HB-5790, As Passed House, May 24, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 5790

 

 

April 12, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Rendon, Kesto, Geiss, Greimel, Pagan, Hornberger and Clemente and referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.

 

      A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 16226 (MCL 333.16226), as amended by 2017 PA

 

249.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1        Sec. 16226. (1) After finding the existence of 1 or more of

 

 2  the grounds for disciplinary subcommittee action listed in section

 

 3  16221, a disciplinary subcommittee shall impose 1 or more of the

 

 4  following sanctions for each violation:

 

 

 5

 Violations of Section 16221

            Sanctions

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 Subdivision (a), (b)(i),

Probation, limitation, denial,

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 (b)(ii), (b)(iii), (b)(iv),

suspension, revocation,

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 (b)(v), (b)(vi), (b)(vii),

permanent revocation,

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 (b)(ix),  (b)(x), (b)(xi),

restitution, or fine.

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 or (b)(xii)

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 Subdivision (b)(viii)

Revocation, permanent revocation,

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or denial.

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 Subdivision (b)(xiii)

Permanent revocation

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for a violation described in

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subsection (5); otherwise,

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probation, limitation, denial,

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suspension, revocation,

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restitution, or fine.

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 Subdivision (b)(xiv)

Permanent revocation.

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 or (b)(xv)

 

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 Subdivision (c)(i)

Denial, revocation, suspension,

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probation, limitation, or fine.

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 Subdivision (c)(ii)

Denial, suspension, revocation,

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restitution, or fine.

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 Subdivision (c)(iii)

Probation, denial, suspension,

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revocation, restitution, or fine.

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 Subdivision (c)(iv)

Fine, probation, denial,

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 or (d)(iii)

suspension, revocation, permanent

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revocation, or restitution.

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 Subdivision (d)(i)

Reprimand, fine, probation,


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 or (d)(ii)

denial, or restitution.

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 Subdivision (e)(i),

Reprimand, fine, probation,

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 (e)(iii),  (e)(iv), (e)(v),

limitation, suspension,

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 (h), or (s)

revocation, permanent revocation,

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denial, or restitution.

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 Subdivision (e)(ii)

Reprimand, probation, suspension,

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 or (i)

revocation, permanent

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revocation, restitution,

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denial, or fine.

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 Subdivision (e)(vi)

Probation, suspension, revocation,

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 or (e)(vii)

limitation, denial,

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restitution, or fine.

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 Subdivision (f)

Reprimand, denial, limitation,

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probation, or fine.

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 Subdivision (g)

Reprimand or fine.

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 Subdivision (j)

Suspension or fine.

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 Subdivision (k), (p),

Reprimand, probation, suspension,

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 or (r)

revocation, permanent revocation,

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or fine.

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 Subdivision (l)

Reprimand, denial, or

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limitation.

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 Subdivision (m) or (o)

Denial, revocation, restitution,

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probation, suspension,

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limitation, reprimand, or fine.

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 Subdivision (n)

Revocation or denial.

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 Subdivision (q)

Revocation.

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 Subdivision (t)

Revocation, permanent revocation,

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fine, or restitution.

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 Subdivision (u)

Denial, revocation, probation,

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suspension, limitation, reprimand,

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or fine.

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 Subdivision (v) or (x)

Probation, limitation, denial,

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fine, suspension, revocation, or

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permanent revocation.

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 Subdivision (w)

Denial, fine, reprimand,

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probation, limitation,

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suspension, revocation, or

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permanent revocation.

 

 

27        (2) Determination of sanctions for violations under this


 1  section shall be made by a disciplinary subcommittee. If, during

 

 2  judicial review, the court of appeals determines that a final

 

 3  decision or order of a disciplinary subcommittee prejudices

 

 4  substantial rights of the petitioner for 1 or more of the grounds

 

 5  listed in section 106 of the administrative procedures act of 1969,

 

 6  1969 PA 306, MCL 24.306, and holds that the final decision or order

 

 7  is unlawful and is to be set aside, the court shall state on the

 

 8  record the reasons for the holding and may remand the case to the

 

 9  disciplinary subcommittee for further consideration.

 

10        (3) A disciplinary subcommittee may impose a fine in an amount

 

11  that does not exceed $250,000.00 for a violation of section

 

12  16221(a) or (b). A disciplinary subcommittee shall impose a fine of

 

13  at least $25,000.00 if the violation of section 16221(a) or (b)

 

14  results in the death of 1 or more patients.

 

15        (4) A disciplinary subcommittee may require a licensee or

 

16  registrant or an applicant for licensure or registration who has

 

17  violated this article, article 7, or article 8 or a rule

 

18  promulgated under this article, article 7, or article 8 to

 

19  satisfactorily complete an educational program, a training program,

 

20  or a treatment program, a mental, physical, or professional

 

21  competence examination, or a combination of those programs and

 

22  examinations.

 

23        (5) A disciplinary subcommittee shall impose the sanction of

 

24  permanent revocation for a violation of section 16221(b)(xiii) if

 

25  the violation occurred while the licensee or registrant was acting

 

26  within the health profession for which he or she was licensed or

 

27  registered.


 1        (6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) and this

 

 2  subsection, a disciplinary subcommittee shall not impose the

 

 3  sanction of permanent revocation under this section without a

 

 4  finding that the licensee or registrant engaged in a pattern of

 

 5  intentional acts of fraud or deceit resulting in personal financial

 

 6  gain to the licensee or registrant and harm to the health of

 

 7  patients under the licensee's or registrant's care. This subsection

 

 8  does not apply if a disciplinary subcommittee finds that a licensee

 

 9  or registrant has violated section 16221(b)(xiv) or (b)(xv).

 

10        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

11  after the date it is enacted into law.

 

12        Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

13  unless all of the following bills of the 99th Legislature are

 

14  enacted into law:

 

15        (a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5787 (request no.

 

16  06052'18).

 

17        (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5789 (request no.

 

18  06104'18).