HB-4941, As Passed House, November 12, 2013

HOUSE BILL No. 4941

September 4, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Haines and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 16181 (MCL 333.16181), as amended by 2006 PA

643.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 16181. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection

(2), a A board may grant a nonrenewable, temporary license to an

applicant who has completed all requirements for licensure except

for examination or other required evaluation procedure. A board

shall not grant a temporary license to an individual who has

previously failed the examination or other required evaluation

procedure or whose license has been suspended or revoked. A

temporary license issued pursuant to under this section subsection

is valid for 18 months, but a board shall automatically void the

temporary license if the applicant fails the examination or other

required evaluation procedure.

     (2) The Michigan board of nursing may grant a nonrenewable,

temporary license to an applicant for a license under this article

part 172 to engage in the practice of nursing as a registered

professional nurse if the applicant is licensed as a registered

professional nurse by an equivalent licensing board or authority in

another state or , until January 1, 2012, is licensed as a

registered professional nurse by an equivalent licensing board or

authority in Canada. A temporary license issued under this

subsection expires on the earliest of the following:

     (a) One year after the date of issuance.

     (b) The date the applicant is notified that he or she failed

the commission on graduates of foreign nursing schools qualifying

examination, as approved by the department.

     (c) The date the applicant is notified that he or she failed

the national council licensure examination, as approved by the

department.

     (d) The date the applicant is issued a license under this

article part 172 to engage in the practice of nursing as a

registered professional nurse.

     (e) The date the applicant is notified that he or she has

failed to meet the requirements of this article and rules

promulgated under this article for licensure.

     (f) The date the applicant is notified that he or she has

failed to complete the application process for full licensure.

     (3) The holder of a temporary license issued under subsection

(1) shall practice only under the supervision of a licensee who

holds a license, other than a health profession subfield license,

in the same health profession. The holder of a temporary license

issued under subsection (1) shall must not be supervised by a

licensee who holds a limited license or temporary license.

     (4) The department shall issue a temporary license within 48

hours upon receiving proof that the applicant's license issued by

another state or a province in Canada is currently active and in

good standing.