January 22, 2014, Introduced by Senator SCHUITMAKER and referred to the Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security.
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),
this section, 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.
(5) A board may grant a temporary license to an individual who
meets all of the following:
(a) He or she is married to a member of the armed forces of
the United States who is on active duty.
(b) He or she holds a current license in that health
profession issued by an equivalent licensing department, board, or
authority, as determined by the board, in another state of the
United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United
States Virgin Islands, another territory or protectorate of the
United States, or a foreign country.
(c) He or she provides proof acceptable to the board that his
or her spouse is assigned to a duty station in this state and that
he or she is also assigned to a duty station in this state under
his or her spouse's official active duty military orders.
(d) He or she complies with section 16174(3) so that a
criminal history check is conducted in the manner prescribed in
that section.
(6) A temporary license or registration issued under
subsection (5) is valid for 1 year and may be renewed for
additional 1-year terms if the board determines the temporary
licensee continues to meet the requirements of subsection (5).