Sec. 5.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) a receiving agency shall provide workmen's compensation coverage pursuant to Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 418.101 to 418.941 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for an employee participating in a temporary assignment under this act. A sending agency by agreement may provide workmen's compensation coverage pursuant to Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, for an employee participating in a temporary assignment under this act in place of the receiving agency.
(2) If the sending agency was providing benefits and coverage for the employee before the temporary assignment under a different law and the benefits and coverage to the employee are greater than the benefits and coverage provided under Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, then the benefits and coverage provided by the sending agency shall apply regardless of any law or agreement to the contrary.
History: 1976, Act 199, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1976