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Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3158 (2026)

Statement of earnings; report and records from medical institution.

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THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956


Act 218 of 1956


500.3158 Statement of earnings; report and records from medical institution.

Sec. 3158.

    (1)  An employer, when a request is made by a personal protection insurer against whom a claim has been made, shall furnish forthwith, in a form approved by the commissioner of insurance, a sworn statement of the earnings since the time of the accidental bodily injury and for a reasonable period before the injury, of the person upon whose injury the claim is based.

    (2) A physician, hospital, clinic or other medical institution providing, before or after an accidental bodily injury upon which a claim for personal protection insurance benefits is based, any product, service or accommodation in relation to that or any other injury, or in relation to a condition claimed to be connected with that or any other injury, if requested to do so by the insurer against whom the claim has been made, (a) shall furnish forthwith a written report of the history, condition, treatment and dates and costs of treatment of the injured person and (b) shall produce forthwith and permit inspection and copying of its records regarding the history, condition, treatment and dates and costs of treatment.

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

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2023 · leading case: Bronson Methodist Hosp. v. Auto-Owners Ins., 295 Mich. App. 431 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012).
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Bronson Methodist Hosp. v. Auto-Owners Ins., 295 Mich. App. 431 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 12× “Accordingly, given our conclusion that defendants were entitled to discover the actual cost of the surgical implant products to plaintiff under MCL 500.3158 and MCL 500.3159, the trial court erred when it denied defendants’ motion to compel discovery.”
Muci v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 732 N.W.2d 88 (Mich. 2007). · cites it 8× “…there is nothing in the plain language of § 3159 that limits its application to pretrial discovery from medical entities and employers under § 3158. Rather, § 3159 clearly pertains to disputes about discovery regarding an injured person's "history, condition, treatment and…”
Cruz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 648 N.W.2d 591 (Mich. 2002). · cites it 4× “§ 500.3158(1) mandates that the employer of a claimant furnish a sworn statement of the claimant's earnings.”
Ward v. Titan Ins., 791 N.W.2d 488 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 7× “1 The dissent would penalize plaintiff for his former employer’s failure to comply with MCL 500.3158 even though that statutory provision says nothing about employees and only places a responsibility on employers.”
Miller v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 302 N.W.2d 537 (Mich. 1981). · cites it 2× “13112; and for prompt access to earnings records of an injured person in order to facilitate determination of the amount of benefits due, MCL 500.3158; MSA 24.13158. Additionally, while § 3108 does not provide for a deduction for personal expenses of the decedent avoided by…”
Cruz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 614 N.W.2d 689 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “MCL 500.3158(1); MSA 24.13158(1) provides that, upon request, an employer of the injured person must furnish the insurer with information pertaining to the injured person’s earnings since the injury and for a reasonable time before the injury.”
State Farm Mut. Ins. v. Broe Rehab. Servs., Inc., 811 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “3158, reads in relevant part as follows: A physician, hospital, clinic or other medical institution providing, before or after an accidental bodily injury upon which a claim for personal protection insurance benefits is based, any product, service or accommodation in relation to…”
Spectrum Health Hospitals v. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 8× “3157, MCL 500.3158, and MCL 500.3159.3 Relevant to the parties’ arguments, MCL 500.”
Covenant Med. Ctr. Inc v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins Co (Mich. 2017). · cites it 4× “3157 and MCL 500.3158, and neither of those sections confers on a healthcare provider a right to sue for reimbursement of the costs of providing medical care to an injured person.”
O Aliama X Schaumann-Beltran v. Joseph Gemmete Md (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “Gadola 1 Muci involved medical examinations under MCL 500.3158 and MCL 500.3159 of the no-fault act, MCL 500.”
Exec. Ambulatory Surgical Ctr., LLC v. Allstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co. (E.D. Mich. 2022). “§ 500.3158(2), held the defendant insurer was entitled to “discover the wholesale cost of the surgical implant products for which the insureds were charged.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3158(1) — 3 cases
Cruz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 648 N.W.2d 591 (Mich. 2002). “§ 500.3158(1) mandates that the employer of a claimant furnish a sworn statement of the claimant's earnings.”
Ward v. Titan Ins., 791 N.W.2d 488 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “1 The dissent would penalize plaintiff for his former employer’s failure to comply with MCL 500.3158 even though that statutory provision says nothing about employees and only places a responsibility on employers.”
Cruz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 614 N.W.2d 689 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “MCL 500.3158(1); MSA 24.13158(1) provides that, upon request, an employer of the injured person must furnish the insurer with information pertaining to the injured person’s earnings since the injury and for a reasonable time before the injury.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3158(2) — 7 cases
Bronson Methodist Hosp. v. Auto-Owners Ins., 295 Mich. App. 431 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “Accordingly, given our conclusion that defendants were entitled to discover the actual cost of the surgical implant products to plaintiff under MCL 500.3158 and MCL 500.3159, the trial court erred when it denied defendants’ motion to compel discovery.”
Cruz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 648 N.W.2d 591 (Mich. 2002). “§ 500.3158(1) mandates that the employer of a claimant furnish a sworn statement of the claimant's earnings.”
Cruz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 614 N.W.2d 689 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “MCL 500.3158(1); MSA 24.13158(1) provides that, upon request, an employer of the injured person must furnish the insurer with information pertaining to the injured person’s earnings since the injury and for a reasonable time before the injury.”
State Farm Mut. Ins. v. Broe Rehab. Servs., Inc., 811 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “3158, reads in relevant part as follows: A physician, hospital, clinic or other medical institution providing, before or after an accidental bodily injury upon which a claim for personal protection insurance benefits is based, any product, service or accommodation in relation to…”
Covenant Med. Ctr. Inc v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins Co (Mich. 2017). “3157 and MCL 500.3158, and neither of those sections confers on a healthcare provider a right to sue for reimbursement of the costs of providing medical care to an injured person.”
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