Section 408.59. Definitions and use of terms.

(1) As used in these rules:

(a) "Act" means 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 418.941.

(b) “Debit card” means a stored value card issued by a federally insured financial institution that provides a claimant or the dependent of a claimant immediate access for withdrawal or transfer of the claimant’s weekly compensation payments through a network of automatic teller machines. “Debit card” includes a card commonly known as a payroll debit card, payroll card, or paycard.

(2)  Unless the context of the rule indicates otherwise, the terms “agency” and “director” shall have equivalent meaning.

(3)   Terms defined in the act have the same meanings when used in these rules.

History: 1980 AACS; 1984 AACS; 2013 AACS.