HB-6138, As Passed House, June 27, 2006

HOUSE BILL No. 6138

June 7, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Vander Veen and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending sections 17211 and 17221 (MCL 333.17211 and 333.17221),

section 17221 as amended by 1993 PA 79.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 17211. (1) A person shall not engage in the practice of

nursing or the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse

unless licensed or otherwise authorized by this article.

(2) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination

thereof, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are

restricted in use only to those persons authorized under this part

to use the terms and in a way prescribed in this part: "registered

professional nurse", "registered nurse", "r.n.", "licensed

practical nurse", "l.p.n.", "nurse midwife", "nurse anesthetist",

"nurse practitioner", "trained attendant", and "t.a.".

Sec. 17221. (1) The Michigan board of nursing is created in

the department and shall consist of the following 23 voting members

who shall meet the requirements of part 161: 9 registered

professional nurses, 1 nurse midwife, 1 nurse anesthetist, 1 nurse

practitioner, 3 licensed practical nurses, and 8 public members.

Three of the registered professional nurse members shall be engaged

in nursing education, 1 of whom shall be in less than a

baccalaureate program, 1 in a baccalaureate or higher program and 1

in a licensed practical nurse program and each of whom shall have a

master's degree from an accredited college with a major in nursing.

Three of the registered professional nurse members shall be engaged

in nursing practice or nursing administration, each of whom shall

have a baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited college.

Three of the registered professional nurse members shall be engaged

in nursing practice or nursing administration, each of whom shall

be a nonbaccalaureate registered nurse. The 3 licensed practical

nurse members shall have graduated from a state approved program

for the preparation of individuals to practice as licensed

practical nurses. The nurse midwife, the nurse anesthetist, and the

nurse practitioner shall each have a specialty certification issued

by the department in his or her respective specialty field.

(2) The terms of office of individual members of the board

created under this part, except those appointed to fill vacancies,

expire 4 years after appointment on June 30 of the year in which