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HOUSE BILL NO. 6060
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending sections 16186 and 16186a (MCL 333.16186 and
333.16186a), section 16186 as amended by 2020 PA 329 and section
16186a as added by 2021 PA 25.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 16186. (1) An individual who is licensed to practice a 1
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health profession in another state or in a province of Canada, who 1
is registered in another state, or who holds a health profession 2
specialty field license or specialty certification from another 3
state and who applies for licensure, registration, specialty 4
certification, or a health profession specialty field license in 5
this state may be granted an appropriate license or registration or 6
specialty certification or health profession specialty field 7
license upon satisfying the board or task force to which the 8
applicant applies as to all of the following: 9
(a) The applicant substantially meets the requirements of this 10
article and rules promulgated under this article for licensure, 11
registration, specialty certification, or a health profession 12
specialty field license. 13
(b) Subject to subsection (3), the applicant is licensed, 14
registered, specialty certified, or specialty licensed in another 15
state or is licensed in a province in Canada that maintains 16
standards substantially equivalent to those of this state. 17
(c) Subject to subsection (3), if the applicant is licensed to 18
practice a health profession in a province in Canada, the applicant 19
completed the educational requirements in Canada or in the United 20
States for licensure in Canada or in the United States. 21
(d) If the applicant is licensed to practice a health 22
profession in a province in Canada, that the applicant will perform 23
the professional services for which he or she the applicant bills 24
in this state, and that any resulting request for third-party 25
reimbursement will originate from the applicant's place of 26
employment in this state. 27
(e) The applicant held the license, registration, specialty 28
certification, or health profession specialty field license in 29
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another state or a province of Canada for not less than 1 year. 1
(2) Before granting a license, registration, specialty 2
certification, or a health profession specialty field license to 3
the applicant, the board or task force to which the applicant 4
applies may require the applicant to appear personally before it 5
for an interview to evaluate the applicant's relevant 6
qualifications. 7
(3) An applicant who is licensed in a province in Canada who 8
meets the requirements of subsection (1)(c) and takes and passes a 9
national examination in this country that is approved by the 10
appropriate licensing board of this state, or who takes and passes 11
a Canadian national examination approved by the appropriate 12
licensing board of this state, is considered to have met the 13
requirements of subsection (1)(b). This subsection does not apply 14
if the department, in consultation with the appropriate licensing 15
board, promulgates a rule disallowing the use of this subsection 16
for an applicant licensed in a province in Canada who does not 17
substantially meet the training or educational requirements 18
expected of an applicant for the same health profession who 19
received his or her education for the health profession in the 20
United States or who is not licensed in a province in Canada that 21
maintains standards substantially equivalent to those of this 22
state. 23
(4) If the department receives an application for licensure 24
under part 187 from an individual who is licensed as a respiratory 25
therapist in Canada, the department shall consult the international 26
reciprocity agreement executed by the National Board for 27
Respiratory Care and the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists 28
in effect on July 1, 2004. 29
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(5) Within 90 days after receiving a completed application 1
under this section, the department shall grant or deny the request 2
for a license, registration, specialty certification, or health 3
profession specialty field license. 4
(6) This section does not prevent an applicant from being 5
granted a license, registration, specialty certification, or health 6
profession specialty field license under another provision of this 7
article. 8
(7) This section does not apply to a license granted under an 9
interstate licensing compact applicable to a health profession 10
under this article, does not apply to criteria for a license 11
established under an interstate licensing compact applicable to a 12
health profession under this article, and does not make an 13
individual who is licensed under this section eligible to be part 14
of an interstate licensing compact applicable to a health 15
profession under this article. 16
Sec. 16186a. (1) Notwithstanding Except as otherwise provided 17
in subsection (2), notwithstanding any other provision of this 18
article to the contrary, an applicant must be granted an initial 19
license or initial registration, without examination, if the 20
applicant meets all of the following: 21
(a) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that he 22
or she the applicant is 1 of the following: 23
(i) A member of the armed forces or the uniformed services. 24
(ii) A veteran. 25
(iii) A dependent of a member of the armed forces, a member of 26
the uniformed services, or a veteran. 27
(b) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that he 28
or she the applicant holds a current license or registration in 29
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good standing in another state or country for the health profession 1
for which the applicant is seeking licensure or registration in 2
this state and the department determines that the requirements for 3
licensure or registration in the other state or country are 4
substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements of this 5
article and rules promulgated by the department, in consultation 6
with the applicable board, under this article for licensure or 7
registration. 8
(c) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that he 9
or she the applicant is competent in the health profession for 10
which he or she the applicant is seeking licensure or registration, 11
as demonstrated by the applicant's training or experience or by 12
another method prescribed by the department, in consultation with 13
the applicable board. 14
(d) He or she The applicant complies with section 16174(3) so 15
that a criminal history check is conducted in the manner prescribed 16
in that section. 17
(2) Within 90 days after receiving a completed application 18
under this section, the department shall grant or deny the request 19
for a license or registration. 20
(3) This section does not prevent the department from granting 21
a temporary license or registration to a dependent under section 22
16181. 23
(4) (2) As used in this section, "dependent" and "veteran" 24
mean those terms as defined in section 16303. 25