October 3, 2013, Introduced by Senators WARREN, PROOS, ANDERSON, JANSEN, ROBERTSON, NOFS, JONES, PAPPAGEORGE, SCHUITMAKER, BIEDA, HOPGOOD, ANANICH, CASPERSON, MOOLENAAR, BRANDENBURG, MARLEAU, ROCCA, MEEKHOF, CASWELL, HANSEN, BOOHER, COLBECK, YOUNG, HILDENBRAND, RICHARDVILLE, KAHN and EMMONS and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors and Human Services.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending sections 16148 and 17060 (MCL 333.16148 and 333.17060),
section 16148 as amended by 1995 PA 115 and section 17060 as
amended by 1990 PA 247.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 16148. (1) Except as provided in section 17060, only a
board may promulgate rules to establish standards for the education
and training of individuals to be licensed or registered, or whose
licenses or registrations are to be renewed, for the purposes of
determining whether graduates of a training program have the
knowledge and skills requisite for practice of a health profession
or use of a title. The rules shall include training standards for
recognizing and reporting signs of human trafficking.
(2) Except as provided in section 17060 and subject to
subsection (6), only a board may accredit training programs in
hospitals, schools, colleges, universities, and institutions
offering training programs meeting educational standards and may
deny or withdraw accreditation of training programs for failure to
meet established standards. A hospital, school, college,
university, or institution that has its program accreditation
withdrawn shall have an opportunity for a hearing.
(3) An action or decision of a board pursuant to subsection
(1) or (2) relating to a specific health profession subfield shall
be made only after consultation with the task force in the affected
health profession subfield and with at least 1 of the affected
health profession subfield board members present.
(4) A member of a licensing board from the health profession
subfield shall vote as an equal member in all matters except those
issues designated in subsections (1) and (2) that are outside the
health profession subfield.
(5) A decision of a board on standards for the education and
training of individuals or the accreditation of a training program
under subsection (1) or (2) shall be concurred in by a majority of
the board members who are not health profession subfield licensees
if the decision relates solely to licenses that are not health
profession subfield licenses.
(6) The requirement of rule 305(2)(b)(iii), being R 338.10305 of
the Michigan administrative code, that each member of the nursing
faculty in a program of nursing education for registered nurses who
provides instruction in the clinical laboratory or cooperating
agencies hold a baccalaureate degree in nursing science does not
apply to a member of the nursing faculty described in this
subsection who meets both of the following requirements:
(a) Was employed by or under contract to a program of nursing
education on or before September 1, 1989.
(b) Is employed by or under contract to a program of nursing
education
on the effective date of the amendatory act that added
this
subsection.June 29, 1995.
(7) The requirement of rule 305(2)(c)(ii), being R 338.10305 of
the Michigan administrative code, that each member of the nursing
faculty in a program of nursing education for licensed practical
nurses hold a baccalaureate degree in nursing science does not
apply to a member of the nursing faculty described in this
subsection who meets both of the following requirements:
(a) Was employed by or under contract to a program of nursing
education on or before September 1, 1989.
(b) Is employed by or under contract to a program of nursing
education
on the effective date of the amendatory act that added
this
subsection.June 29, 1995.
Sec. 17060. The task force shall:
(a) Promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of its
powers and duties and may perform the acts and make the
determinations necessary for the proper implementations of those
powers and duties.
(b) Promulgate rules to establish the requirements for the
education, training, or experience of physician's assistants for
licensure in this state. The requirements shall take into account
nationally recognized standards for education, training, and
experience and the desired utilization of physician's assistants.
The rules shall include training standards for recognizing and
reporting signs of human trafficking.
(c) Develop and make public guidelines on the appropriate
delegation of functions to and supervision of physician's
assistants according to the level of education, training, or
experience of physician's assistants. The guidelines are not
binding, but shall serve to explain how the task force's training
criteria coincides with the board's expectation for delegation to
and supervision of physician's assistants by physicians.
(d) Direct the department to issue licenses to applicants who
meet the requirements of this part and the rules promulgated under
this part for practice and use of the title of physician's
assistant.
(e) Promulgate rules to establish criteria for the evaluation
of programs for the education and training of physician's
assistants for the purpose of determining whether graduates of the
programs have the knowledge and skills requisite for practice and
use of the title physician's assistant in this state as defined by
this part and the rules promulgated under this part. The criteria
established shall be substantially consistent with nationally
recognized standards for the education and training of physician's
assistants. Until the criteria are established, the criteria
developed by the advisory commission on physician's assistants
shall remain in effect. The task force shall consider and may use
where appropriate the criteria established by professional
associations, education accrediting bodies, or governmental
agencies. In establishing criteria for the evaluation of education
and training programs, the task force may seek the advice of the
boards and the department of education.
(f) Make written recommendations to the boards concerning the
rules to be developed for approval by the boards of physicians to
supervise physician's assistants, including recommendations for
appropriate utilization of physician's assistants by level of
preparation where appropriate.
(g) File an annual report with the department and the boards
containing matters prescribed by the department and boards.