December 2, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Hardman and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 16186 (MCL 333.16186), as amended by 2002 PA
643.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 16186. (1) An individual who is licensed to practice a
2 health profession in
another state or, until January 1, 2004
3 2007, is licensed to practice a health profession in a province
4 of Canada, who is registered in another state, or who holds a
5 health profession specialty field license or specialty
6 certification from another state and who applies for licensure,
7 registration, specialty certification, or a health profession
8 specialty field license in this state may be granted an
9 appropriate license or registration or specialty certification or
10 health profession specialty field license upon satisfying the
1 board or task force to which the applicant applies as to all of
2 the following:
3 (a) The applicant substantially meets the requirements of
4 this article and rules promulgated under this article for
5 licensure, registration, specialty certification, or a health
6 profession specialty field license.
7 (b) Subject to subsection (3), the applicant is licensed,
8 registered, specialty certified, or speciality licensed in
9 another state or, until
January 1, 2004 2007, is licensed in a
10 province in Canada that maintains standards substantially
11 equivalent to those of this state.
12 (c) Subject to
subsection (3), until January 1, 2004 2007,
13 if the applicant is licensed to practice a health profession in a
14 province in Canada, the applicant completed the educational
15 requirements in Canada or in the United States for licensure in
16 Canada or in the United States.
17 (d) Until January 1, 2004
2007, if the applicant is
18 licensed to practice a health profession in a province in Canada,
19 that the applicant will perform the professional services for
20 which he or she bills in this state, and that any resulting
21 request for third party reimbursement will originate from the
22 applicant's place of employment in this state.
23 (2) Before granting a license, registration, specialty
24 certification, or a health profession specialty field license to
25 the applicant, the board or task force to which the applicant
26 applies may require the applicant to appear personally before it
27 for an interview to evaluate the applicant's relevant
1 qualifications.
2 (3) For purposes of the 2002 amendatory act that added this
3 subsection, an applicant who is licensed in a province in Canada
4 who meets the requirements of subsection (1)(c) and takes and
5 passes a national examination in this country that is approved by
6 the appropriate Michigan licensing board, or who takes and passes
7 a Canadian national examination approved by the appropriate
8 Michigan licensing board, is considered to have met the
9 requirements of subsection (1)(b). This subsection does not
10 apply if the department, in consultation with the appropriate
11 licensing board, promulgates a rule disallowing the use of this
12 subsection for an applicant licensed in a province in Canada.