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THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956


Act 218 of 1956


500.3143 Assignment of right to future benefits void.

Sec. 3143.

    An agreement for assignment of a right to benefits payable in the future is void.

History: Add. 1972, Act 294, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 52 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 1981–2024 · leading case: Prof'l Rehab. Assocs. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 577 N.W.2d 909 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998).
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Prof'l Rehab. Assocs. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 577 N.W.2d 909 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 7× “Plaintiff then filed a claim of appeal with the circuit court, which affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s claim on the separate ground that no assignment of no-fault benefits is permitted under MCL 500.3143; MSA 24.13143, an argument that had been raised by defendant in its…”
Jawad a Shah Md Pc v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co, 920 N.W.2d 148 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “" MCL 500.3143 (emphasis added). Notably, the Legislature elected not to void assignment of past-due benefits.”
ZMC Pharmacy, LLC v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 307 F. Supp. 3d 661 (E.D. Mich. 2018). · cites it 3× “40 (citing Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3143 and Professional Rehab.”
Henry Ford Health Sys. v. Everest Nat'l Ins. Co., 927 N.W.2d 717 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “This outcome-the ability of a healthcare provider who has provided services to a party injured in a motor vehicle accident to pursue recovery from the provider as the assignee of the injured party's claim-is further supported by the manner in which the no-fault act addresses…”
Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Starkey, 323 N.W.2d 325 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “The medical providers, relying on Drieband v Candler, 166 Mich 49 ; 131 NW 129 (1911), argue that the retainer agreement acts as an assignment of no-fault benefits and is, therefore, void under the nonassignability section of the no-fault act, MCL 500.3143; MSA 24.13143, which…”
Bolz v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 52 P.3d 898 (Kan. 2002). · cites it 2× “Kentucky : "Medical expense benefits may be paid by the reparation obligor directly to persons supplying products, services, or accommodations to the claimant, if the claimant so designates." Ky. Rev. Stat.”
Bronson Healthcare Grp. Inc v. Michigan Assigned Claims Plan, 917 N.W.2d 682 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “" MCL 500.3143. However, an injured person may assign "his or her right to past or presently due benefits to a healthcare provider.”
Lewis v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 311 N.W.2d 317 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “She asserts that the release of future benefits is void as being contrary to the no-fault insurance statute, MCL 500.3143; MSA 24.13143, and as being contrary to public policy.”
Bronson Health Care Grp. Inc v. Usaa Cas. Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 17× “BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY This appeal concerns the interpretation and application of MCL 500.3143, which provides that “[a]n agreement for assignment of a right to benefits payable in the future is void.”
Bronson Health Care Grp. Inc v. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 14× “Farm Bureau argued that the insured’s assignments executed before treatment were void under MCL 500.3143 because they assigned rights to benefits payable in the future.”
Oaklawn Hosp. v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 13× “-2- Defendants also pointed out that even if the trial court were to accept plaintiff’s assertion that the consent to treatment forms were assignments, MCL 500.3143 prohibits assignments of rights to no-fault benefits payable in the future.”
Michigan Ambulatory Surgical Ctr. v. Farm Bureau Ins. (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 9× “MCL 500.3143 states that “[a]n agreement for assignment of a right to benefits payable in the future is void.”
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