HOUSE BILL No. 6238

 

September 29, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Bradstreet and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1962 PA 192, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Professional service corporation act,"                                     

                                                                                

    by amending section 4 (MCL 450.224), as amended by 2000 PA 335.             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 4.  (1) One or more licensed persons may organize under                

                                                                                

2   this act to become a shareholder or shareholders of a                       

                                                                                

3   professional corporation for pecuniary profit.                              

                                                                                

4       (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) or                       

                                                                                

5   otherwise prohibited, a professional corporation may  render                

                                                                                

6   provide 1 or more professional services, except that each                   

                                                                                

7   shareholder must be a licensed person in 1 or more of the                   

                                                                                

8   professional services  rendered  provided by the corporation.               

                                                                                

9       (3)  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the                

                                                                                

10  If a professional corporation  renders a  provides 1 or more                

                                                                                

11  professional  service that is  services that are included within            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211,             

                                                                                

2   then  all shareholders  each shareholder of the corporation                 

                                                                                

3   shall  must be licensed or legally authorized  in this state to            

                                                                                

4   render the same professional service.  One or more physicians and           

                                                                                

5   surgeons licensed  under the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL           

                                                                                

6   333.1101 to 333.25211,  may organize a professional corporation             

                                                                                

7   under this act with 1 or more physicians and surgeons licensed              

                                                                                

8   under different provisions of the public health code, 1978 PA               

                                                                                

9   368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211  to render a professional service            

                                                                                

10  provided by the corporation.                                                

                                                                                

11      (4) A licensed person of another jurisdiction may become an                 

                                                                                

12  officer, director, shareholder, employee, or agent of the                   

                                                                                

13  corporation but shall not render any professional service in this           

                                                                                

14  state until the person is licensed or otherwise legally                     

                                                                                

15  authorized to render the professional service in this state.