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HB6155 • 2026

Health occupations: nurses; intravenous therapy procedures; allow licensed practical nurses to perform under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 17227.

Health occupations: nurses; intravenous therapy procedures; allow licensed practical nurses to perform under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 17227.

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Sponsor
Jamie Thompson (District 28), Ken Borton (District 105), John Roth (District 104), David Prestin (District 108), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Curtis VanderWall (District 102)
Last action
2026-07-14
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 07/03/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Health occupations: nurses; intravenous therapy procedures; allow licensed practical nurses to perform under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 17227.

Health occupations: nurses; intravenous therapy procedures; allow licensed practical nurses to perform under certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

  • Health occupations: nurses; intravenous therapy procedures; allow licensed practical nurses to perform under certain circumstances.
  • Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec.
  • 17227.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-14 HJ 57 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 07/03/2026

  2. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jamie Thompson

  3. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Health Policy

Official Summary Text

Health occupations: nurses; intravenous therapy procedures; allow licensed practical nurses to perform under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 17227.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 6155

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 17227.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 17227. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 1
a licensed practical nurse may perform an intravenous therapy 2
procedure described in this section if all of the following apply: 3
(a) The licensed practical nurse is qualified by education, 4
training, or experience to perform the intravenous therapy 5
July 03, 2026, Introduced by Reps. Thompson, Borton, Roth, Prestin, Pavlov and VanderWall and
referred to Committee on Health Policy.
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procedure, as evidenced by the successful completion of a course 1
approved by the board. The course must be not less than 20 hours in 2
duration and include didactic instruction and clinical experience. 3
(b) The licensed practical nurse is under the supervision of a 4
registered professional nurse, physician, or dentist at the time 5
the intravenous therapy procedure is performed. 6
(2) The intravenous therapy procedures that may be performed 7
under subsection (1) include all of the following: 8
(a) The insertion of a peripheral intravenous catheter into a 9
vein of the hand, forearm, or antecubital fossa. 10
(b) The initiation and maintenance of peripheral intravenous 11
infusions, including normal saline, lactated ringer's solution, 12
dextrose solution, or other isotonic maintenance fluids, as 13
determined by the board by rule. 14
(c) The administration of intravenous antibiotic medications 15
through a peripheral intravenous line, as ordered by a prescriber. 16
(d) Flushing peripheral intravenous devices with saline or 17
heparin solution. 18
(e) The discontinuation or removal of a peripheral intravenous 19
catheter. 20
(f) The assessment of peripheral intravenous infusion sites 21
and monitoring for complications, including infiltration or 22
phlebitis. 23
(3) A licensed practical nurse shall not perform any of the 24
following under this section: 25
(a) The insertion or discontinuation of a central venous 26
catheter. 27
(b) The insertion or discontinuation of a peripherally 28
inserted central catheter. 29
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(c) The initiation or administration of blood or blood 1
products. 2
(d) The initiation of chemotherapy or antineoplastic 3
medications. 4
(e) The initiation of total parenteral nutrition. 5
(4) As used in this section, "prescriber" means that term as 6
defined in section 17708. 7