Bill Text: MI SB0568 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Health; occupations; regulation and oversight of physicians of medicine, physicians of osteopathic medicine, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses; provide for and consolidate, and provide other general amendments. Amends secs. 2701, 2705, 2707, 2803, 2822, 5101, 5119, 5133, 5139, 5431, 5653, 5654, 5655, 5656, 5657, 5658, 7111, 7214, 7303a, 7333a, 9161, 9701, 10102, 10204, 10205, 10301, 16103, 16104, 16105, 16105a, 16106, 16107, 16109, 16125, 16148, 16165, 16166, 16167, 16174, 16182, 16184, 16185, 16204a, 16215, 16216, 16221, 16228, 16276, 16299, 16325, 16337, 16411, 16511, 16521, 16905, 16909, 17210, 17211, 17221, 17401, 17607, 17708, 17745,

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-10-01 - Referred To Committee On Health Policy [SB0568 Detail]

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SENATE BILL No. 568

 

 

October 1, 2013, Introduced by Senators MARLEAU, KAHN, ROBERTSON, JONES, HUNE, PROOS and BOOHER and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending sections 2701, 2705, 2707, 2803, 2822, 5101, 5119,

 

5133, 5139, 5431, 5653, 5654, 5655, 5656, 5657, 5658, 7111, 7214,

 

7303a, 7333a, 9161, 9701, 10102, 10204, 10205, 10301, 16103,

 

16104, 16105, 16105a, 16106, 16107, 16109, 16125, 16148, 16165,

 

16166, 16167, 16174, 16182, 16184, 16185, 16204a, 16215, 16216,

 

16221, 16228, 16276, 16299, 16325, 16337, 16411, 16511, 16521,

 

16905, 16909, 17210, 17211, 17221, 17401, 17607, 17708, 17745,

 

17745a, 17745b, 17766d, 17775, 17820, 17901, 17903, 18001, 18008,

 

18011, 18021, 18049, 18050, 18058, 18301, 18305, 18501, 18506a,

 

18518, 18701, 20115, 20201, 22211, and 22224 (MCL 333.2701,


 

333.2705, 333.2707, 333.2803, 333.2822, 333.5101, 333.5119,

 

333.5133, 333.5139, 333.5431, 333.5653, 333.5654, 333.5655,

 

333.5656, 333.5657, 333.5658, 333.7111, 333.7214, 333.7303a,

 

333.7333a, 333.9161, 333.9701, 333.10102, 333.10204, 333.10205,

 

333.10301, 333.16103, 333.16104, 333.16105, 333.16105a,

 

333.16106, 333.16107, 333.16109, 333.16125, 333.16148, 333.16165,

 

333.16166, 333.16167, 333.16174, 333.16182, 333.16184, 333.16185,

 

333.16204a, 333.16215, 333.16216, 333.16221, 333.16228,

 

333.16276, 333.16299, 333.16325, 333.16337, 333.16411, 333.16511,

 

333.16521, 333.16905, 333.16909, 333.17210, 333.17211, 333.17221,

 

333.17401, 333.17607, 333.17708, 333.17745, 333.17745a,

 

333.17745b, 333.17766d, 333.17775, 333.17820, 333.17901,

 

333.17903, 333.18001, 333.18008, 333.18011, 333.18021, 333.18049,

 

333.18050, 333.18058, 333.18301, 333.18305, 333.18501,

 

333.18506a, 333.18518, 333.18701, 333.20115, 333.20201,

 

333.22211, and 333.22224), sections 2701, 2705, and 2707 as added

 

by 1990 PA 16, sections 2803, 16299, 20115, and 22224 as amended

 

by 2012 PA 499, sections 2822 and 5431 as amended by 2002 PA 691,

 

section 5101 as amended by 2010 PA 119, section 5119 as amended

 

by 2000 PA 209, section 5133 as amended by 2010 PA 320, section

 

5139 as added by 2012 PA 354, sections 5653 and 5654 as amended

 

by 2004 PA 551, section 5655 as amended by 2001 PA 239, sections

 

5656, 5657, and 5658 as amended by 2001 PA 237, section 7111 as

 

amended by 1993 PA 138, section 7214 as amended by 1982 PA 352,

 

section 7303a as added by 1993 PA 305, section 7333a as amended

 

by 2012 PA 44, section 9161 as added by 1993 PA 133, section 9701

 

as added by 2004 PA 250, sections 10102 and 10204 as amended by


 

2008 PA 39, section 10205 as added by 1999 PA 62, section 10301

 

as added by 2012 PA 179, sections 16103 and 16182 as amended and

 

sections 16105a, 16165, 16166, 16167, and 16325 as added by 1993

 

PA 80, sections 16104, 17745, 18049, and 20201 as amended by 2011

 

PA 210, sections 16105 and 16106 as amended by 2002 PA 643,

 

section 16109 as amended by 1991 PA 58, section 16125 as amended

 

by 1989 PA 202, section 16148 as amended by 1995 PA 115, section

 

16174 as amended by 2012 PA 49, sections 16184 and 16185 as

 

amended by 2012 PA 4, section 16204a as amended by 2001 PA 234,

 

section 16215 as amended by 2005 PA 211, section 16216 as added

 

by 1993 PA 87, section 16221 as amended by 2012 PA 501, section

 

16228 as added by 1998 PA 423, section 16276 as added by 2004 PA

 

144, sections 16337 and 18001 as amended and sections 18008,

 

18050, and 18058 as added by 2006 PA 161, section 16411 as

 

amended by 2006 PA 396, section 16511 as amended by 2006 PA 397,

 

sections 16521 and 17903 as amended by 2010 PA 79, section 16905

 

as amended by 2006 PA 388, section 16909 as amended by 1997 PA

 

188, sections 17211 and 17221 as amended by 2006 PA 409, section

 

17401 as amended by 2002 PA 599, section 17607 as added by 2008

 

PA 524, section 17708 as amended by 2012 PA 209, section 17745a

 

as amended by 1999 PA 190, section 17745b as added by 1993 PA

 

306, section 17766d as added by 2004 PA 329, section 17775 as

 

added by 2012 PA 383, section 17820 as amended by 2009 PA 55,

 

section 17901 as added by 2006 PA 54, sections 18011 and 18021 as

 

amended by 2006 PA 391, sections 18301 and 18305 as amended by

 

2008 PA 523, section 18501 as amended and sections 18506a and

 

18518 as added by 2004 PA 61, section 18701 as added by 2004 PA


 

3, and section 22211 as amended by 2002 PA 619, and by adding

 

sections 16102, 16214, and 16338 and part 171; and to repeal acts

 

and parts of acts.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1        Sec. 2701. As used in this part:

 

 2        (a) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means that term as

 

 3  defined in section 17102.

 

 4        (b) (a) "Board certified" means certified to practice in a

 

 5  particular medical speciality specialty by a national board

 

 6  recognized by the American board of medical specialties or the

 

 7  American osteopathic association.

 

 8        (b) "Certified nurse midwife" means an individual licensed

 

 9  as a registered professional nurse under part 172 who has been

 

10  issued a specialty certification in the practice of nurse

 

11  midwifery by the board of nursing under section 17210.

 

12        (c) "Certified nurse practitioner" means an individual

 

13  licensed as a registered professional nurse under part 172 who

 

14  has been issued a specialty certification as a nurse practitioner

 

15  by the board of nursing under section 17210.

 

16        (d) "Designated nurse" means a certified nurse midwife or

 

17  certified nurse practitioner.

 

18        (c) (e) "Designated physician" means a physician qualified

 

19  in 1 of the physician specialty areas identified in section 2711.

 

20        (d) (f) "Designated professional" means a designated

 

21  physician, designated an advanced practice registered nurse, or

 

22  physician's a physician assistant.

 

23        (e) (g) "Health resource shortage area" means a geographic


 

 1  area, population group, or health facility designated by the

 

 2  department under section 2717.

 

 3        (f) (h) "Medicaid" means benefits under the program of

 

 4  medical assistance established under title XIX of the social

 

 5  security act, 42 U.S.C. 1396 to 1396d, 1396f to 1396g, and 1396i

 

 6  to 1396s, 42 USC 1396-1 to 1396w-5, and administered by the

 

 7  department of social services under the social welfare act, Act

 

 8  No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, being sections 400.1 to

 

 9  400.121 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to

 

10  400.119b.

 

11        (g) (i) "Medical school" means an accredited program for the

 

12  training of individuals to become physicians.

 

13        (h) (j) "Medicare" means benefits under the federal medicare

 

14  program established under title XVIII of the social security act,

 

15  42 U.S.C. 1395 to 1395b, 1395b-2 to 1395i, 1395i-1a to 1395i-2,

 

16  1395j to 1395dd, 1395ff to 1395mm, and 1395oo to 1395ccc.42 USC

 

17  1395 to 1395kkk-1.

 

18        (i) (k) "National health service corps" means the agency

 

19  established under section 331 of title III of the public health

 

20  service act, 42 U.S.C. 254d.42 USC 254d.

 

21        (j) (l) "Nurse" means an individual licensed to engage in the

 

22  practice of nursing under part 172.

 

23        (k) (m) "Nursing program" means an accredited program for

 

24  the training of individuals to become nurses.

 

25        (l) (n) "Physician" means an individual licensed as a

 

26  physician under part 170 or an osteopathic physician under part

 

27  175.that term as defined in section 17106.


 

 1        (m) (o) "Physician's "Physician assistant" means an

 

 2  individual licensed as a physician's assistant under part 170 or

 

 3  part 175. that term as defined in section 17106.

 

 4        (n) (p) "Physician's "Physician assistant program" means an

 

 5  accredited program for the training of individuals to become

 

 6  physician's physician assistants.

 

 7        (o) (q) "Service obligation" means the contractual

 

 8  obligation undertaken by an individual under section 2705 or

 

 9  section 2707 to provide health care services for a determinable

 

10  time period at a site designated by the department.

 

11        Sec. 2705. (1) The department shall administer an essential

 

12  health provider repayment program for designated professionals

 

13  who have incurred a debt or expenses as a result of a loan taken

 

14  to attend a medical school, nursing program for the training of

 

15  certified nurse midwives or certified nurse practitioners, or

 

16  physician's advanced practice registered nurses, or physician

 

17  assistant program or as a result of providing services in a

 

18  health resource shortage area. The department may each year repay

 

19  all or part of a designated professional's debt or expenses in an

 

20  amount that does not to exceed the amount set forth in subsection

 

21  (3) for each year, up to a maximum of 4 years. The department

 

22  shall repay a debt or expenses only for a designated professional

 

23  who has entered into a written contract with the department that

 

24  requires the designated professional to engage in the full-time

 

25  practice of health care services in a health resource shortage

 

26  area to which he or she is assigned by the department for a

 

27  period equal in years to the number of years for which the


 

 1  department has agreed to make a debt or expense repayment or 2

 

 2  years, whichever is greater.

 

 3        (2) A The department shall pay a debt or expense repayment

 

 4  on behalf of a designated professional under subsection (1) for

 

 5  fulfilling a service obligation for a particular year shall be

 

 6  paid in a lump sum at the completion of the service obligation

 

 7  for that year. A designated professional who does not fulfill a

 

 8  service obligation for a particular year forfeits his or her

 

 9  right to the debt or expense repayment or any part of it for that

 

10  year and the department may treat an agreement for further debt

 

11  or expense repayment in a subsequent year as void. In its sole

 

12  discretion, the department may make a debt or expense repayment

 

13  prior to before or during each year of service if there are

 

14  extenuating circumstances. In its sole discretion, the department

 

15  may pay a pro rata amount of an agreed debt or expense repayment

 

16  to a designated professional or his or her estate if 1 of the

 

17  following occurs prior to before the completion of the designated

 

18  professional's service obligation:

 

19        (a) The designated professional dies.

 

20        (b) The designated professional is unable, by reason of

 

21  permanent disability, to render the service.

 

22        (c) Other circumstances prevail that are considered by the

 

23  department to constitute a compelling reason to consider the

 

24  service obligation fulfilled.

 

25        (3) For the first year of the debt or expense repayment

 

26  program, the maximum amount of a debt or expense repayment is

 

27  $25,000.00 per year. In each succeeding year after the first


 

 1  year, the maximum amount may be increased by 5%.

 

 2        (4) The department may accept funds money from any source

 

 3  for the operation of the essential health provider repayment

 

 4  program, and shall distribute those funds the money in a manner

 

 5  consistent with this section.

 

 6        (5) The department shall give the essential health provider

 

 7  repayment program created by this section priority over the other

 

 8  programs created under this part.

 

 9        Sec. 2707. (1) The department shall administer a grant

 

10  program for minority students enrolled in medical schools,

 

11  nursing programs, or physician's physician assistant programs.

 

12  Only minority students who meet the financial resources

 

13  eligibility standards for federal student loan programs under

 

14  title IV of the higher education act of 1965, Public Law 89-329,

 

15  20 USC 1070 to 1099d, are eligible to receive a grant under this

 

16  section.

 

17        (2) The department may award a grant to a minority student

 

18  enrolled in a medical school who is training to become a

 

19  designated physician or to a minority student enrolled in a

 

20  nursing program or physician's physician assistant program. As a

 

21  condition for the award of the grant, the recipient of the grant

 

22  shall enter into a written contract with the department that

 

23  requires the recipient to provide, upon completion of training,

 

24  full-time health care services in a health resource shortage area

 

25  to which he or she is assigned by the department for a period

 

26  equal to the number of years for which a grant is accepted or 2

 

27  years, whichever is greater. In awarding grants, the department


 

 1  shall give priority to students who are residents of this state

 

 2  and enrolled in a medical school, nursing program, or physician's

 

 3  physician assistant program in this state.

 

 4        (3) The department shall determine an appropriate grant

 

 5  amount for each academic year for each health care profession.

 

 6        (4) An individual who incurs a service obligation under

 

 7  subsection (2) and who completes the training program for which

 

 8  the grant was awarded but fails to fulfill the service obligation

 

 9  shall repay to the department an amount equal to 2 times the

 

10  amount of all grants the individual accepted under this section

 

11  plus interest. The interest shall be at a rate determined by the

 

12  state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage

 

13  change in the Detroit consumer price index. An individual who

 

14  incurs a service obligation under subsection (2) and who fails to

 

15  complete the training program for which the grant was awarded

 

16  shall repay to the department an amount equal to the actual

 

17  amount of all grants the individual accepted under this section.

 

18  Repayment to the department under this subsection shall be made

 

19  within 3 years after the repayment obligation is incurred.

 

20  Amounts repaid under this subsection shall be deposited with the

 

21  state treasurer and credited to the minority health profession

 

22  grant fund created in section 2721.

 

23        (5) An obligated individual shall be considered to have

 

24  fulfilled the service obligation incurred under subsection (2) if

 

25  any of the following occur:

 

26        (a) Service has been rendered for the obligated period.

 

27        (b) The obligated individual dies.


 

 1        (c) The obligated individual is unable, by reason of

 

 2  permanent disability, to render the service.

 

 3        (d) The obligated individual fails to satisfy the academic

 

 4  requirements for completion of the training program in which he

 

 5  or she is enrolled after having made a good faith effort.

 

 6        (e) The obligated individual fails to satisfy the

 

 7  requirements for licensure, certification, or other form of

 

 8  authorization to practice the profession for which he or she has

 

 9  been trained.

 

10        (f) Other circumstances occur that are considered by the

 

11  department to constitute a compelling reason to consider the

 

12  service obligation fulfilled.

 

13        (6) The department may accept funds money for the operation

 

14  of the grant program from any source and distribute those funds

 

15  the money in a manner consistent with this section.

 

16        (7) As used in this section, "Detroit consumer price index"

 

17  means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available

 

18  for the Detroit area from the bureau of labor statistics of the

 

19  United States department of labor.

 

20        Sec. 2803. (1) "Abortion" means that term as defined in

 

21  section 17015.17115.

 

22        (2) "Dead body" means a human body or fetus, or a part of a

 

23  dead human body or fetus, in a condition from which it may

 

24  reasonably be concluded that death has occurred.

 

25        (3) "Fetal death" means the death of a fetus that has

 

26  completed at least 20 weeks of gestation or weighs at least 400

 

27  grams. Fetal death includes a stillbirth. The definition shall of


 

 1  fetal death in this subsection must conform in all other respects

 

 2  as closely as possible to the definition recommended by the

 

 3  federal agency responsible for vital statistics.

 

 4        (4) "Fetal remains" means a dead fetus or part of a dead

 

 5  fetus that has completed at least 10 weeks of gestation or has

 

 6  reached the stage of development that, upon visual inspection of

 

 7  the fetus or part of the fetus, the head, torso, or extremities

 

 8  appear to be supported by skeletal or cartilaginous structures.

 

 9  Fetal remains do not include the umbilical cord or placenta.

 

10        (5) "File" means to present a certificate, report, or other

 

11  record to the local registrar for registration by the state

 

12  registrar.

 

13        (6) "Final disposition" means the burial, cremation,

 

14  interment, or other legal disposition of a dead body or fetal

 

15  remains.

 

16        Sec. 2822. (1) The following individuals shall report a live

 

17  birth that occurs in this state:

 

18        (a) If a live birth occurs in an institution or enroute en

 

19  route to an institution, the individual in charge of the

 

20  institution or his or her designated representative shall obtain

 

21  the personal data, prepare the certificate of birth, secure the

 

22  signatures required by the certificate of birth, and file the

 

23  certificate of birth with the local registrar or as otherwise

 

24  directed by the state registrar within 5 days after the birth.

 

25  The physician or other individual in attendance shall provide the

 

26  medical information required by the certificate of birth and

 

27  certify to the facts of birth not later than 72 hours after the


 

 1  birth. If the physician or other individual does not certify to

 

 2  the facts of birth within 72 hours, the individual in charge of

 

 3  the institution or his or her authorized representative shall

 

 4  complete and certify the facts of birth.

 

 5        (b) If a live birth occurs outside an institution, the

 

 6  record shall be prepared, certified, and filed with the local

 

 7  registrar by 1 of the following individuals in the following

 

 8  order of priority:

 

 9        (i) The physician in attendance at or immediately after the

 

10  live birth.

 

11        (ii) Any other individual in attendance at or immediately

 

12  after the live birth.

 

13        (iii) The father, the mother, or, in the absence of the father

 

14  and the inability of the mother, the individual in charge of the

 

15  premises where the live birth occurs.

 

16        (c) If a live birth occurs during an attempted abortion and

 

17  the mother of the newborn has expressed a desire not to assume

 

18  custody and responsibility for the newborn by refusing to

 

19  authorize necessary life-sustaining medical treatment, the live

 

20  birth shall be reported as follows:

 

21        (i) If the attempted abortion took place in an institution,

 

22  the live birth shall be reported in the same manner as provided

 

23  in subdivision (a), except that the parents shall be listed as

 

24  "unknown" and the newborn shall be listed as "Baby Doe".

 

25        (ii) If the attempted abortion took place outside an

 

26  institution, the live birth shall be reported in the same manner

 

27  as provided in subdivision (b), except that the parents shall be


 

 1  listed as "unknown" and the newborn shall be listed as "Baby

 

 2  Doe".

 

 3        (2) As used in this section, "abortion" means that term as

 

 4  defined in section 17015.17115.

 

 5        Sec. 5101. (1) As used in this article:

 

 6        (a) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means that term as

 

 7  defined in section 17102.

 

 8        (b) (a) "Care" includes treatment, control, transportation,

 

 9  confinement, and isolation in a facility or other location.

 

10        (c) (b) "Communicable disease" means an illness due to a

 

11  specific infectious agent or its toxic products that results from

 

12  transmission of that infectious agent or its products from a

 

13  reservoir to a susceptible host, directly as from an infected

 

14  individual or animal, or indirectly through the agency of an

 

15  intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or the inanimate

 

16  environment.

 

17        (d) (c) "HIV" means human immunodeficiency virus.

 

18        (e) (d) "HIV infection" or "HIV infected" means the status

 

19  of an individual who has tested positive for HIV, as evidenced by

 

20  either a double positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test,

 

21  combined with a positive western blot assay test, or a positive

 

22  result under an HIV test that is considered reliable by the

 

23  federal centers for disease control and prevention and is

 

24  approved by the department.

 

25        (f) (e) "Immunization" means the process of increasing an

 

26  individual's immunity to a disease by use of a vaccine, antibody

 

27  preparation, or other substance.


 

 1        (g) (f) "Infection" means the invasion of the body with

 

 2  microorganisms or parasites, whether or not the invasion results

 

 3  in detectable pathologic effects.

 

 4        (h) "Michigan patient care board" means the Michigan patient

 

 5  care board created in section 17121.

 

 6        (i) "Physician" means that term as defined in section 17106.

 

 7        (j) "Physician assistant" means that term as defined in

 

 8  section 17106.

 

 9        (k) (g) "Serious communicable disease or infection" means a

 

10  communicable disease or infection that is designated as serious

 

11  by the department pursuant to this part. Serious communicable

 

12  disease or infection includes, but is not limited to, HIV

 

13  infection, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, venereal disease,

 

14  and tuberculosis.

 

15        (l) (h) "Venereal disease" means syphilis, gonorrhea,

 

16  chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, granuloma inguinale, and

 

17  other sexually transmitted diseases that the department may

 

18  designate and require to be reported under section 5111.

 

19        (2) In addition, article 1 contains general definitions and

 

20  principles of construction applicable to all articles in this

 

21  code.

 

22        Sec. 5119. (1) An The county clerk shall advise an

 

23  individual applying for a marriage license, shall be advised

 

24  through the distribution of written educational materials, by the

 

25  county clerk regarding about prenatal care and the transmission

 

26  and prevention of venereal disease and HIV infection. The written

 

27  educational materials shall must describe the availability to the


 

 1  applicant of tests for both venereal disease and HIV infection.

 

 2  The information shall written educational materials must include

 

 3  a list of locations where HIV counseling and testing services

 

 4  funded by the department are available. The department shall

 

 5  approve or prepare the written educational materials shall be

 

 6  approved or prepared by the department.described in this

 

 7  subsection.

 

 8        (2) A county clerk shall not issue a marriage license to an

 

 9  applicant who fails to sign and file with the county clerk an

 

10  application for a marriage license that includes a statement with

 

11  a check-off box indicating that the applicant has received the

 

12  written educational materials regarding the transmission and

 

13  prevention of both venereal disease and HIV infection and has

 

14  been advised of testing for both venereal disease and HIV

 

15  infection, pursuant to subsection (1).

 

16        (3) If either applicant for a marriage license undergoes a

 

17  test for HIV or an antibody to HIV, and if the test results

 

18  indicate that an applicant is HIV infected, the physician or a

 

19  designee of the physician, the physician's physician assistant,

 

20  the certified nurse midwife, or the certified nurse practitioner

 

21  advanced practice registered nurse, or the local health officer

 

22  or designee of the local health officer administering who

 

23  administers the test immediately shall inform both applicants of

 

24  the test results, and shall counsel both applicants regarding the

 

25  modes of HIV transmission, the potential for HIV transmission to

 

26  a fetus, and protective measures.

 

27        (4) As used in this section:


 

 1        (a) "Certified nurse midwife" means an individual licensed

 

 2  as a registered professional nurse under part 172 who has been

 

 3  issued a specialty certification in the practice of nurse

 

 4  midwifery by the board of nursing under section 17210.

 

 5        (b) "Certified nurse practitioner" means an individual

 

 6  licensed as a registered professional nurse under part 172 who

 

 7  has been issued a specialty certification as a nurse practitioner

 

 8  by the board of nursing under section 17210.

 

 9        (c) "Physician" means an individual licensed as a physician

 

10  under part 170 or an osteopathic physician under part 175.

 

11        (d) "Physician's assistant" means an individual licensed as

 

12  a physician's assistant under part 170 or part 175.

 

13        Sec. 5133. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,

 

14  a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician

 

15  assistant who orders an HIV test or a health facility that

 

16  performs an HIV test shall provide information appropriate to the

 

17  test subject both before and after the test is administered.

 

18        (2) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a physician,

 

19  advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, or an

 

20  individual to whom the physician authority has been delegated

 

21  authority to perform a selected act, task, or function under

 

22  section 16215, shall not order an HIV test for the purpose of

 

23  diagnosing HIV infection without first providing the test subject

 

24  with pretest information and receiving the informed consent of

 

25  the test subject. For purposes of this section, informed consent

 

26  means a written or verbal consent to the test by the test subject

 

27  or the legally authorized representative of the test subject. The


 

 1  physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician

 

 2  assistant, or health facility shall document the provision of

 

 3  informed consent, including pretest information, and whether the

 

 4  test subject or the legally authorized representative of the test

 

 5  subject declined the offer of HIV testing. Informed consent for

 

 6  HIV testing shall be maintained in the patient's medical records.

 

 7        (3) Beginning January 1, 2011, pretest Pretest information

 

 8  shall include described in subsection (2) includes all of the

 

 9  following:

 

10        (a) An explanation of the test, including, but not limited

 

11  to, the purpose of the test, the potential uses and limitations

 

12  of the test, and the meaning of test results.

 

13        (b) An explanation of how HIV is transmitted and how HIV can

 

14  be prevented.

 

15        (c) An explanation of the rights of the test subject,

 

16  including, but not limited to, all of the following:

 

17        (i) The right to decline the test at any time before the

 

18  administration of the test and the circumstances under which the

 

19  test subject does not have the right to decline the test.

 

20        (ii) The right to confidentiality of the test results under

 

21  this part and under the health insurance portability and

 

22  accountability act of 1996, Public Law 104-191.

 

23        (iii) The right under this part to consent to and participate

 

24  in the test on an anonymous basis.

 

25        (iv) The person or class of persons to whom the test results

 

26  may be disclosed under this part and under the health insurance

 

27  portability and accountability act of 1996, Public Law 104-191.


 

 1        (4) The department , the Michigan board of medicine, and the

 

 2  Michigan board of osteopathic medicine and surgery and the

 

 3  Michigan patient care board shall make the information required

 

 4  under subsection (3) available to physicians, advanced practice

 

 5  registered nurses, and physician assistants. The Michigan board

 

 6  of medicine and the Michigan board of osteopathic medicine and

 

 7  surgery shall notify in writing all physicians subject to this

 

 8  section of the requirements of this section and the availability

 

 9  of the information by January 1, 2011. Upon request, the Michigan

 

10  board of medicine and the Michigan board of osteopathic medicine

 

11  and surgery Michigan patient care board shall provide copies of

 

12  the information, free of charge, to a physician, advanced

 

13  practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who is subject

 

14  to this section.

 

15        (5) A test subject who executes a signed writing pursuant to

 

16  subsection (2) as that subsection read before September 1, 2010

 

17  is barred from subsequently bringing a civil action based on

 

18  failure to obtain informed consent for the HIV test against the

 

19  physician who ordered the HIV test.

 

20        (6) The department shall develop the information required

 

21  under subsection (3) in clear, nontechnical English and Spanish,

 

22  and provide the information upon request and free of charge, to a

 

23  physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician

 

24  assistant, or other person or a governmental entity that is

 

25  subject to this section. Nothing in this This section prohibits

 

26  does not prohibit a physician, advanced practice registered

 

27  nurse, physician assistant, or health facility from combining a


 

 1  form used to obtain informed consent for HIV testing with forms

 

 2  used to obtain consent for general medical care or any other

 

 3  medical tests or procedures if the forms make clear that the

 

 4  subject may consent to general medical care, tests, or medical

 

 5  procedures without being required to consent to HIV testing and,

 

 6  if applicable, that the subject may decline HIV testing at any

 

 7  time before the administration of the test.

 

 8        (7) In addition to complying with the duties imposed under

 

 9  subsection (6), the department shall provide copies of the

 

10  information required under subsection (3) to the Michigan board

 

11  of medicine and the Michigan board of osteopathic medicine and

 

12  surgery. Michigan patient care board. The department shall

 

13  provide copies of the information to other persons upon written

 

14  request, at cost, and shall also provide copies of the

 

15  information free of charge, upon request, to public or private

 

16  schools, colleges, and universities.

 

17        (8) An individual who undergoes an HIV test at a department

 

18  approved testing site may request that the HIV test be performed

 

19  on an anonymous basis. If an individual requests that the HIV

 

20  test be performed on an anonymous basis, the staff of the

 

21  department approved testing site shall administer the HIV test

 

22  anonymously or under the condition that the test subject not be

 

23  identified, and shall obtain consent to the test using a coded

 

24  system that does not link the individual's identity with the

 

25  request for the HIV test or the HIV test results. If the test

 

26  results of an HIV test performed under this subsection indicate

 

27  that the test subject is HIV infected, the staff of the


 

 1  department approved testing site shall proceed with partner

 

 2  notification in the same manner in which a local health

 

 3  department would proceed as described in section 5114a(3) to (5).

 

 4        (9) This section does not apply to an HIV test performed for

 

 5  the purpose of research, if the test is performed in such a

 

 6  manner that the identity of the test subject is not revealed to

 

 7  the researcher and the test results are not made known to the

 

 8  test subject.

 

 9        (10) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (12), this

 

10  section does not apply to an HIV test performed upon a patient in

 

11  a health facility if the conditions in subdivisions (a) and (b)

 

12  or the conditions in subdivisions (a) and (c) are met:

 

13        (a) The patient is informed in writing upon admission to the

 

14  health facility that an HIV test may be performed upon the

 

15  patient without his or her right to decline under circumstances

 

16  described in subdivision (b) or (c). As used in this subdivision,

 

17  "admission" means the provision of an inpatient or outpatient

 

18  health care service in a health facility.

 

19        (b) The HIV test is performed after a health professional,

 

20  health facility employee, police officer, or fire fighter, or a

 

21  medical first responder, emergency medical technician, emergency

 

22  medical technician specialist, or paramedic licensed under

 

23  section 20950 or 20952 sustains in the health facility, while

 

24  treating the patient before transport to the health facility, or

 

25  while transporting the patient to the health facility, a

 

26  percutaneous, mucous membrane, or open wound exposure to the

 

27  blood or other body fluids of the patient.


 

 1        (c) The HIV test is performed pursuant to a request made

 

 2  under section 20191(2).

 

 3        (11) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (12), this

 

 4  section does not apply if the test subject is unable to receive

 

 5  or understand the information described in subsections (1) to (3)

 

 6  or to decline the test as described in subsection (2), and the

 

 7  legally authorized representative of the test subject is not

 

 8  readily available to receive the information or decline for the

 

 9  test subject.

 

10        (12) If the results of an HIV test performed under this

 

11  section indicate that the patient is HIV infected, the health

 

12  facility shall inform the patient of the positive test results

 

13  and provide the patient with appropriate counseling regarding HIV

 

14  infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. If the results

 

15  of an HIV test performed under this section indicate that the

 

16  patient is not HIV infected, that information shall be provided

 

17  to the patient through normal health care provider procedures,

 

18  including, but not limited to, a patient visit, mail, or

 

19  telephone communication.

 

20        Sec. 5139. (1) A physician, or an optometrist, advanced

 

21  practice registered nurse, or physician assistant has no

 

22  affirmative obligation to but may voluntarily report to the

 

23  secretary of state or warn third parties regarding a patient's

 

24  mental and physical qualifications to operate a motor vehicle in

 

25  a manner as that does not to jeopardize the safety of persons and

 

26  property due to as the result of an episode. A physician, or an

 

27  optometrist, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician


 

 1  assistant who chooses not to make a report to the secretary of

 

 2  state or warn third parties as provided for under this subsection

 

 3  is immune from any criminal or civil liability to the patient or

 

 4  a third party that may have been is injured by the patient's

 

 5  actions.

 

 6        (2) A physician, or an optometrist, advanced practice

 

 7  registered nurse, or physician assistant may make a report under

 

 8  this section and submit that report to the secretary of state for

 

 9  the purpose of initiating or contributing to an examination of an

 

10  applicant's physical and mental qualifications to operate a motor

 

11  vehicle in a manner as that does not to jeopardize the safety of

 

12  persons and property pursuant to under section 309 of the

 

13  Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.309. In making that

 

14  report, the physician, or optometrist, advanced practice

 

15  registered nurse, or physician assistant shall recommend a period

 

16  of suspension as determined appropriate by the physician, or

 

17  optometrist, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician

 

18  assistant as follows:

 

19        (a) In the case of a patient holding an operator's license,

 

20  that the suspension be for at least 6 months or longer.

 

21        (b) In the case of a patient holding a commercial license,

 

22  that the suspension be for at least 12 months or longer.

 

23        (3) A physician, or an optometrist, advanced practice

 

24  registered nurse, or physician assistant making a report under

 

25  subsection (2), acting in good faith and exercising due care as

 

26  evidenced by documenting his or her file or medical record

 

27  regarding an episode, is immune from any civil or criminal


 

 1  liability resulting from the report to the patient or a third

 

 2  party that may have been is injured by the patient's actions.

 

 3        (4) As used in this section:

 

 4        (a) "Episode" means any of the following:

 

 5        (i) An experience derived from a condition that causes or

 

 6  contributes to loss of consciousness, blackout, seizure, a

 

 7  fainting spell, syncope, or any other impairment of the level of

 

 8  consciousness.

 

 9        (ii) An experience derived from a condition that causes an

 

10  impairment of an individual's driving judgment.

 

11        (iii) An experience derived from an impairment of an

 

12  individual's vision.

 

13        (b) "Optometrist" means that term as defined under part

 

14  174.in section 17401.

 

15        (c) "Physician" means that term as defined under part 170 or

 

16  175.

 

17        Sec. 5431. (1) A health professional in charge of the care

 

18  of a newborn infant or, if none, the health professional in

 

19  charge at the birth of an infant shall administer or cause to be

 

20  administered to the infant a test for each of the following:

 

21        (a) Phenylketonuria.

 

22        (b) Galactosemia.

 

23        (c) Hypothyroidism.

 

24        (d) Maple syrup urine disease.

 

25        (e) Biotinidase deficiency.

 

26        (f) Sickle cell anemia.

 

27        (g) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia.


 

 1        (h) Medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency.

 

 2        (i) Other treatable but otherwise disabling conditions as

 

 3  designated by the department.

 

 4        (2) The informed consent requirements of sections 17020 and

 

 5  17520 section 17120 do not apply to the tests required under

 

 6  subsection (1). The health professional shall administer and

 

 7  report on the tests required under subsection (1) shall be

 

 8  administered and reported within a time and under conditions

 

 9  prescribed by the department. The department may require that the

 

10  tests be performed by the department.

 

11        (3) If the results of a test administered under subsection

 

12  (1) are positive, the results shall must be reported to the

 

13  infant's parents, guardian, or person in loco parentis. A person

 

14  is in compliance with this subsection if the person makes a good

 

15  faith effort to report the positive test results to the infant's

 

16  parents, guardian, or person in loco parentis.

 

17        (4) Subject to the annual adjustment required under this

 

18  subsection and subject to subsection (6), if the department

 

19  performs 1 or more of the tests required under subsection (1),

 

20  the department may charge a fee for the tests of not more than

 

21  $53.71. The $98.08 in 2013. Beginning in 2014, the department

 

22  shall adjust the amount prescribed by this subsection annually by

 

23  an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the

 

24  cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit consumer price

 

25  index. As used in this subsection, "Detroit consumer price index"

 

26  means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available

 

27  for the Detroit area from the bureau of labor statistics of the


 

 1  United States department of labor.

 

 2        (5) A person who violates this section or a rule promulgated

 

 3  under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor.

 

 4        (5) (6) The department shall provide for a hardship waiver

 

 5  of the fee authorized under subsection (4) under circumstances

 

 6  found appropriate by the department.

 

 7        (6) (7) The department shall do all of the following in

 

 8  regard to the blood specimens taken for purposes of conducting

 

 9  the tests required under subsection (1):

 

10        (a) By April 1, 2000, develop a schedule for the retention

 

11  and disposal of the blood specimens used for the tests after the

 

12  tests are completed. The schedule shall meet at least all of the

 

13  following requirements:

 

14        (i) Be consistent with nationally recognized standards for

 

15  laboratory accreditation and federal law.

 

16        (ii) Require that the disposal be conducted in compliance

 

17  with section 13811.

 

18        (iii) Require that the disposal be conducted in the presence

 

19  of a witness. For purposes of this subparagraph, the witness may

 

20  be an individual involved in the disposal or any other

 

21  individual.

 

22        (iv) Require that a written record of the disposal be made

 

23  and kept, and that the witness required under subparagraph (iii)

 

24  signs the record.

 

25        (b) Allow the blood specimens to be used for medical

 

26  research during the retention period established under

 

27  subdivision (a), as long as if the medical research is conducted


 

 1  in a manner that preserves the confidentiality of the test

 

 2  subjects and is consistent to protect human subjects from

 

 3  research risks under subpart A of part 46 of subchapter A of

 

 4  title 45 of the code of federal regulations.45 CFR 46.101 to

 

 5  46.124.

 

 6        (7) (8) The department shall rewrite its pamphlet explaining

 

 7  the requirements of this section when the current supply of

 

 8  pamphlets in existence on March 15, 2000 is exhausted. When the

 

 9  department rewrites the explanatory pamphlet, it shall include at

 

10  least all of the following information in the pamphlet:

 

11        (a) The nature and purpose of the testing program required

 

12  under this section, including, but not limited to, a brief

 

13  description of each condition or disorder listed in subsection

 

14  (1).

 

15        (b) The purpose and value of the infant's parent, guardian,

 

16  or person in loco parentis retaining a blood specimen obtained

 

17  under subsection (9) (8) in a safe place.

 

18        (c) The department's schedule for retaining and disposing of

 

19  blood specimens developed under subsection (7)(a).(6)(a).

 

20        (d) That the blood specimens taken for purposes of

 

21  conducting the tests required under subsection (1) may be used

 

22  for medical research pursuant to subsection (7)(b).(6)(b).

 

23        (8) (9) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1),

 

24  the health professional described in subsection (1) or the

 

25  hospital or other facility in which the birth of an infant takes

 

26  place, or both, may offer to draw an additional blood specimen

 

27  from the infant. If such an offer is made, it shall must be made


 

 1  to the infant's parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis at

 

 2  the time the blood specimens are drawn for purposes of subsection

 

 3  (1). If the infant's parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis

 

 4  accepts the offer of an additional blood specimen, the blood

 

 5  specimen shall must be preserved in a manner that does not

 

 6  require special storage conditions or techniques, including, but

 

 7  not limited to, lamination. The health professional or hospital

 

 8  or other facility employee making the offer shall explain to the

 

 9  parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis at the time the

 

10  offer is made that the additional blood specimen can be used for

 

11  future identification purposes and should be kept in a safe

 

12  place. The health professional or hospital or other facility

 

13  making the offer may charge a fee that is not more than the

 

14  actual cost of obtaining and preserving the additional blood

 

15  specimen.

 

16        Sec. 5653. (1) As used in this part:

 

17        (a) "Advanced illness", except as otherwise provided in this

 

18  subdivision, means a medical or surgical condition with

 

19  significant functional impairment that is not reversible by

 

20  curative therapies and that is anticipated to progress toward

 

21  death despite attempts at curative therapies or modulation, the

 

22  time course of which may or may not be determinable through

 

23  reasonable medical prognostication. For purposes of section

 

24  5655(b) only, "advanced illness" has the same general meaning as

 

25  "terminal illness" has in the medical community.

 

26        (b) "Health facility" means a health facility or agency

 

27  licensed under article 17.


 

 1        (c) "Hospice" means that term as defined in section 20106.

 

 2        (d) "Medical treatment" means a treatment, including, but

 

 3  not limited to, a palliative care treatment; , or a procedure,

 

 4  medication, or surgery; , a diagnostic test; , or a hospice plan

 

 5  of care that may be is ordered, provided, or withheld or

 

 6  withdrawn by a health professional or a health facility under

 

 7  generally accepted standards of medical practice and that is not

 

 8  prohibited by law.

 

 9        (e) "Patient" means an individual who is under the care of a

 

10  physician or a patient care team.

 

11        (f) "Patient advocate" means that term as described and used

 

12  in sections 5506 to 5515 of the estates and protected individuals

 

13  code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5506 to 700.5515.

 

14        (g) "Patient care team" means that term as defined in

 

15  section 17106.

 

16        (h) (g) "Patient surrogate" means the parent or legal

 

17  guardian of a patient who is a minor or a member of the immediate

 

18  family, the next of kin, or the legal guardian of a patient who

 

19  has a condition other than minority that prevents the patient

 

20  from giving consent to medical treatment.

 

21        (h) "Physician" means that term as defined in section 17001

 

22  or 17501.

 

23        (2) Article 1 contains general definitions and principles of

 

24  construction applicable to all articles in this code.

 

25        Sec. 5654. (1) A physician or a member of a patient care

 

26  team who has diagnosed a patient as having a reduced life

 

27  expectancy due to an advanced illness and is recommending medical


 

 1  treatment for the patient shall do all of the following:

 

 2        (a) Orally inform the patient or, if appropriate, the

 

 3  patient's patient surrogate , or , if the patient has designated

 

 4  a patient advocate and is unable to participate in medical

 

 5  treatment decisions, the patient advocate acting on behalf of the

 

 6  patient in accordance with sections 5506 to 5515 of the estates

 

 7  and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5506 to

 

 8  700.5515, about the recommended medical treatment and about

 

 9  alternatives to the recommended medical treatment.

 

10        (b) Orally inform the patient or, if appropriate, the

 

11  patient surrogate , or patient advocate about the advantages,

 

12  disadvantages, and risks of the recommended medical treatment and

 

13  of each alternative medical treatment described in subdivision

 

14  (a) and about the procedures involved.

 

15        (2) A physician's The duty of a physician or a member of a

 

16  patient care team to inform a patient, patient surrogate, or

 

17  patient advocate under subsection (1) does not require the

 

18  disclosure of information beyond that required by the applicable

 

19  standard of practice.

 

20        (3) Subsection (1) does not limit or modify the information

 

21  required to be disclosed under sections 5133(2) and

 

22  17013(1).17113(1).

 

23        Sec. 5655. In addition to the requirements of section 5654,

 

24  a physician or a member of a patient care team who has diagnosed

 

25  a patient as having a reduced life expectancy due to an advanced

 

26  illness and is recommending medical treatment for the patient

 

27  shall, both orally and in writing, inform the patient or, if


 

 1  appropriate, the patient's patient surrogate , or , if the

 

 2  patient has designated a patient advocate and is unable to

 

 3  participate in medical treatment decisions, the patient advocate,

 

 4  of all of the following:

 

 5        (a) If the patient has not designated a patient advocate,

 

 6  that the patient has the option of designating a patient advocate

 

 7  to make medical treatment decisions for the patient in the event

 

 8  if the patient is not able to participate in his or her medical

 

 9  treatment decisions because of his or her medical condition.

 

10        (b) That the patient or, or if appropriate, the patient's

 

11  patient surrogate or patient advocate , acting on behalf of the

 

12  patient , has the right to make an informed decision regarding

 

13  receiving, continuing, discontinuing, and refusing medical

 

14  treatment for the patient's reduced life expectancy due to

 

15  advanced illness.

 

16        (c) That the patient or, or if appropriate, the patient's

 

17  patient surrogate or patient advocate , acting on behalf of the

 

18  patient , may choose palliative care treatment, including, but

 

19  not limited to, hospice care and pain management.

 

20        (d) That the patient or, if appropriate, the patient's

 

21  patient surrogate or patient advocate acting on behalf of the

 

22  patient may choose adequate and appropriate pain and symptom

 

23  management as a basic and essential element of medical treatment.

 

24        Sec. 5656. (1) By July 1, 2002, the department of community

 

25  health shall develop and publish an updated standardized, written

 

26  summary that contains all of the information required under

 

27  section 5655.


 

 1        (2) The department shall develop the updated standardized,

 

 2  written summary in consultation with appropriate professional and

 

 3  other organizations. The department shall draft the summary in

 

 4  nontechnical terms that a patient, patient surrogate, or patient

 

 5  advocate can easily understand.

 

 6        (3) The department shall continue to make the updated

 

 7  standardized, written summary described in subsection (1)

 

 8  available to physicians and patient care teams through the

 

 9  Michigan board of medicine and the Michigan board of osteopathic

 

10  medicine and surgery created in article 15. Michigan patient care

 

11  board. The Michigan board of medicine and the Michigan board of

 

12  osteopathic medicine and surgery Michigan patient care board

 

13  shall notify in writing each physician and member of a patient

 

14  care team who is subject to this part of the requirements of this

 

15  part and the availability of the updated standardized, written

 

16  summary within 10 days after the updated standardized, written

 

17  summary is published.

 

18        Sec. 5657. (1) If a physician or member of a patient care

 

19  team gives a copy of the standardized, written summary developed

 

20  and published before July 1, 2002 or a copy of the updated

 

21  standardized, written summary made available under section 5656

 

22  to a patient with reduced life expectancy due to advanced illness

 

23  or, if appropriate, to the patient's patient surrogate , or to

 

24  the patient advocate, the physician or member of the patient care

 

25  team is in full compliance with the requirements of section 5655.

 

26        (2) A physician or member of a patient care team may make

 

27  available to a patient with reduced life expectancy due to


 

 1  advanced illness or, if appropriate, to the patient's patient

 

 2  surrogate , or to the patient advocate a form indicating that the

 

 3  patient, patient surrogate, or patient advocate has been given a

 

 4  copy of the standardized, written summary developed and published

 

 5  under section 5656 before July 1, 2002 or a copy of the updated

 

 6  standardized, written summary developed and published under

 

 7  section 5656 on or after July 1, 2002 and received the oral

 

 8  information required under section 5654. If a physician or member

 

 9  of a patient care team makes such a the form described in this

 

10  subsection available to a patient or, if appropriate, to the

 

11  patient's patient surrogate , or to the patient advocate, the

 

12  physician or member of a patient care team shall request that the

 

13  patient, patient's patient surrogate, or patient advocate, as

 

14  appropriate, sign the form and shall place a copy of the signed

 

15  form in the patient's medical record.

 

16        (3) A patient, a patient's patient surrogate, or a patient

 

17  advocate who signs a form under subsection (2) is barred from

 

18  subsequently bringing a civil or administrative action against

 

19  the physician or member of a patient care team for providing the

 

20  information orally and in writing under section 5655 based on

 

21  failure to obtain informed consent.

 

22        Sec. 5658. A physician or a member of a patient care team

 

23  who, as part of a medical treatment plan for a patient with

 

24  reduced life expectancy due to advanced illness, prescribes for

 

25  that patient a controlled substance that is included in schedules

 

26  2 to 5 under part 72 and that is a narcotic drug is immune from

 

27  administrative and civil liability based on prescribing the


 

 1  controlled substance if the prescription is given in good faith

 

 2  and with the intention to treat a patient with reduced life

 

 3  expectancy due to advanced illness or alleviate the patient's

 

 4  pain, or both, and all of the following are met:

 

 5        (a) The prescription is for a legitimate legal and

 

 6  professionally recognized therapeutic purpose.

 

 7        (b) Prescribing the controlled substance is within the scope

 

 8  of practice of the physician or member of a patient care team.

 

 9        (c) The physician or member of a patient care team holds a

 

10  valid license under article 7 to prescribe controlled substances.

 

11        Sec. 7111. (1) The controlled substances advisory commission

 

12  is created in the department of commerce shall consist licensing

 

13  and regulatory affairs and consists of the following 13 15 voting

 

14  members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of

 

15  the senate:

 

16        (a) Subject to subsection (3), 4 health care professionals

 

17  from the Michigan patient care board created in article 15, 1 of

 

18  whom is an allopathic physician, 1 of whom is an osteopathic

 

19  physician, 1 of whom is a physician assistant, and 1 of whom is

 

20  an advanced practice registered nurse.

 

21        (b) (a) One health care professional from each of the

 

22  following boards created in article 15:

 

23        (i) The Michigan board of medicine.

 

24        (ii) The Michigan board of osteopathic medicine and surgery.

 

25        (i) (iii) The Michigan board of pharmacy.

 

26        (ii) (iv) The Michigan board of podiatric medicine and

 

27  surgery.


 

 1        (iii) (v) The Michigan board of dentistry.

 

 2        (iv) (vi) The Michigan board of veterinary medicine.

 

 3        (v) (vii) The Michigan board of nursing.

 

 4        (c) (b) One licensed health care professional from the field

 

 5  of psychiatry.

 

 6        (d) (c) One licensed health care professional from the field

 

 7  of pharmacology.

 

 8        (e) (d) Three public members, 1 of whom shall serve as

 

 9  chairperson.

 

10        (f) (e) One member representing pharmaceutical

 

11  manufacturers.

 

12        (2) The director of the department of state police, director

 

13  of commerce, the department of licensing and regulatory affairs,

 

14  director of public the department of community health, director

 

15  of social the department of human services, superintendent of

 

16  public instruction, and the attorney general, or their official

 

17  designees, and the drug control administrator from within the

 

18  department of commerce, who shall serve as secretary to the

 

19  controlled substances advisory commission, are ex officio members

 

20  of the commission without votes , but and are not members for

 

21  determining a quorum. The department of commerce, licensing and

 

22  regulatory affairs, in consultation with the Michigan board of

 

23  pharmacy, shall appoint an individual from within the department

 

24  of licensing and regulatory affairs who is a licensed pharmacist

 

25  to serve as the drug control administrator for purposes of this

 

26  section. The drug control administrator shall serve as secretary

 

27  to the controlled substances advisory commission.


 

 1        (3) The members of the commission from the former Michigan

 

 2  board of medicine and the former Michigan board of osteopathic

 

 3  medicine and surgery who were serving under subsection (1) on the

 

 4  day before the effective date of the amendatory act that added

 

 5  this subsection may continue to serve as members for the balance

 

 6  of the term of office under which they were serving on the day

 

 7  before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this

 

 8  subsection. Within 30 days after the effective date of the

 

 9  amendatory act that added this subsection, the governor shall

 

10  appoint the initial physician assistant and advanced practice

 

11  registered nurse members of the commission under subsection

 

12  (1)(a).

 

13        Sec. 7214. The following controlled substances are included

 

14  in schedule 2:

 

15        (a) Any of the following substances, except those narcotic

 

16  drugs listed in other schedules, whether produced directly or

 

17  indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or

 

18  independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by combination

 

19  of extraction and chemical synthesis:

 

20        (i) Opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, derivative, or

 

21  preparation of opium or opiate excluding nalaxone and its salts,

 

22  and excluding naltrexone and its salts, but including the

 

23  following:

 

 

24

          Raw opium                    Etorphine hydrochloride

25

          Opium extracts               Hydrocodone

26

          Opium Fluid-extracts         Hydromorphone


1

          Powdered opium               Metopon

2

          Granulated opium             Morphine

3

          Tincture of opium            Oxycodone

4

          Codeine                      Oxymorphone

5

          Ethylmorphine                Thebaine

 

 

 6        (ii) A salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof

 

 7  which is chemically equivalent to or identical with a substance

 

 8  referred to in this subdivision, (a), except that these

 

 9  substances do not include the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium.

 

10        (iii) Opium poppy, poppy straw, and concentrate of poppy

 

11  straw, the crude extract of poppy straw in either liquid, solid,

 

12  or powder form, which contains the phenanthrene alkaloids of the

 

13  opium poppy.

 

14        (iv) Coca leaves and any salt, compound, derivative, or

 

15  preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent to or

 

16  identical with any of these substances, except that the

 

17  substances do not include decocainized coca leaves or extraction

 

18  of coca leaves which extractions do not contain cocaine or

 

19  ecgonine. The substances include cocaine, its salts,

 

20  stereoisomers, and salts of stereoisomers when the existence of

 

21  the salts, stereoisomers, and salts of stereoisomers is possible

 

22  within the specific chemical designation.

 

23        (b) Any of the following opiates, including their isomers,

 

24  esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, when the existence

 

25  of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within

 

26  the specific chemical designation:

 

 


1

          Alphaprodine                 Fentanyl

2

          Anileridine                  Isomethadone

3

          Bezitramide                  Levomethorphan

4

          Dihydrocodeine               Levorphanol

5

          Diphenoxylate                Metazocine

6

 

7

                           Methadone

8

Methadone-Intermediate, 4-cyano-2dimethylamino-4, 4-diphenyl butane

9

Moramide-Intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1,

10

1-diphenylpropane-carboxylic acid

11

 

12

                           Pethidine

13

Pethidine-Intermediate-A, 4-cyano-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine

14

Pethidine-Intermediate-B, ethyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate

15

Pethidine-Intermediate-C, 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-

16

carboxylic acid

17

 

18

          Phenazocine                  Racemethorphan

19

          Piminodine                   Racemorphan

 

 

20        (c) Unless listed in another schedule, any material,

 

21  compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of

 

22  the following substances having potential for abuse associated

 

23  with a stimulant effect on the nervous system:

 

24        (i) Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its

 

25  optical isomers.

 

26        (ii) Any substance which contains any quantity of

 

27  methamphetamine, including its salts, stereoisomers, and salts of

 

28  stereoisomers.

 

29        (iii) Phenmetrazine and its salts.


 

 1        (iv) Methylphenidate and its salts.

 

 2        (d) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation,

 

 3  including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers when the

 

 4  existence of the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible

 

 5  within the specific chemical designation as listed in schedule 2,

 

 6  which contains any quantity of the following substances having a

 

 7  potential for abuse associated with the depressant effect on the

 

 8  central nervous system: methaqualone, amobarbital, pentobarbital,

 

 9  or secobarbital; or, any compound, mixture, or preparation

 

10  containing amobarbital, secobarbital, pentobarbital, or any salt

 

11  thereof in combination with itself, with another, or with 1 or

 

12  more other controlled substances.

 

13        (e) Marihuana, but only for use as provided in sections 7335

 

14  and 7336.

 

15        Sec. 7303a. (1) A prescriber who holds a controlled

 

16  substances license may administer or dispense a controlled

 

17  substance listed in schedules 2 to 5 without a separate

 

18  controlled substances license for those activities.

 

19        (2) Before prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance

 

20  to a patient, a licensed prescriber shall ask the patient about

 

21  other controlled substances the patient may be using. The

 

22  prescriber shall record the patient's response in the patient's

 

23  medical or clinical record.

 

24        (3) A licensed prescriber who dispenses controlled

 

25  substances shall maintain all of the following records separately

 

26  from other prescription records:

 

27        (a) All invoices and other acquisition records for each


 

 1  controlled substance acquired by the prescriber for not less than

 

 2  5 years after the date the prescriber acquires the controlled

 

 3  substance.

 

 4        (b) A log of all controlled substances dispensed by the

 

 5  prescriber for not less than 5 years after the date the

 

 6  controlled substance is dispensed.

 

 7        (c) Records of all other dispositions of controlled

 

 8  substances under the licensee's control for not less than 5 years

 

 9  after the date of the disposition.

 

10        (4) The requirement under section 7303 for a license is

 

11  waived in the following circumstances:

 

12        (a) When a controlled substance listed in schedules 2 to 5

 

13  is administered on the order of a licensed prescriber by an

 

14  individual who is licensed under article 15 as a licensed

 

15  practical nurse , or a registered professional nurse. , or a

 

16  physician's assistant.

 

17        (b) When methadone or a methadone congener is dispensed on

 

18  the order of a licensed prescriber in a methadone treatment

 

19  program licensed under article 6 or when a controlled substance

 

20  listed in schedules 2 to 5 is dispensed on the order of a

 

21  licensed prescriber in a hospice rendering emergency care

 

22  services in a patient's home as described in section 17746 by a

 

23  registered professional nurse or a physician's assistant licensed

 

24  under article 15.

 

25        Sec. 7333a. (1) The department shall establish, by rule, an

 

26  electronic system for monitoring schedule 2, 3, 4, and 5

 

27  controlled substances dispensed in this state by veterinarians,


 

 1  and by pharmacists and dispensing prescribers licensed under part

 

 2  177 or dispensed to an address in this state by a pharmacy

 

 3  licensed in this state. The rules shall provide an appropriate

 

 4  electronic format for the reporting of data including, but not

 

 5  limited to, patient identifiers, the name of the controlled

 

 6  substance dispensed, date of dispensing, quantity dispensed,

 

 7  prescriber, and dispenser. The department shall require a

 

 8  veterinarian, pharmacist, or dispensing prescriber to utilize the

 

 9  electronic data transmittal process developed by the department

 

10  or the department's contractor. A veterinarian, pharmacist, or

 

11  dispensing prescriber shall not be required to pay a new fee

 

12  dedicated to the operation of the electronic monitoring system

 

13  and shall not incur any additional costs solely related to the

 

14  transmission of data to the department. The rules promulgated

 

15  under this subsection shall exempt both of the following

 

16  circumstances from the reporting requirements:

 

17        (a) The administration of a controlled substance directly to

 

18  a patient.

 

19        (b) The dispensing from a health facility or agency licensed

 

20  under article 17 of a controlled substance by a dispensing

 

21  prescriber in a quantity adequate to treat a patient for not more

 

22  than 48 hours.

 

23        (2) Notwithstanding any practitioner-patient privilege, the

 

24  director of the department may provide data obtained under this

 

25  section to all of the following:

 

26        (a) A designated representative of a board responsible for

 

27  the licensure, regulation, or discipline of a practitioner,


 

 1  pharmacist, or other person who is authorized to prescribe,

 

 2  administer, or dispense controlled substances.

 

 3        (b) An employee or agent of the department.

 

 4        (c) A state, federal, or municipal employee or agent whose

 

 5  duty is to enforce the laws of this state or the United States

 

 6  relating to drugs.

 

 7        (d) A state-operated medicaid program.

 

 8        (e) A state, federal, or municipal employee who is the

 

 9  holder of a search warrant or subpoena properly issued for the

 

10  records.

 

11        (f) A practitioner or pharmacist who requests information

 

12  and certifies that the requested information is for the purpose

 

13  of providing medical or pharmaceutical treatment to a bona fide

 

14  current patient.

 

15        (g) An individual with whom the department has contracted

 

16  under subsection (8).

 

17        (h) A practitioner or other person who is authorized to

 

18  prescribe controlled substances for the purpose of determining if

 

19  prescriptions written by that practitioner or other person have

 

20  been dispensed.

 

21        (i) Until December 31, 2016, the health care payment or

 

22  benefit provider for the purposes of ensuring patient safety and

 

23  investigating fraud and abuse.

 

24        (3) Except as otherwise provided in this part, information

 

25  submitted under this section shall be used only for bona fide

 

26  drug-related criminal investigatory or evidentiary purposes or

 

27  for the investigatory or evidentiary purposes in connection with


 

 1  the functions of a disciplinary subcommittee or 1 or more of the

 

 2  licensing or registration boards created in article 15.

 

 3        (4) A person who receives data or any report under

 

 4  subsection (2) containing any patient identifiers of the system

 

 5  from the department shall not provide it to any other person or

 

 6  entity except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

 7        (5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,

 

 8  reporting under subsection (1) is mandatory for a veterinarian,

 

 9  pharmacist, and or dispensing prescriber. However, the department

 

10  may issue a written waiver of the electronic reporting

 

11  requirement to a veterinarian, pharmacist, or dispensing

 

12  prescriber who establishes grounds that he or she is unable to

 

13  use the electronic monitoring system. The department shall

 

14  require the applicant for the waiver to report the required

 

15  information in a manner approved by the department.

 

16        (6) In addition to the information required to be reported

 

17  annually under section 7112(3), the controlled substances

 

18  advisory commission shall include in the report information on

 

19  the implementation and effectiveness of the electronic monitoring

 

20  system.

 

21        (7) The department, in consultation with the controlled

 

22  substances advisory commission, the Michigan board of pharmacy,

 

23  the Michigan board of medicine, the Michigan board of osteopathic

 

24  medicine and surgery, the Michigan patient care board, the

 

25  Michigan department of state police, and appropriate medical

 

26  professional associations, shall examine the need for and may

 

27  promulgate rules for the production of a prescription form on


 

 1  paper that minimizes the potential for forgery. The rules shall

 

 2  not include any requirement that sequential numbers, bar codes,

 

 3  or symbols be affixed, printed, or written on a prescription form

 

 4  or that the prescription form be a state produced prescription

 

 5  form. In examining the need for rules for the production of a

 

 6  prescription form on paper that minimizes the potential for

 

 7  forgery, the department shall consider and identify the

 

 8  following:

 

 9        (a) Cost, benefits, and barriers.

 

10        (b) Overall cost-benefit analysis.

 

11        (c) Compatibility with the electronic monitoring system

 

12  required under this section.

 

13        (8) The department may enter into 1 or more contractual

 

14  agreements for the administration of this section.

 

15        (9) The department, all law enforcement officers, all

 

16  officers of the court, and all regulatory agencies and officers,

 

17  in using the data for investigative or prosecution purposes,

 

18  shall consider the nature of the prescriber's and dispenser's

 

19  practice and the condition for which the patient is being

 

20  treated.

 

21        (10) The data and any report containing any patient

 

22  identifiers obtained from the data are not public records and are

 

23  not subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL

 

24  15.231 to 15.246.

 

25        (11) Beginning February 1, 2013 and through February 1,

 

26  2016, the department may issue a written request to a health care

 

27  payment or benefit provider to determine if the provider has


 

 1  accessed the electronic system as provided in subsection (2)(i)

 

 2  in the previous calendar year and, if so, to determine the number

 

 3  of inquiries the provider made in the previous calendar year and

 

 4  any other information the department requests in relation to the

 

 5  provider's access to the electronic system. A health care payment

 

 6  or benefit provider shall respond to the written request on or

 

 7  before the March 31 following the request. The department shall

 

 8  collaborate with health care payment or benefit providers to

 

 9  develop a reasonable request and reporting form for use under

 

10  this subsection.

 

11        (12) As used in this section:

 

12        (a) "Department" means the department of licensing and

 

13  regulatory affairs.

 

14        (b) "Health care payment or benefit provider" means a person

 

15  that provides health benefits, coverage, or insurance in this

 

16  state, including a health insurance company, a nonprofit health

 

17  care corporation, a health maintenance organization, a multiple

 

18  employer welfare arrangement, a medicaid contracted health plan,

 

19  or any other person providing a plan of health benefits,

 

20  coverage, or insurance subject to state insurance regulation.

 

21        Sec. 9161. (1) The department, in consultation with

 

22  appropriate professional organizations and other appropriate

 

23  state departments and agencies, shall distribute a pamphlet that

 

24  contains information regarding prenatal care and parenting. The

 

25  department may use an existing pamphlet or pamphlets containing

 

26  information regarding prenatal care or parenting, or both, to

 

27  comply with the requirements of this subsection. Whether the


 

 1  department develops its own pamphlet or uses an existing pamphlet

 

 2  or pamphlets to comply with this subsection, the department shall

 

 3  print copies of the pamphlet in English, Spanish, and in other

 

 4  languages, as determined appropriate by the department, and shall

 

 5  assure that the pamphlet is written in easily understood,

 

 6  nontechnical terms.

 

 7        (2) The department shall distribute copies of the pamphlet

 

 8  required under subsection (1) to the Michigan board of medicine

 

 9  and the Michigan board of osteopathic medicine and surgery.

 

10  Michigan patient care board created in section 17121. The

 

11  department shall distribute copies of the pamphlet required under

 

12  subsection (1) to other persons upon written request, at cost,

 

13  and shall also distribute copies of the pamphlet upon request,

 

14  free of charge, to physicians and to local health departments.

 

15        Sec. 9701. As used in this part:

 

16        (a) "Committee" means the Michigan pharmacy and therapeutics

 

17  committee established by Executive Order No. 2001-8 and by

 

18  section 9705.

 

19        (b) "Controlled substance" means that term as defined in

 

20  section 7104.

 

21        (c) "Department" means the department of community health.

 

22        (c) (d) "Drug" means that term as defined in section 17703.

 

23        (d) (e) "Initiative" means the pharmaceutical best practices

 

24  initiative established by this part.

 

25        (e) (f) "Medicaid" means the program of medical assistance

 

26  established under title XIX of the social security act, 42 USC

 

27  1396 to 1396v.1396w-5, and administered by the department under


 

 1  the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b.

 

 2        (f) (g) "Pharmacist" means an individual licensed by this

 

 3  state to engage in the practice of pharmacy under article 15.that

 

 4  term as defined in section 17707.

 

 5        (g) (h) "Physician" means an individual licensed by this

 

 6  state to engage in the practice of medicine or osteopathic

 

 7  medicine and surgery under article 15.that term as defined in

 

 8  section 17106.

 

 9        (h) (i) "Prescriber" means a licensed dentist, a licensed

 

10  doctor of medicine, a licensed doctor of osteopathic medicine and

 

11  surgery, a licensed doctor of podiatric medicine and surgery, a

 

12  licensed optometrist certified under part 174 to administer and

 

13  prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, or another licensed

 

14  health professional acting under the delegation and using,

 

15  recording, or otherwise indicating the name of the delegating

 

16  licensed doctor of medicine or licensed doctor of osteopathic

 

17  medicine and surgery.that term as defined in section 17708.

 

18        (i) (j) "Prescription" means that term as defined in section

 

19  17708.

 

20        (j) (k) "Prescription drug" means that term as defined in

 

21  section 17708.

 

22        (k) (l) "Type II transfer" means that term as defined in

 

23  section 3 of the executive organization act of 1965, 1965 PA 380,

 

24  MCL 16.103.

 

25        Sec. 10102. As used in this part:

 

26        (a) "Adult" means an individual who is at least 18 years of

 

27  age.


 

 1        (b) "Agent" means an individual who meets 1 or more of the

 

 2  following requirements:

 

 3        (i) Is authorized to make health care decisions on the

 

 4  principal's behalf by a power of attorney for health care.

 

 5        (ii) Is expressly authorized to make an anatomical gift on

 

 6  the principal's behalf by any other record signed by the

 

 7  principal.

 

 8        (c) "Anatomical gift" means a donation of all or part of a

 

 9  human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose

 

10  of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.

 

11        (d) "Body part" means an organ, eye, or tissue of a human

 

12  being. The term does not include the whole body.

 

13        (e) "Decedent" means a deceased individual whose body or

 

14  body part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. The term

 

15  includes a stillborn infant and, subject to this subdivision and

 

16  restrictions imposed by law other than this part, a fetus. The

 

17  term does not include a blastocyst, embryo, or fetus that is the

 

18  subject of an abortion. As used in this subdivision, "abortion"

 

19  means that term as defined in section 17015.17115.

 

20        (f) "Disinterested witness" means a witness who is not a

 

21  spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandchild, grandparent, or

 

22  guardian of or other adult who exhibited special care and concern

 

23  for the individual who makes, amends, revokes, or refuses to make

 

24  an anatomical gift. The term does not include a person to which

 

25  an anatomical gift could pass under section 10111.

 

26        (g) "Document of gift" means a donor card or other record

 

27  used to make an anatomical gift. The term includes a statement or


 

 1  symbol on a driver license, identification card, or donor

 

 2  registry.

 

 3        (h) "Donor" means an individual whose body or body part is

 

 4  the subject of an anatomical gift.

 

 5        (i) "Donor registry" means a database that contains records

 

 6  of anatomical gifts and amendments to or revocations of

 

 7  anatomical gifts as provided for in section 10120.

 

 8        (j) "Driver license" means an operator's or chauffeur's

 

 9  license or permit issued to an individual by the secretary of

 

10  state under chapter III of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA

 

11  300, MCL 257.301 to 257.329, for that individual to operate a

 

12  vehicle, whether or not conditions are attached to the license or

 

13  permit.

 

14        (k) "Eye" means a human eye or any portion of a human eye.

 

15        (l) "Eye bank" means a person that is licensed, accredited,

 

16  or regulated under federal or state law to engage in the

 

17  recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage, or

 

18  distribution of human eyes or portions of human eyes.

 

19        (m) "Guardian" means a person appointed by a court to make

 

20  decisions regarding the support, care, education, health, or

 

21  welfare of an individual. The term does not include a guardian ad

 

22  litem.

 

23        (n) "Hospital" means a facility licensed as a hospital under

 

24  the law of any state or a facility operated as a hospital by the

 

25  United States, a state, or a subdivision of a state.

 

26        (o) "Identification card" means an official state personal

 

27  identification card issued by the secretary of state under 1972


 

 1  PA 222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300.

 

 2        (p) "Know" means to have actual knowledge.

 

 3        (q) "Minor" means an individual who is under 18 years of

 

 4  age.

 

 5        (r) "Organ" means a human kidney, liver, heart, lung,

 

 6  pancreas, or intestine or multivisceral organs when transplanted

 

 7  at the same time as an intestine.

 

 8        (s) "Organ procurement organization" means a person

 

 9  certified or recertified by the secretary of the United States

 

10  department of health and human services as a qualified organ

 

11  procurement organization under 42 USC 273(b).

 

12        (t) "Parent" means a parent whose parental rights have not

 

13  been terminated.

 

14        (u) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business

 

15  trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company,

 

16  association, joint venture, public corporation, government or

 

17  governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality or any other

 

18  legal or commercial entity.

 

19        (v) "Physician" means an individual authorized to practice

 

20  allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery under the

 

21  law of any state.

 

22        (w) "Procurement organization" means an eye bank, organ

 

23  procurement organization, or tissue bank.

 

24        (x) "Prospective donor" means an individual who is dead or

 

25  near death and has been determined by a procurement organization

 

26  to have a body part that could be medically suitable for

 

27  transplantation, therapy, research, or education. The term does


 

 1  not include an individual who has made a refusal.

 

 2        (y) "Reasonably available" means able to be contacted by a

 

 3  procurement organization without undue effort and willing and

 

 4  able to act in a timely manner consistent with existing medical

 

 5  criteria necessary for the making of an anatomical gift.

 

 6        (z) "Recipient" means an individual into whose body a

 

 7  decedent's body part has been or is intended to be transplanted.

 

 8        (aa) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a

 

 9  tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other

 

10  medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

 

11        (bb) "Refusal" means a record created under section 10107

 

12  that expressly refuses to make an anatomical gift of an

 

13  individual's body or body part.

 

14        (cc) "Sign" means that, with the present intent to

 

15  authenticate or adopt a record, an individual does either of the

 

16  following:

 

17        (i) Executes or adopts a tangible symbol.

 

18        (ii) Attaches to or logically associates with the record an

 

19  electronic symbol, sound, or process.

 

20        (dd) "State" means a state of the United States, the

 

21  District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin

 

22  Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the

 

23  jurisdiction of the United States.

 

24        (ee) "Technician" means an individual determined to be

 

25  qualified to remove or process body parts by an appropriate

 

26  organization that is licensed, accredited, or regulated under

 

27  federal or state law. The term includes an enucleator.


 

 1        (ff) "Tissue" means a portion of the human body other than

 

 2  an organ or an eye. The term does not include blood unless the

 

 3  blood is donated for the purpose of research or education.

 

 4        (gg) "Tissue bank" means a person that is licensed,

 

 5  accredited, or regulated under federal or state law to engage in

 

 6  the recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage, or

 

 7  distribution of tissue.

 

 8        (hh) "Transplant hospital" means a hospital that furnishes

 

 9  organ transplants and other medical and surgical specialty

 

10  services required for the care of transplant patients.

 

11        Sec. 10204. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection

 

12  (2), a person shall not knowingly acquire, receive, or otherwise

 

13  transfer a human organ or part of a human organ for valuable

 

14  consideration for any purpose, including but not limited to

 

15  transplantation, implantation, infusion, injection, or other

 

16  medical or scientific purpose. A person who violates this

 

17  subsection is guilty of a felony.

 

18        (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit 1 or more of the

 

19  following practices:

 

20        (a) The removal and use of a human cornea pursuant to

 

21  section 10202, or the removal and use of a human pituitary gland

 

22  pursuant to section 2855.

 

23        (b) An anatomical gift pursuant to part 101, or the

 

24  acquisition or distribution of bodies or parts by the department

 

25  pursuant to sections 2652 to 2663.

 

26        (c) Financial assistance payments provided under a plan of

 

27  insurance or other health care coverage.


 

 1        (3) Except as otherwise provided in part 101, only an

 

 2  individual who is 1 of the following may surgically remove a

 

 3  human organ for transplantation, implantation, infusion,

 

 4  injection, or any other medical or scientific purpose:

 

 5        (a) A physician licensed licensee under article 15.part 171.

 

 6        (b) An individual acting under the delegatory authority and

 

 7  supervision of a physician pursuant to under section 16215(2),

 

 8  but not including an individual whose license has been suspended

 

 9  under article 15. This subdivision includes, but is not limited

 

10  to, an individual described in section 16215(3).

 

11        (c) An individual residing in another state and authorized

 

12  to practice allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine and

 

13  surgery in that state who is called into this state by a

 

14  physician licensed under article 15 part 171 and is authorized by

 

15  a hospital licensed under article 17 to surgically remove 1 or

 

16  more of the following organs for transport back to the other

 

17  state:

 

18        (i) A heart.

 

19        (ii) A liver.

 

20        (iii) A lung.

 

21        (iv) A pancreas.

 

22        (v) A kidney.

 

23        (vi) All or part of an intestine.

 

24        (vii) Any other human organ specified by rule promulgated by

 

25  the department under subsection (6).

 

26        (4) An individual who violates subsection (3) is guilty of a

 

27  felony.


 

 1        (5) As used in this section:

 

 2        (a) "Human organ" means the human kidney, liver, heart,

 

 3  lung, pancreas, intestine, bone marrow, cornea, eye, bone, skin,

 

 4  cartilage, dura mater, ligaments, tendons, fascia, pituitary

 

 5  gland, and middle ear structures and any other human organ

 

 6  specified by rule promulgated by the department under subsection

 

 7  (6). Human organ does not include whole blood, blood plasma,

 

 8  blood products, blood derivatives, other self-replicating body

 

 9  fluids, or human hair.

 

10        (b) "Valuable consideration" does not include the reasonable

 

11  payments associated with the removal, transportation,

 

12  implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, and

 

13  storage of a human organ or the medical expenses and expenses of

 

14  travel, housing, and lost wages incurred by the donor of a human

 

15  organ in connection with the donation of the human organ.

 

16        (6) The department may promulgate rules to specify human

 

17  organs in addition to the human organs listed in subsection

 

18  (3)(c) or (5)(a).

 

19        Sec. 10205. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections

 

20  (2) and (3), an individual who surgically removes a human organ

 

21  for transplantation, implantation, infusion, injection, or any

 

22  other medical or scientific purpose shall perform the surgery

 

23  only in 1 of the following facilities:

 

24        (a) A hospital licensed under article 17.

 

25        (b) A facility approved by the director of the department of

 

26  consumer and industry services licensing and regulatory affairs

 

27  under subsection (4).


 

 1        (2) An individual who surgically removes a human organ

 

 2  consisting of tissue, a cornea, or a whole eye for

 

 3  transplantation, implantation, infusion, injection, or any other

 

 4  medical or scientific purpose shall perform the removal surgery

 

 5  only in 1 of the following facilities or in a hospital or other

 

 6  facility described in subsection (1)(a) or (b):(1):

 

 7        (a) A mortuary that is part of a funeral establishment owned

 

 8  or operated by the holder of a license for the practice of

 

 9  mortuary science issued under article 18 of the occupational

 

10  code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.1801 to 339.1812.

 

11        (b) A morgue or a facility operated by a county medical

 

12  examiner appointed under 1953 PA 181, MCL 52.201 to 52.216.

 

13        (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a licensed

 

14  allopathic physician or osteopathic physician licensee under part

 

15  171 who performs a biopsy or the routine removal of human tissue

 

16  from a patient in the physician's licensee's private practice

 

17  office or other health facility licensed under article 17 for the

 

18  diagnosis or treatment of that patient and not for purposes of

 

19  transplantation, implantation, infusion, or injection.

 

20        (4) The director of the department of consumer and industry

 

21  services licensing and regulatory affairs may promulgate rules to

 

22  designate 1 or more approved facilities for purposes of

 

23  subsection (1)(b).

 

24        (5) An individual who violates subsection (1) or (2) is

 

25  guilty of a felony.

 

26        Sec. 10301. (1) The department may create, operate, and

 

27  maintain the peace of mind registry, which shall contain the


 

 1  directives of voluntary registrants who are residents of this

 

 2  state. The peace of mind registry shall be created, operated, and

 

 3  maintained as provided in this act.section.

 

 4        (2) The department may by contract delegate the creation,

 

 5  operation, and maintenance of a peace of mind registry to a peace

 

 6  of mind registry organization contingent upon the peace of mind

 

 7  registry organization incurring that agrees to incur all of the

 

 8  cost related to the design, maintain, maintenance, and operate

 

 9  operation of the registry.

 

10        (3) Both of the following conditions apply to a directive:

 

11        (a) A directive may be submittable through the United States

 

12  mail, or through uploaded portable document format (PDF) or

 

13  another secure electronic format as determined by the department.

 

14        (b) A directive shall contain a signature line for the

 

15  registrant.

 

16        (4) The peace of mind registry shall meet all of the

 

17  following requirements:

 

18        (a) Be accessible to registrants, health care providers, and

 

19  the department by way of a designated user identification and

 

20  password.

 

21        (b) Store all of an individual's directive.directives.

 

22  However, the most recently signed directive supersedes any

 

23  earlier directive.

 

24        (c) Provide electronic access to stored directives on a

 

25  continuous basis at no cost to the health care providers and

 

26  allow health care providers to transmit directives into their

 

27  respective electronic medical records.


 

 1        (d) Provide electronic storage and access to directives

 

 2  submitted at no cost to the registrant.

 

 3        (e) Include a unique identifier-searchable database,

 

 4  including, but not limited to, the last 4 digits of an

 

 5  individual's social security number and the individual's date of

 

 6  birth and address.

 

 7        (5) The department, the secretary of state, and the

 

 8  department of human services shall each provide on its public

 

 9  website information on directives and the peace of mind registry.

 

10  The department, the secretary of state, and the department of

 

11  human services shall promote public awareness of the advantages

 

12  of creating directives and the availability of the registry.

 

13        (6) The peace of mind registry shall satisfy all of the

 

14  following conditions to the satisfaction of the department:

 

15        (a) Maintain a record of each individual who files a

 

16  directive to be stored in the peace of mind registry and make the

 

17  record available to the department.

 

18        (b) Create and provide forms for the registration of a

 

19  directive.

 

20        (c) Create and provide forms for the revocation of a

 

21  directive.

 

22        (7) The department and the peace of mind registry

 

23  organization shall ensure the privacy and security of all

 

24  documents and information submitted to, transmitted from, or

 

25  stored in the peace of mind registry. The department and any

 

26  person who accesses the peace of mind registry shall comply with

 

27  all other provisions of this act and any other law of this state


 

 1  or federal law establishing privacy and security standards

 

 2  applicable to health or other personal identifying information.

 

 3        (8) Information A person shall not access or use information

 

 4  in the peace of mind registry shall not be accessed or used for

 

 5  any purpose unrelated to decision making for health care or

 

 6  disposition of human remains, except that the information may be

 

 7  used solely by the department or its designee for statistical or

 

 8  analytical purposes if the individual's identity is not revealed

 

 9  and all personal identifying information remains confidential.

 

10        (9) The department or its designee shall provide both of the

 

11  following to an individual who files a directive with the peace

 

12  of mind registry to be stored in the registry:

 

13        (a) A wallet-sized card indicating that the holder has a

 

14  directive in the registry.

 

15        (b) An electronic mail message or postcard indicating

 

16  confirmation of the registration of a directive.

 

17        (10) By January 31 of each year, the department or peace of

 

18  mind registry organization, as applicable, shall report to the

 

19  standing committees of the house of representatives and senate on

 

20  health policy stating the total number of current and new

 

21  registrants who have submitted directives during the preceding

 

22  calendar year.

 

23        (11) The department may promulgate rules under the

 

24  administrative procedures act of 1969 , 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201

 

25  to 24.328, to provide for the implementation and administration

 

26  of this section.

 

27        (12) A peace of mind registry organization, with which the


 

 1  department has contracted under subsection (2), and its employees

 

 2  are immune from civil liability arising from the accuracy or

 

 3  content of the registry, except in the case of willful negligence

 

 4  or gross negligence.

 

 5        (13) A directive that was is filed with and stored in the

 

 6  peace of mind registry shall is not be considered to be of

 

 7  greater legal weight or validity solely by virtue of that filing

 

 8  and storage.

 

 9        (14) As used in this section:

 

10        (a) "Department" means the department of community health.

 

11        (a) (b) "Directive" means a document that is registered or

 

12  filed with the peace of mind registry as provided in this act

 

13  section and that is either of the following:

 

14        (i) A durable power of attorney and designation of patient

 

15  advocate under part 5 of article V of the estates and protected

 

16  individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5501 to 700.5520.

 

17        (ii) A signed or authorized record concerning an anatomical

 

18  gift containing a donor's direction concerning a health care

 

19  decision for the donor under the revised uniform anatomical gift

 

20  law, sections 10101 to 10123.

 

21        (b) (c) "Health care provider" means any of the following:

 

22        (i) A health professional licensed, registered, or otherwise

 

23  authorized to engage in a health profession under part 170, 172,

 

24  171 or 175, 172, or a law of another state substantially similar

 

25  to part 170, 172, 171 or 175.172.

 

26        (ii) A health facility or agency licensed or certified under

 

27  article 17 or a law of another state substantially similar to


 

 1  article 17.

 

 2        (c) (d) "Peace of mind registry" or "registry" means an

 

 3  internet website containing access to directives as provided

 

 4  under this act.section.

 

 5        (d) (e) "Peace of mind registry organization" means an

 

 6  organization certified or recertified by the secretary of the

 

 7  United States department of health and human services as a

 

 8  qualified organ procurement organization under 42 USC 273(b), or

 

 9  its successor organization.as that term is defined in section

 

10  10102.

 

11        (e) (f) "Sign" means that, with the present intent to

 

12  authenticate or adopt a record, an individual does either of the

 

13  following:

 

14        (i) Executes or adopts a tangible symbol.

 

15        (ii) Attaches to or logically associates with the record an

 

16  electronic symbol, sound, or process.

 

17        Sec. 16102. (1) "Advanced practice registered nurse task

 

18  force" means the advanced practice registered nurse regulatory

 

19  and disciplinary task force created in section 17125.

 

20        (2) "Allopathic physician task force" means the allopathic

 

21  physician regulatory and disciplinary task force created in

 

22  section 17122.

 

23        Sec. 16103. (1) "Board" as used in this part means each

 

24  board created in this article and as used in any other part

 

25  covering a specific health profession or professions means the

 

26  board created in that part.

 

27        (2) "Certificate of licensure" means a document issued as


 

 1  evidence of authorization to practice and use a designated title.

 

 2        (3) "Certificate of registration" means a document issued as

 

 3  evidence of authorization to use a designated title.

 

 4        (4) "Committee" means the health professional recovery

 

 5  committee created in section 16165.

 

 6        (5) (4) "Controlled substance" means that term as defined in

 

 7  section 7104.

 

 8        (6) (5) "Conviction" means a judgment entered by a court

 

 9  upon a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo

 

10  contendere or upon a jury verdict or court finding that a

 

11  defendant is guilty or guilty but mentally ill.

 

12        Sec. 16104. (1) "DEA registration number" means the number

 

13  associated with a certificate of registration issued to a

 

14  practitioner to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled

 

15  substances by the United States department of justice drug

 

16  enforcement administration.

 

17        (2) "Delegation" means an authorization granted by a

 

18  licensee to a licensed or unlicensed individual to perform

 

19  selected acts, tasks, or functions that fall within the scope of

 

20  practice of the delegator and that are not within the scope of

 

21  practice of the delegatee and that, in the absence of the

 

22  authorization, would constitute illegal practice of a licensed

 

23  profession.

 

24        (3) "Department" means the department of licensing and

 

25  regulatory affairs.

 

26        (4) "Director" means the director of the department or the

 

27  director's designee.


 

 1        (5) "Disciplinary subcommittee" means a disciplinary

 

 2  subcommittee appointed under section 16216 or a patient care task

 

 3  force operating as a disciplinary subcommittee under section

 

 4  16216.

 

 5        (6) "Good moral character" means good moral character that

 

 6  term as defined in and determined under 1974 PA 381, MCL 338.41

 

 7  to 338.47.

 

 8        Sec. 16105. (1) "Health occupation" means a health related

 

 9  vocation, calling, occupation, or employment performed by an

 

10  individual whether or not the individual is licensed or

 

11  registered under this article.

 

12        (2) "Health profession" means a vocation, calling,

 

13  occupation, or employment performed by an individual acting

 

14  pursuant to a license or registration issued under this article.

 

15        (3) "Health profession specialty field" means an area of

 

16  practice established under this article that is within the scope

 

17  of activities, functions, and duties of a licensed health

 

18  profession and that requires advanced education and training

 

19  beyond that required for initial licensure or registration.

 

20        (4) "Health profession specialty field license" means an

 

21  authorization to use a title issued to a licensee who has met

 

22  qualifications established by the Michigan board of dentistry for

 

23  registration in a health profession specialty field. An

 

24  individual who holds a dental specialty certification on the

 

25  effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection

 

26  December 23, 2002 is considered to hold a health profession

 

27  specialty field license in that speciality specialty and may


 

 1  obtain renewal of the health profession specialty field license

 

 2  in that speciality specialty on the expiration date of the

 

 3  specialty certification. The health profession specialty field

 

 4  license is not a license as that term is defined in section

 

 5  16106(2).16106.

 

 6        (5) "Health profession subfield" means an area of practice

 

 7  established under this article which that is within the scope of

 

 8  the activities, functions, and duties of a licensed health

 

 9  profession, and requires less comprehensive knowledge and skill

 

10  than is required to practice the full scope of the health

 

11  profession.

 

12        Sec. 16105a. (1) "Health professional recovery program" or

 

13  "program" means a nondisciplinary, treatment-oriented program for

 

14  impaired health professionals established under section 16167.

 

15        (2) "Impaired" or "impairment" means the inability or

 

16  immediately impending inability of a health professional to

 

17  practice his or her health profession in a manner that conforms

 

18  to the minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing practice

 

19  for that health profession due to the health professional's

 

20  substance use disorder, chemical dependency, or mental illness or

 

21  the health professional's use of drugs or alcohol that does not

 

22  constitute a substance use disorder or chemical dependency. As

 

23  used in this subsection:

 

24        (a) "Chemical dependency" means a group of cognitive,

 

25  behavioral, and physiological symptoms that indicate that an

 

26  individual has a substantial lack of or no control over the

 

27  individual's use of 1 or more psychoactive substances.


 

 1        (b) "Mental illness" means that term as defined in section

 

 2  400 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1400.

 

 3        (c) "Substance use disorder" means that term as defined in

 

 4  section 100d of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL

 

 5  330.1100d.

 

 6        (3) "Incompetence" means a departure from, or failure to

 

 7  conform to, minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing

 

 8  practice for a health profession, whether or not actual injury to

 

 9  an individual occurs.

 

10        Sec. 16106. (1) "Incompetence" means a departure from, or

 

11  failure to conform to, minimal standards of acceptable and

 

12  prevailing practice for a health profession, whether or not

 

13  actual injury to an individual occurs.

 

14        (1) (2) "License", except as otherwise provided in this

 

15  subsection, means an authorization issued under this article to

 

16  engage in the practice where of a health profession if engaging

 

17  in that practice would otherwise be without a license is

 

18  unlawful. License includes an authorization to use a designated

 

19  title which use would that is otherwise be prohibited under this

 

20  article and may be used to refer to includes a health profession

 

21  subfield license, limited license, or a temporary license. For

 

22  purposes of the definition of "prescriber" contained the term

 

23  prescriber in section 17708(2) only, license includes an

 

24  authorization issued under the laws of another state , or the

 

25  country of Canada to practice in that state or in the country of

 

26  Canada, where if practice in that state or Canada would otherwise

 

27  be unlawful, and is limited to a licensed doctor of medicine,


 

 1  allopathic physician, a licensed doctor of osteopathic medicine

 

 2  and surgery, physician, licensed physician assistant, licensed

 

 3  advanced practice registered nurse, or another licensed health

 

 4  professional acting under the delegation and using, recording, or

 

 5  otherwise indicating the name of the delegating licensed doctor

 

 6  of medicine or allopathic physician, licensed doctor of

 

 7  osteopathic medicine and surgery. physician, licensed physician

 

 8  assistant, or licensed advanced practice registered nurse.

 

 9  License does not include a health profession specialty field

 

10  license.

 

11        (2) (3) "Licensee", as used in a part that regulates a

 

12  specific health profession, or patient care task force means an

 

13  individual to whom a license is issued under that part, and as

 

14  used in this part means each licensee regulated by this article.

 

15        (3) (4) "Limitation" means an action by which a board or

 

16  patient care task force imposes restrictions or conditions, or

 

17  both, on a license.

 

18        (4) (5) "Limited license" means a license to which

 

19  restrictions or conditions, or both, as to scope of practice,

 

20  place of practice, supervision of practice, duration of licensed

 

21  status, or type or condition of patient or client served are

 

22  imposed by a board or patient care task force.

 

23        Sec. 16107. (1) "Osteopathic physician task force" means the

 

24  osteopathic physician regulatory and disciplinary task force

 

25  created in section 17123.

 

26        (2) "Patient care task force" means any of the following:

 

27        (a) The advanced practice registered nurse task force.


 

 1        (b) The allopathic physician task force.

 

 2        (c) The osteopathic physician task force.

 

 3        (d) The physician assistant task force.

 

 4        (3) "Physician assistant task force" means the physician

 

 5  assistant regulatory and disciplinary task force created in

 

 6  section 17124.

 

 7        (4) (1) "Probation" means a sanction which that permits a

 

 8  board to evaluate over a period of time a licensee's fitness to

 

 9  continue to practice under a license.

 

10        (5) (2) "Public member" means a member of the general public

 

11  who is not a licensee or registrant under this article, is a

 

12  resident of this state, is not less than 18 years of age, and

 

13  does not have a material financial interest in the provision of

 

14  health services and has not had such an interest within the 12

 

15  months before appointment.

 

16        Sec. 16109. (1) "Specialty certification" means an

 

17  authorization to use a title by a licensee who has met

 

18  qualifications established by a board for registration in a

 

19  health profession specialty field.

 

20        (2) "Supervision", except as otherwise provided in this

 

21  article, means the overseeing of or participation in the work of

 

22  another individual by a health professional licensed under this

 

23  article in circumstances where at least all of the following

 

24  conditions exist:

 

25        (a) The continuous availability of direct communication in

 

26  person or by radio, telephone, or telecommunication between the

 

27  supervised individual and a licensed health professional.


 

 1        (b) The availability of a licensed health professional on a

 

 2  regularly scheduled basis to review the practice of the

 

 3  supervised individual, to provide consultation to the supervised

 

 4  individual, to review records, and to further educate the

 

 5  supervised individual in the performance of the individual's

 

 6  functions.

 

 7        (c) The provision by the licensed supervising health

 

 8  professional of predetermined procedures and drug protocol.

 

 9        (3) "Task force" means a task force created by this article.

 

10  Unless specifically provided otherwise, task force includes a

 

11  patient care task force.

 

12        (4) "Temporary license" means a license of limited duration

 

13  granted to an applicant who has completed all requirements for

 

14  licensure except an examination or other required evaluation

 

15  procedure.

 

16        (5) "Treatment" or "treatment plan" means a plan of care and

 

17  rehabilitation services provided to impaired licensees,

 

18  registrants, and applicants.

 

19        Sec. 16125. (1) A licensing board shall must be composed of

 

20  a majority of members who are licensed in the health profession

 

21  which or professions that the board licenses. The board shall

 

22  must include at least 1 public member. The director shall be is

 

23  an ex officio member without vote , but and is not a member for

 

24  the purposes of section 5 of article 5 V of the state

 

25  constitution of 1963 or for determining a quorum.

 

26        (2) If a licensed health profession subfield is created by

 

27  under this article, the board shall must include at least 1


 

 1  licensee from each subfield.

 

 2        (3) If a health profession subfield task force is created by

 

 3  under this article, 1 licensee from each subfield so appointed to

 

 4  the board shall under subsection (2) must also be appointed as a

 

 5  member of the health profession subfield task force.

 

 6        (4) If a certified health profession specialty field task

 

 7  force is created by under this article, 1 member of the board

 

 8  holding who holds a license other than a health profession

 

 9  subfield license shall must also be appointed to the specialty

 

10  field task force.

 

11        Sec. 16148. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section

 

12  17060, 17122, 17123, 17124, or 17125, only a board may promulgate

 

13  rules to establish standards for the education and training of

 

14  individuals to be licensed or registered, or whose licenses or

 

15  registrations are to be renewed, for the purposes of determining

 

16  whether graduates of a training program have the knowledge and

 

17  skills requisite for to engage in the practice of a health

 

18  profession or for use of a title.

 

19        (2) Except as provided in section 17060 17122, 17123, 17124,

 

20  or 17125, and subject to subsection (6), only a board may

 

21  accredit training programs in hospitals, schools, colleges,

 

22  universities, and institutions offering training programs meeting

 

23  educational standards and may deny or withdraw accreditation of

 

24  training programs for failure to meet established standards. A

 

25  hospital, school, college, university, or institution that has

 

26  its program accreditation withdrawn shall must have an

 

27  opportunity for a hearing.


 

 1        (3) An action or decision of a board pursuant to under

 

 2  subsection (1) or (2) relating to a specific health profession

 

 3  subfield shall must be made only after consultation with the task

 

 4  force in the affected health profession subfield and with at

 

 5  least 1 of the affected health profession subfield board members

 

 6  present.

 

 7        (4) A member of a licensing board from the health profession

 

 8  subfield shall vote as an equal member in all matters except

 

 9  those issues designated in subsections (1) and (2) that are

 

10  outside the health profession subfield.

 

11        (5) A decision of a board on standards for the education and

 

12  training of individuals or the accreditation of a training

 

13  program under subsection (1) or (2) shall must be concurred in by

 

14  a majority of the board members who are not health profession

 

15  subfield licensees if the decision relates solely to licenses

 

16  that are not health profession subfield licenses.

 

17        (6) The requirement of rule 305(2)(b)(iii), being R 338.10305

 

18  R 338.10305(2)(b)(iii) of the Michigan administrative code, that

 

19  each member of the nursing faculty in a program of nursing

 

20  education for registered nurses who provides instruction in the

 

21  clinical laboratory or cooperating agencies hold a baccalaureate

 

22  degree in nursing science does not apply to a member of the

 

23  nursing faculty described in this subsection who meets both of

 

24  the following requirements:

 

25        (a) Was employed by or under contract to a program of

 

26  nursing education on or before September 1, 1989.

 

27        (b) Is Was employed by or under contract to a program of


 

 1  nursing education on the effective date of the amendatory act

 

 2  that added this subsection.June 29, 1995.

 

 3        (7) The requirement of rule 305(2)(c)(ii), being R 338.10305

 

 4  R 338.10305(2)(b)(iii) of the Michigan administrative code, that

 

 5  each member of the nursing faculty in a program of nursing

 

 6  education for licensed practical nurses hold a baccalaureate

 

 7  degree in nursing science does not apply to a member of the

 

 8  nursing faculty described in this subsection who meets both of

 

 9  the following requirements:

 

10        (a) Was employed by or under contract to a program of

 

11  nursing education on or before September 1, 1989.

 

12        (b) Is Was employed by or under contract to a program of

 

13  nursing education on the effective date of the amendatory act

 

14  that added this subsection.June 29, 1995.

 

15        Sec. 16165. (1) The health professional recovery committee

 

16  is created in the department and shall consist of the following

 

17  voting members, appointed as follows:

 

18        (a) Subject to subsection subsections (3) and (4), each

 

19  board created under this article and the physician's assistants

 

20  each patient care task force, in consultation with the

 

21  appropriate professional associations, shall appoint 1 health

 

22  professional member.

 

23        (b) The Subject to subsection (3), the director shall

 

24  appoint 2 public members, 1 of whom has specialized training or

 

25  experience, or both, in treatment of individuals with addictive

 

26  behavior.

 

27        (2) The director shall serve as an ex officio member of the


 

 1  committee without vote.

 

 2        (3) The director, and the boards, and the physician's

 

 3  assistants patient care task force forces shall not appoint as a

 

 4  member of the committee an individual who is at the time of

 

 5  appointment a member of a board or task force.

 

 6        (4) The members appointed by the boards and the physician's

 

 7  assistants patient care task force forces under subsection (1)(a)

 

 8  shall must have education, training, and clinical expertise in

 

 9  the treatment of individuals with addictive behavior or mental

 

10  illness, or both.

 

11        Sec. 16166. The term of office of an appointed member of the

 

12  committee is 2 years, commencing on January 1 and terminating on

 

13  December 31. An appointed member shall not serve more than 2

 

14  terms and 1 partial term, consecutive or otherwise. A board, or

 

15  the physician's assistants a patient care task force, or the

 

16  director shall fill a vacancy for the balance of the unexpired

 

17  term in the same manner as the original appointment.

 

18        Sec. 16167. The committee shall do all of the following:

 

19        (a) Establish the general components of the health

 

20  professional recovery program and a mechanism for monitoring

 

21  health professionals who may be impaired.

 

22        (b) Subject to sections 16169 and 16170 and in conjunction

 

23  with the health professional recovery program consultants

 

24  described in section 16168, develop and implement criteria for

 

25  the identification, assessment, and treatment of health

 

26  professionals who may be impaired.

 

27        (c) In conjunction with the health professional recovery


 

 1  program consultants described in section 16168, develop and

 

 2  implement mechanisms for the evaluation of continuing care or

 

 3  aftercare plans for health professionals who may be impaired.

 

 4        (d) Develop a mechanism and criteria for the referral of a

 

 5  health professional who may be impaired to a professional

 

 6  association when appropriate for the purpose of providing

 

 7  assistance to the health professional. In developing criteria

 

 8  under this subdivision, the committee shall require that a

 

 9  referral be made only with the consent of the health

 

10  professional.

 

11        (e) Annually report to each board and the physician's

 

12  assistants each patient care task force created under this

 

13  article on the status of the health professional recovery

 

14  program. The committee shall include in the report, at a minimum,

 

15  statistical information on the level of participation in the

 

16  program of each health profession. The committee may include in

 

17  the report recommendations for changes in the health professional

 

18  recovery program and for participation by the boards and the

 

19  physician's assistants patient care task force, forces,

 

20  professional associations, substance abuse treatment and

 

21  prevention use disorder services programs, and other appropriate

 

22  agencies.

 

23        Sec. 16174. (1) An individual who is licensed or registered

 

24  under this article shall meet all of the following requirements:

 

25        (a) Be 18 or more years of age.

 

26        (b) Be of good moral character.

 

27        (c) Have a specific education or experience in the health


 

 1  profession or in a health profession subfield or health

 

 2  profession specialty field of the health profession, or training

 

 3  equivalent, or both, as prescribed by this article or rules of a

 

 4  board or patient care task force necessary to promote safe and

 

 5  competent practice and informed consumer choice.

 

 6        (d) Have a working knowledge of the English language as

 

 7  determined in accordance with minimum standards established for

 

 8  that purpose by the department.

 

 9        (e) Pay the appropriate fees as prescribed in this article.

 

10        (2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), an

 

11  applicant for licensure, registration, specialty certification,

 

12  or a health profession specialty subfield license under this

 

13  article shall meet all of the following requirements:

 

14        (a) Establish that disciplinary proceedings before a similar

 

15  licensure, registration, or specialty licensure or specialty

 

16  certification board of this or any other state, of the United

 

17  States military, of the federal government, or of another country

 

18  are not pending against the applicant.

 

19        (b) Establish that if sanctions have been imposed against

 

20  the applicant by a similar licensure, registration, or specialty

 

21  licensure or specialty certification board of this or any other

 

22  state, of the United States military, of the federal government,

 

23  or of another country based upon grounds that are substantially

 

24  similar to those set forth in this article or article 7 or the

 

25  rules promulgated under this article or article 7, as determined

 

26  by the board or task force to which the applicant applies, the

 

27  sanctions are not in force at the time of application. This


 

 1  subdivision does not apply to an application for licensure that

 

 2  the board may grant under section 17011(4) or 17511(2).17111(4).

 

 3        (c) File with the board or task force a written, signed

 

 4  consent to the release of information regarding a disciplinary

 

 5  investigation involving the applicant conducted by a similar

 

 6  licensure, registration, or specialty licensure or specialty

 

 7  certification board of this or any other state, of the United

 

 8  States military, of the federal government, or of another

 

 9  country.

 

10        (3) Beginning October 1, 2008, an applicant for initial

 

11  licensure or registration shall submit his or her fingerprints to

 

12  the department of state police to have a criminal history check

 

13  conducted and request that the department of state police forward

 

14  his or her fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation

 

15  for a national criminal history check. The department of state

 

16  police shall conduct a criminal history check and request the

 

17  federal bureau of investigation to make a determination of the

 

18  existence of any national criminal history pertaining to the

 

19  applicant. The department of state police shall provide the

 

20  department with a written report of the criminal history check if

 

21  the criminal history check contains any criminal history record

 

22  information. The department of state police shall forward the

 

23  results of the federal bureau of investigation determination to

 

24  the department within 30 days after the request is made. The

 

25  department shall notify the board and the applicant in writing of

 

26  the type of crime disclosed on the federal bureau of

 

27  investigation determination without disclosing the details of the


 

 1  crime. The department of state police may charge a reasonable fee

 

 2  to cover the cost of conducting the criminal history check. The

 

 3  criminal history record information obtained under this

 

 4  subsection shall must be used only for the purpose of evaluating

 

 5  an applicant's qualifications for licensure or registration for

 

 6  which he or she has applied. A member of the board shall not

 

 7  disclose the report or its contents to any person who is not

 

 8  directly involved in evaluating the applicant's qualifications

 

 9  for licensure or registration. Information obtained under this

 

10  subsection is confidential, is not subject to disclosure under

 

11  the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to

 

12  15.246, and shall must not be disclosed to any person except for

 

13  purposes of this section or for law enforcement purposes.

 

14        (4) Before granting a license, registration, specialty

 

15  certification, or a health profession specialty field license to

 

16  an applicant, the board or task force to which the applicant

 

17  applies may do 1 of the following:

 

18        (a) Make an independent inquiry into the applicant's

 

19  compliance with the requirements described in subsection (2). If

 

20  subsection (2)(b) applies to an application for licensure and a

 

21  licensure or registration board or task force determines under

 

22  subsection (2)(b) that sanctions have been imposed and are in

 

23  force at the time of application, the board or task force shall

 

24  not grant a license or registration or specialty certification or

 

25  health profession specialty field license to the applicant.

 

26        (b) Require the applicant to secure from a national

 

27  association or federation of state professional licensing boards


 

 1  certification of compliance with the requirements described in

 

 2  subsection (2). If an application is for licensure that the board

 

 3  may grant under section 17011(4) or 17511(2), 17111(4), the

 

 4  applicant is not required to secure the certification of

 

 5  compliance with respect to the requirements described in

 

 6  subsection (2)(b).

 

 7        (5) If, after issuing a license, registration, specialty

 

 8  certification, or health profession specialty field license, a

 

 9  board or task force or the department determines that sanctions

 

10  have been imposed against the licensee or registrant by a similar

 

11  licensure or registration or specialty licensure or specialty

 

12  certification board as described in subsection (2)(b), the

 

13  disciplinary subcommittee may impose appropriate sanctions upon

 

14  the licensee or registrant. The licensee or registrant may

 

15  request a show cause hearing before a hearing examiner to

 

16  demonstrate why the sanctions should not be imposed.

 

17        (6) An applicant for licensure, registration, specialty

 

18  certification, or a health profession specialty field license who

 

19  is or has been licensed, registered, or certified in a health

 

20  profession or specialty by another state or country shall

 

21  disclose that fact on the application form.

 

22        Sec. 16182. (1) A board or patient care task force may grant

 

23  a limited license to an individual if the board or patient care

 

24  task force determines that the limitation is consistent with the

 

25  ability of the individual to practice the health profession in a

 

26  safe and competent manner, is necessary to protect the health and

 

27  safety of patients or clients, or is appropriate to promote the


 

 1  efficient and effective delivery of health care services.

 

 2        (2) In addition to the licenses issued under subsection (1),

 

 3  a board or patient care task force may grant the following types

 

 4  of limited licenses upon application by an individual or upon its

 

 5  own determination:

 

 6        (a) Educational, to an individual engaged in postgraduate

 

 7  education.

 

 8        (b) Nonclinical, to an individual who functions only in a

 

 9  nonclinical academic, research, or administrative setting and who

 

10  does not hold himself or herself out to the public as being

 

11  actively engaged in the practice of the health profession, or

 

12  otherwise directly solicit patients or clients.

 

13        (c) Clinical academic, to an individual who practices the

 

14  health profession only as part of an academic institution and

 

15  only in connection with his or her employment or other

 

16  contractual relationship with that academic institution. For an

 

17  individual applying for a limited license under this subdivision

 

18  to engage in the practice of medicine under part 170, 171,

 

19  "academic institution" means that term as defined in section

 

20  17001.17102.

 

21        Sec. 16184. (1) An individual who is retired from the active

 

22  practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatric

 

23  medicine and surgery, optometry, or dentistry engaging in a

 

24  designated health profession and who wishes to donate his or her

 

25  expertise for the medical, optometric, or dental health care and

 

26  treatment of indigent and needy individuals in this state or for

 

27  the medical, optometric, or dental health care and treatment of


 

 1  individuals in medically underserved areas of this state may

 

 2  obtain a special volunteer license to engage in the practice of

 

 3  medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatric medicine

 

 4  and surgery, optometry, or dentistry designated health profession

 

 5  from which he or she retired by submitting an application to the

 

 6  board pursuant to under this section. An applicant shall submit

 

 7  an application for a special volunteer license shall be on a form

 

 8  provided by the department and shall include each of the

 

 9  following:

 

10        (a) Documentation that the individual has been previously

 

11  licensed to engage in the practice of medicine, osteopathic

 

12  medicine and surgery, podiatric medicine and surgery, optometry,

 

13  or dentistry a designated health profession in this state and

 

14  that his or her license was in good standing prior to the

 

15  expiration of at the time his or her license expired.

 

16        (b) Acknowledgment and documentation that the applicant will

 

17  not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or

 

18  indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation,

 

19  for any medical, optometric, or dental health care and treatment

 

20  services provided under the special volunteer license.

 

21        (c) If the applicant has been out of practice retired from

 

22  the designated health profession for 3 or more years,

 

23  documentation that, during the 3 years immediately preceding the

 

24  application, he or she has attended at least 2/3 of the

 

25  continuing education courses or programs required for that

 

26  designated health profession under part 170, 175, 180, 174, or

 

27  166 this article or any rules promulgated under this article for


 

 1  the renewal of a license for that designated health profession.

 

 2        (2) If the board determines that the application of the

 

 3  individual satisfies the requirements of subsection (1) and that

 

 4  the individual meets the requirements for a license as prescribed

 

 5  by under this article and rules promulgated under this article,

 

 6  the board shall grant a special volunteer license to the

 

 7  applicant. A licensee seeking renewal under this section shall

 

 8  provide the board with an updated acknowledgment and

 

 9  documentation as described under in subsection (1)(b). Except as

 

10  otherwise provided under this subsection, the The board shall not

 

11  charge a fee for the issuance or renewal of a special volunteer

 

12  license under this section.

 

13        (3) Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, an

 

14  An individual who is granted a special volunteer license pursuant

 

15  to under this section and who accepts the privilege of practicing

 

16  medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatric medicine

 

17  and surgery, optometry, or dentistry engaging in a designated

 

18  health profession in this state is subject to all of the

 

19  provisions of this article applicable to that designated health

 

20  profession, including those provisions concerning continuing

 

21  education and disciplinary action.

 

22        (4) For purposes of this section, an individual is

 

23  considered retired from practice engaging in a designated health

 

24  profession if the individual's license has expired with the

 

25  individual's intention of ceasing to engage, for remuneration, in

 

26  the practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery,

 

27  podiatric medicine and surgery, optometry, or dentistry for


 

 1  remuneration.designated health profession.

 

 2        (5) An individual who is granted a special volunteer license

 

 3  under this section shall only engage in activities within the

 

 4  scope of practice of the designated health profession for which

 

 5  he or she was licensed prior to before his or her retirement.

 

 6        (6) As used in this section and section 16185, "designated

 

 7  health profession" means any of the following:

 

 8        (a) Practice as a physician assistant as that term is

 

 9  defined in section 17106.

 

10        (b) The practice of advanced practice registered nursing as

 

11  that term is defined in section 17106.

 

12        (c) The practice of allopathic medicine as that term is

 

13  defined in section 17106.

 

14        (d) The practice of dentistry as that term is defined in

 

15  section 16601.

 

16        (e) The practice of optometry as that term is defined in

 

17  section 17401.

 

18        (f) The practice of osteopathic medicine as that term is

 

19  defined in section 17106.

 

20        (g) The practice of podiatric medicine and surgery as that

 

21  term is defined in section 18001.

 

22        Sec. 16185. (1) Subject to subsection (2), an individual who

 

23  provides health care and treatment services under a special

 

24  volunteer license to engage in the practice of medicine,

 

25  osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatric medicine and surgery,

 

26  optometry, or dentistry a designated health profession granted

 

27  under section 16184 is not liable in a civil action for personal


 

 1  injury or death proximately caused by the professional negligence

 

 2  or malpractice of the individual in providing the health care and

 

 3  treatment services if both of the following apply:

 

 4        (a) The health care is and treatment services are provided

 

 5  at a health facility or agency that provides at least 75% of its

 

 6  health care and treatment services annually to medically indigent

 

 7  individuals.

 

 8        (b) The individual does not receive and does not intend to

 

 9  receive compensation for providing the health care and treatment

 

10  services.

 

11        (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the negligent conduct

 

12  or malpractice of the individual is gross negligence.

 

13        (3) As used in this section:

 

14        (a) "Gross negligence" means conduct so reckless as to

 

15  demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for whether an injury

 

16  results.

 

17        (b) "Medically indigent individual" means that term as

 

18  defined in section 106 of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280,

 

19  MCL 400.106.

 

20        Sec. 16204a. (1) Subject to subsection subsections (2) and

 

21  (3), an advisory committee on pain and symptom management is

 

22  created in the department. The committee consists of the

 

23  following members appointed in the following manner:

 

24        (a) The Michigan board of medicine created in part 170 and

 

25  the Michigan board of osteopathic medicine and surgery created in

 

26  part 175 allopathic physician task force and the osteopathic

 

27  physician task force each shall appoint 2 members, 1 of whom is a


 

 1  physician specializing in primary care and 1 of whom is a

 

 2  physician certified in the specialty of pain medicine by 1 or

 

 3  more national professional organizations approved by the

 

 4  department, of consumer and industry services, including, but not

 

 5  limited to, the American board of medical specialists specialties

 

 6  or the American board of pain medicine.

 

 7        (b) One psychologist who is associated with the education

 

 8  and training of psychology students, appointed by the Michigan

 

 9  board of psychology created in part 182.

 

10        (c) One individual appointed by the governor who is

 

11  representative of represents the general public, appointed by the

 

12  governor.

 

13        (d) One registered professional nurse with training in pain

 

14  and symptom management who is associated with the education and

 

15  training of nursing students, appointed by the Michigan board of

 

16  nursing created in part 172.

 

17        (e) One dentist with training in pain and symptom management

 

18  who is associated with the education and training of dental

 

19  students, appointed by the Michigan board of dentistry created in

 

20  part 166.

 

21        (f) One pharmacist with training in pain and symptom

 

22  management who is associated with the education and training of

 

23  pharmacy students, appointed by the Michigan board of pharmacy

 

24  created in part 177.

 

25        (g) One individual appointed by the governor who represents

 

26  the Michigan hospice and palliative care organization of Michigan

 

27  or its successor organization, appointed by the governor.


 

 1        (h) One representative from each of the state's medical

 

 2  schools, appointed by the governor.

 

 3        (i) One individual appointed by the governor who has been

 

 4  diagnosed as a chronic pain sufferer, appointed by the governor.

 

 5        (j) One physician's physician assistant with training in

 

 6  pain and symptom management, appointed by the Michigan physician

 

 7  assistant task force. on physician's assistants.

 

 8        (k) One advanced practice registered nurse with training in

 

 9  pain and symptom management, appointed by the advanced practice

 

10  registered nurse task force.

 

11        (l) (k) The director of the department of consumer and

 

12  industry services or his or her designee, who shall serve as

 

13  chairperson.

 

14        (m) (l) The director of the department of community health or

 

15  his or her designee.

 

16        (2) Advisory committee members appointed under subsection

 

17  (1)(a) through (j) to (k) shall receive per diem compensation as

 

18  established by the legislature and shall be reimbursed for

 

19  expenses under section 1216.

 

20        (3) The advisory committee members appointed advanced

 

21  practice registered nurse task force shall appoint the initial

 

22  advanced practice registered nurse member under subsection (1)(a)

 

23  through (j) shall be appointed by May 15, 1999. (1)(k) within 30

 

24  days after the effective date of part 171. The advisory committee

 

25  members who were appointed by the former Michigan board of

 

26  medicine and the former Michigan board of osteopathic medicine

 

27  and surgery under subsection (1)(a) and who were serving on the


 

 1  day before the effective date of part 171 may continue to serve

 

 2  as members for the balance of the term of office under which they

 

 3  were serving on the day before the effective date of part 171. A

 

 4  member of the advisory committee shall serve for a term of 2

 

 5  years or until a successor is appointed, whichever is later. A

 

 6  vacancy on the advisory committee shall be filled in the same

 

 7  manner as the original appointment.

 

 8        (4) The advisory committee shall do all of the following, as

 

 9  necessary:

 

10        (a) At least once annually consult with all of the following

 

11  boards, except the Michigan board of veterinary medicine, to

 

12  develop an integrated approach to understanding and applying pain

 

13  and symptom management techniques. :

 

14        (i) All licensure boards created under this article, except

 

15  the Michigan board of veterinary medicine.

 

16        (ii) The Michigan board of social work created in section

 

17  18505.

 

18        (b) Hold a public hearing in the same manner as provided for

 

19  a public hearing held under the administrative procedures act of

 

20  1969, within 90 days after the members of the advisory committee

 

21  are appointed under subsection (1) to gather information from the

 

22  general public on issues pertaining to pain and symptom

 

23  management.

 

24        (c) Develop and encourage the implementation of model core

 

25  curricula on pain and symptom management.

 

26        (d) Develop recommendations to the licensing and

 

27  registration boards and the task force created under this article


 

 1  forces on integrating pain and symptom management into the

 

 2  customary practice of health care professionals and identifying

 

 3  the role and responsibilities of the various health care

 

 4  professionals in pain and symptom management.

 

 5        (e) Advise the licensing and registration boards created

 

 6  under this article on the duration and content of continuing

 

 7  education requirements for pain and symptom management.

 

 8        (f) Annually report on the activities of the advisory

 

 9  committee and make recommendations on the following issues to the

 

10  director of the department of consumer and industry services and

 

11  to the director of the department of community health:

 

12        (i) Pain management educational curricula and continuing

 

13  educational requirements of institutions providing health care

 

14  education.

 

15        (ii) Information about the impact and effectiveness of

 

16  previous recommendations, if any, that have been implemented,

 

17  including, but not limited to, recommendations made under

 

18  subdivision (d).

 

19        (iii) Activities undertaken by the advisory committee in

 

20  complying with the duties imposed under subdivisions (c) and (d).

 

21        (g) Beginning in January of 2000, annually Annually review

 

22  any changes occurring in pain and symptom management.

 

23        (5) In making recommendations and developing written

 

24  materials under subsection (4), the advisory committee shall

 

25  review guidelines on pain and symptom management issued by the

 

26  United States department of health and human services.

 

27        Sec. 16214. If a licensee organizes as a professional


 

 1  corporation under section 284 of the business corporation act,

 

 2  1972 PA 284, MCL 450.1284, or as a professional limited liability

 

 3  company under section 904 of the Michigan limited liability

 

 4  company act, 1993 PA 23, MCL 450.4904, with other licensees under

 

 5  this article, each shareholder of that professional corporation

 

 6  or member of that professional limited liability company shall

 

 7  comply with all of the applicable requirements of this article to

 

 8  engage in his or her health profession.

 

 9        Sec. 16215. (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6),

 

10  Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, a

 

11  licensee shall not delegate an act, task, or function under this

 

12  code if the act, task, or function, under standards of acceptable

 

13  and prevailing practice, requires the level of education, skill,

 

14  and judgment required of the licensee under this article. Except

 

15  as otherwise provided in this section, a licensee who holds a

 

16  license other than a health profession subfield license may

 

17  delegate to a licensed or unlicensed individual who is otherwise

 

18  qualified by education, training, or experience the performance

 

19  of selected acts, tasks, or functions where if the acts, tasks,

 

20  or functions fall within the scope of practice of the licensee's

 

21  profession and will be performed under the licensee's

 

22  supervision. A licensee shall not delegate an act, task, or

 

23  function under this section if the act, task, or function, under

 

24  standards of acceptable and prevailing practice, requires the

 

25  level of education, skill, and judgment required of the licensee

 

26  under this article.

 

27        (2) Subject to subsection (1) and except as otherwise


 

 1  provided in this subsection and subsections (3) and (4), a

 

 2  licensee who is an allopathic physician or osteopathic physician

 

 3  and surgeon shall delegate an act, task, or function that

 

 4  involves the performance of a procedure that requires the use of

 

 5  surgical instrumentation only to an individual who is licensed

 

 6  under this article. A licensee who is an allopathic physician or

 

 7  osteopathic physician and surgeon may delegate an act, task, or

 

 8  function described in this subsection to an individual who is not

 

 9  licensed under this article if the unlicensed individual is 1 or

 

10  more of the following and if the procedure is directly supervised

 

11  by a licensed allopathic physician or osteopathic physician and

 

12  surgeon who is physically present during the performance of the

 

13  procedure:

 

14        (a) A student enrolled in a school of medicine or

 

15  osteopathic medicine approved by the Michigan board of medicine

 

16  allopathic physician task force or the Michigan board of

 

17  osteopathic medicine and surgery.osteopathic physician task

 

18  force.

 

19        (b) A student enrolled in a physician's physician assistant

 

20  training program approved by the joint physician's assistant task

 

21  force created under part 170.physician assistant task force.

 

22        (c) A student enrolled in an advanced practice registered

 

23  nurse training program approved by the advanced practice

 

24  registered nurse task force.

 

25        (3) Subject to subsection (1), a licensee who is an

 

26  allopathic physician or osteopathic physician and surgeon may

 

27  delegate an act, task, or function described in subsection (2) to


 

 1  an individual who is not licensed under this article and who is 1

 

 2  of the following:

 

 3        (a) Performing acupuncture.

 

 4        (b) Surgically removing only bone, skin, blood vessels,

 

 5  cartilage, dura mater, ligaments, tendons, pericardial tissue, or

 

 6  heart valves only from a deceased individual for transplantation,

 

 7  implantation, infusion, injection, or other medical or scientific

 

 8  purpose.

 

 9        (4) Subject to subsection (1), a licensee who is an

 

10  allopathic physician or osteopathic physician and surgeon may

 

11  delegate an act, task, or function described in subsection (2) to

 

12  an individual who is not licensed under this article if the

 

13  procedure is directly supervised by a licensed allopathic

 

14  physician or osteopathic physician and surgeon who is physically

 

15  present during the performance of the procedure, the delegation

 

16  of such the procedure is not prohibited or otherwise restricted

 

17  by the board or that health facility or agency, and the

 

18  delegation of that act, task, or function is specifically

 

19  authorized by that health facility or agency to be delegated and

 

20  performed by either of the following unlicensed individuals:

 

21        (a) A surgical technologist who meets the qualifications

 

22  established by the health facility or agency with which he or she

 

23  is employed or under contract with.

 

24        (b) A surgical first assistant who meets the qualifications

 

25  established by the health facility or agency with which he or she

 

26  is employed or under contract with.

 

27        (5) A board or a patient care task force may promulgate


 

 1  rules to further prohibit or otherwise restrict delegation of

 

 2  specific acts, tasks, or functions to a licensed or unlicensed

 

 3  individual if the board determines that the delegation

 

 4  constitutes or may constitute a danger to the health, safety, or

 

 5  welfare of the patient or public.

 

 6        (6) To promote safe and competent practice, a board or a

 

 7  patient care task force may promulgate rules to specify

 

 8  conditions under which, and categories and types of licensed and

 

 9  unlicensed individuals for whom, closer supervision may be

 

10  required for acts, tasks, and functions delegated under this

 

11  section.

 

12        (7) An individual who performs acts, tasks, or functions

 

13  delegated pursuant to under this section does not violate the

 

14  part that regulates the scope of practice of that health

 

15  profession.

 

16        (8) The amendatory act that added this provisions of

 

17  subsection does (4), as added by 2005 PA 211, do not require new

 

18  or additional third party reimbursement or mandated worker's

 

19  compensation benefits for services rendered by an individual

 

20  authorized to perform those services under subsection (4).

 

21        (9) This section does not apply to a physician assistant or

 

22  an advanced practice registered nurse who is performing an act,

 

23  task, or function as a member of a patient care team, as defined

 

24  in section 17106, and is not performing the act, task, or

 

25  function under a delegation as authorized in this section. This

 

26  section applies to a physician assistant or an advanced practice

 

27  registered nurse who delegates an act, task, or function as


 

 1  authorized in this section.

 

 2        Sec. 16216. (1) The Except as otherwise provided in

 

 3  subsection (5), the chair of each board or task force shall

 

 4  appoint 1 or more disciplinary subcommittees for that board or

 

 5  task force. A disciplinary subcommittee for a board or task force

 

 6  shall consist of 2 public members and 3 professional members from

 

 7  the board or task force. The chair of a board or task force shall

 

 8  not serve as a member of a disciplinary subcommittee.

 

 9        (2) A final decision of the a disciplinary subcommittee

 

10  finding a violation of this article or article 7 shall be by

 

11  requires a majority vote of the members appointed and serving on

 

12  the disciplinary subcommittee.

 

13        (3) A final decision of the a disciplinary subcommittee

 

14  imposing a sanction under this article or article 7 or a final

 

15  decision of the a disciplinary subcommittee other than a final

 

16  decision described in subsection (2) requires a majority vote of

 

17  the members appointed and serving on the disciplinary

 

18  subcommittee with an affirmative vote by at least 1 public

 

19  member.

 

20        (4) The chairperson of each disciplinary subcommittee shall

 

21  be a public member and shall be appointed by the Except as

 

22  otherwise provided in subsection (5), the chair of the a board or

 

23  task force shall appoint a public member of a disciplinary

 

24  subcommittee of that board or task force as the chairperson of

 

25  that disciplinary subcommittee. The chair of a board or task

 

26  force shall not serve as a member of a disciplinary subcommittee

 

27  of that board or task force.


 

 1        (5) Subsections (1) and (4) do not apply to a patient care

 

 2  task force in performing its disciplinary duties under part 171.

 

 3  All other requirements of this part applicable to a disciplinary

 

 4  subcommittee apply to a patient care task force in performing its

 

 5  disciplinary duties under part 171.

 

 6        Sec. 16221. The department may investigate activities

 

 7  related to the practice of a health profession by a licensee, a

 

 8  registrant, or an applicant for licensure or registration. The

 

 9  department may hold hearings, administer oaths, and order the

 

10  taking of relevant testimony and shall report its findings to the

 

11  appropriate disciplinary subcommittee. The disciplinary

 

12  subcommittee shall proceed under section 16226 if it finds that 1

 

13  or more of the following grounds exist:

 

14        (a) A violation of general duty, consisting of negligence or

 

15  failure to exercise due care, including negligent delegation to

 

16  or supervision of employees or other individuals, whether or not

 

17  injury results, or any conduct, practice, or condition that

 

18  impairs, or may impair, the ability to safely and skillfully

 

19  practice the health profession.

 

20        (b) Personal disqualifications, consisting of 1 or more of

 

21  the following:

 

22        (i) Incompetence.

 

23        (ii) Subject to sections 16165 to 16170a, substance use

 

24  disorder as defined in section 100d of the mental health code,

 

25  1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100d.

 

26        (iii) Mental or physical inability reasonably related to and

 

27  adversely affecting the licensee's ability to practice in a safe


 

 1  and competent manner.

 

 2        (iv) Declaration of mental incompetence by a court of

 

 3  competent jurisdiction.

 

 4        (v) Conviction of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment

 

 5  for a maximum term of 2 years; a misdemeanor involving the

 

 6  illegal delivery, possession, or use of a controlled substance;

 

 7  or, except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, a

 

 8  felony. A certified copy of the court record is conclusive

 

 9  evidence of the conviction.

 

10        (vi) Lack of good moral character.

 

11        (vii) Conviction of a criminal offense under section 520e or

 

12  520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520e and

 

13  750.520g. A certified copy of the court record is conclusive

 

14  evidence of the conviction.

 

15        (viii) Conviction of a violation of section 492a of the

 

16  Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.492a. A certified copy

 

17  of the court record is conclusive evidence of the conviction.

 

18        (ix) Conviction of a misdemeanor or felony involving fraud in

 

19  obtaining or attempting to obtain fees related to the practice of

 

20  a health profession. A certified copy of the court record is

 

21  conclusive evidence of the conviction.

 

22        (x) Final adverse administrative action by a licensure,

 

23  registration, disciplinary, or certification board involving the

 

24  holder of, or an applicant for, a license or registration

 

25  regulated by another state or a territory of the United States,

 

26  by the United States military, by the federal government, or by

 

27  another country. A certified copy of the record of the board is


 

 1  conclusive evidence of the final action.

 

 2        (xi) Conviction of a misdemeanor that is reasonably related

 

 3  to or that adversely affects the licensee's ability to practice

 

 4  in a safe and competent manner. A certified copy of the court

 

 5  record is conclusive evidence of the conviction.

 

 6        (xii) Conviction of a violation of section 430 of the

 

 7  Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.430. A certified copy

 

 8  of the court record is conclusive evidence of the conviction.

 

 9        (xiii) Conviction of a criminal offense under section 520b,

 

10  520c, 520d, or 520f of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL

 

11  750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, and 750.520f. A certified copy of

 

12  the court record is conclusive evidence of the conviction.

 

13        (c) Prohibited acts, consisting of 1 or more of the

 

14  following:

 

15        (i) Fraud or deceit in obtaining or renewing a license or

 

16  registration.

 

17        (ii) Permitting a license or registration to be used by an

 

18  unauthorized person.

 

19        (iii) Practice outside the scope of a license.

 

20        (iv) Obtaining, possessing, or attempting to obtain or

 

21  possess a controlled substance as defined in section 7104 or a

 

22  drug as defined in section 7105 without lawful authority; or

 

23  selling, prescribing, giving away, or administering drugs for

 

24  other than lawful diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

 

25        (d) Unethical business practices, consisting of 1 or more of

 

26  the following:

 

27        (i) False or misleading advertising.


 

 1        (ii) Dividing fees for referral of patients or accepting

 

 2  kickbacks on medical or surgical services, appliances, or

 

 3  medications purchased by or in behalf of patients.

 

 4        (iii) Fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain

 

 5  third party reimbursement.

 

 6        (e) Unprofessional conduct, consisting of 1 or more of the

 

 7  following:

 

 8        (i) Misrepresentation to a consumer or patient or in

 

 9  obtaining or attempting to obtain third party reimbursement in

 

10  the course of professional practice.

 

11        (ii) Betrayal of a professional confidence.

 

12        (iii) Promotion for personal gain of an unnecessary drug,

 

13  device, treatment, procedure, or service.

 

14        (iv) Either of the following:

 

15        (A) A requirement by a licensee other than a physician that

 

16  an individual purchase or secure a drug, device, treatment,

 

17  procedure, or service from another person, place, facility, or

 

18  business in which the licensee has a financial interest.

 

19        (B) A referral by a physician for a designated health

 

20  service that violates 42 USC 1395nn or a regulation promulgated

 

21  under that section. For purposes of this subdivision, 42 USC

 

22  1395nn and the regulations promulgated under that section as they

 

23  exist on June 3, 2002 are incorporated by reference. A

 

24  disciplinary subcommittee shall apply 42 USC 1395nn and the

 

25  regulations promulgated under that section regardless of the

 

26  source of payment for the designated health service referred and

 

27  rendered. If 42 USC 1395nn or a regulation promulgated under that


 

 1  section is revised after June 3, 2002, the department shall

 

 2  officially take notice of the revision. Within 30 days after

 

 3  taking notice of the revision, the department shall decide

 

 4  whether or not the revision pertains to referral by physicians

 

 5  for designated health services and continues to protect the

 

 6  public from inappropriate referrals by physicians. If the

 

 7  department decides that the revision does both of those things,

 

 8  the department may promulgate rules to incorporate the revision

 

 9  by reference. If the department does promulgate rules to

 

10  incorporate the revision by reference, the department shall not

 

11  make any changes to the revision. As used in this sub-

 

12  subparagraph, subparagraph, "designated health service" means

 

13  that term as defined in 42 USC 1395nn and the regulations

 

14  promulgated under that section and "physician" means that term as

 

15  defined in sections 17001 and 17501.section 17106.

 

16        (v) For a physician who makes referrals pursuant to 42 USC

 

17  1395nn or a regulation promulgated under that section, refusing

 

18  to accept a reasonable proportion of patients eligible for

 

19  Medicaid and refusing to accept payment from Medicaid or Medicare

 

20  as payment in full for a treatment, procedure, or service for

 

21  which the physician refers the individual and in which the

 

22  physician has a financial interest. A physician who owns all or

 

23  part of a facility in which he or she provides surgical services

 

24  is not subject to this subparagraph if a referred surgical

 

25  procedure he or she performs in the facility is not reimbursed at

 

26  a minimum of the appropriate Medicaid or Medicare outpatient fee

 

27  schedule, including the combined technical and professional


 

 1  components.

 

 2        (f) Beginning June 3, 2003, the department of consumer and

 

 3  industry services shall prepare the first of 3 annual reports on

 

 4  the effect of 2002 PA 402 on access to care for the uninsured and

 

 5  Medicaid patients. The department shall report on the number of

 

 6  referrals by licensees of uninsured and Medicaid patients to

 

 7  purchase or secure a drug, device, treatment, procedure, or

 

 8  service from another person, place, facility, or business in

 

 9  which the licensee has a financial interest.

 

10        (g) Failure to report a change of name or mailing address

 

11  within 30 days after the change occurs.

 

12        (h) A violation, or aiding or abetting in a violation, of

 

13  this article or of a rule promulgated under this article.

 

14        (i) Failure to comply with a subpoena issued pursuant to

 

15  this part, failure to respond to a complaint issued under this

 

16  article or article 7, failure to appear at a compliance

 

17  conference or an administrative hearing, or failure to report

 

18  under section 16222 or 16223.

 

19        (j) Failure to pay an installment of an assessment levied

 

20  under the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.100 to

 

21  500.8302, within 60 days after notice by the appropriate board.

 

22        (k) A violation of section 17113 or former section 17013 or

 

23  17513.

 

24        (l) Failure to meet 1 or more of the requirements for

 

25  licensure or registration under section 16174.

 

26        (m) A violation of section 17115, 17115a, or 17117 or former

 

27  section 17015, 17015a, 17017, 17515, or 17517.


 

 1        (n) A violation of section 17116 or former section 17016 or

 

 2  17516.

 

 3        (o) Failure to comply with section 9206(3).

 

 4        (p) A violation of section 5654 or 5655.

 

 5        (q) A violation of section 16274.

 

 6        (r) A violation of section 17120 or former section 17020 or

 

 7  17520.

 

 8        (s) A violation of the medical records access act, 2004 PA

 

 9  47, MCL 333.26261 to 333.26271.

 

10        (t) A violation of section 17764(2).

 

11        Sec. 16228. (1) For an investigation involving the

 

12  prescription of a controlled substance, the department may

 

13  establish an ad hoc review panel consult with the Michigan

 

14  patient care board created in section 17121 to provide the

 

15  department with expert information regarding a specific health

 

16  profession or health specialty or a specific health care

 

17  treatment or procedure as it relates to the investigation. The

 

18  department shall establish an ad hoc review panel under this

 

19  subsection as follows:

 

20        (a) The department shall triennially establish a pool of 10

 

21  physicians, 5 of whom are allopathic physicians licensed under

 

22  part 170 and 5 of whom are osteopathic physicians licensed under

 

23  part 175.

 

24        (b) For each ad hoc review panel, the department shall

 

25  appoint 3 physicians from the pool established under subdivision

 

26  (a).

 

27        (2) The ad hoc review panel Michigan patient care board


 

 1  created in section 17121 shall provide the information described

 

 2  in subsection (1) to the department during the investigation

 

 3  process and before a formal complaint is issued.

 

 4        Sec. 16276. (1) A licensee, registrant, or other individual

 

 5  shall not perform any procedure using a laser for dermatological

 

 6  purposes unless the procedure is performed under the supervision

 

 7  of a licensed physician.

 

 8        (2) A licensee, registrant, or other individual shall not

 

 9  perform any procedure using a laser for dermatological purposes

 

10  unless the patient has knowledge and consents to the procedure

 

11  being performed by that licensee, registrant, or individual.

 

12        (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:

 

13        (a) A licensed physician.

 

14        (b) A licensed physician's physician assistant who performs

 

15  such a the procedure in a health care facility.

 

16        (c) A licensed certified nurse practitioner who performs

 

17  such a the procedure in a health care facility.

 

18        (4) The department may promulgate rules to further prohibit

 

19  or otherwise restrict the use of lasers for dermatological

 

20  purposes.

 

21        (5) As used in this section:

 

22        (a) "Dermatological" means of or relating to the practice of

 

23  dermatology.

 

24        (b) "Practice of dermatology" means the diagnosis and

 

25  treatment of medically necessary and cosmetic conditions of the

 

26  skin, hair, and nails by various surgical, reconstructive,

 

27  cosmetic, and nonsurgical methods.


 

 1        (c) "Supervision" means the overseeing of or participation

 

 2  in the work of another individual by a health professional

 

 3  licensed under this article in circumstances where at least all

 

 4  of the following conditions exist:

 

 5        (i) The continuous availability of direct communication in

 

 6  person or by radio, telephone, or telecommunication between the

 

 7  supervised individual and a licensed health professional.

 

 8        (ii) The availability of a licensed health professional on a

 

 9  regularly scheduled basis to review the practice of the

 

10  supervised individual, to provide consultation to the supervised

 

11  individual, to review records, and to further educate the

 

12  supervised individual in the performance of the individual's

 

13  functions.

 

14        (iii) The provision by the licensed supervising health

 

15  professional of predetermined procedures and drug protocol.

 

16        Sec. 16299. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection

 

17  (2), a person who violates or aids or abets another in a

 

18  violation of this article, other than those matters described in

 

19  sections 16294 and 16296, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable

 

20  as follows:

 

21        (a) For the first offense, by imprisonment for not more than

 

22  90 days, or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.

 

23        (b) For the second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment

 

24  for not less than 90 days nor more than 6 months, or a fine of

 

25  not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00, or both.

 

26        (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a violation of section

 

27  17115, 17115a, or 17117 or former section 17015, 17015a, 17017,


 

 1  17515, or 17517.

 

 2        Sec. 16325. Fees for a person licensed or seeking licensure

 

 3  to engage in the practice of medicine under part 170 171 are as

 

 4  follows:

 

 

5

     (a) Application processing fee............  $ 50.00

6

     (b) License fee, per year.................    90.00

7

     (c) Temporary license fee.................    25.00

8

     (d) Limited license fee, per year.........    30.00

 

 

 9        Sec. 16337. Fees for a person licensed or seeking licensure

 

10  to engage in practice as a physician's physician assistant under

 

11  part 170, part 175, 171 or part 180 are as follows:

 

 

12

     (a) Application processing fee.................  $  30.00

13

     (b) License fee, per year......................     50.00

14

     (c) Temporary license..........................     35.00

15

     (d) Limited license, per year..................     25.00

 

 

16        Sec. 16338. Fees for an individual who seeks or holds a

 

17  license as an advanced practice registered nurse under part 171

 

18  are as follows:

 

 

19

     (a) Application processing fee.................  $  30.00

20

     (b) License fee, per year......................     50.00

21

     (c) Temporary license..........................     35.00

22

     (d) Limited license, per year..................     25.00

 

 

23        Sec. 16411. (1) An individual shall not engage in the

 

24  practice of chiropractic, including, but not limited to,


 

 1  performing a chiropractic adjustment, chiropractic manipulation,

 

 2  or other chiropractic services or chiropractic opinion, unless

 

 3  licensed, or otherwise authorized by a chiropractor, under this

 

 4  article.

 

 5        (2) 2002 PA 734 is intended to codify existing law and to

 

 6  clarify and cure any misinterpretation of the operation of

 

 7  sections 16261, 16401, and 16411 since December 30, 2002.

 

 8        (3) 2002 PA 734 is not intended to affect the authority of a

 

 9  veterinarian to delegate certain functions as provided by law.

 

10        (4) 2002 PA 734 does not affect the scope of practice of

 

11  medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery provided for in

 

12  parts 170 and 175. 2002 PA 734 does not amend the scope of

 

13  practice of physical therapy provided for in part 178.

 

14        (2) (5) The following words, titles, or letters or a

 

15  combination thereof, of words, titles or letters, with or without

 

16  qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those

 

17  persons authorized under this part to use the following terms and

 

18  in a way prescribed in this part: "chiropractic", "doctor of

 

19  chiropractic", "chiropractor", "d.c.", and "chiropractic

 

20  physician".

 

21        Sec. 16511. (1) Except as otherwise provided under

 

22  subsection (2), after rules are promulgated under section 16145,

 

23  an individual shall not use the words , or titles , or letters

 

24  "acupuncturist", "certified acupuncturist", or "registered

 

25  acupuncturist", or a combination thereof, of those words or

 

26  titles, with or without qualifying words or phrases, unless he or

 

27  she is registered under this part.


 

 1        (2) Neither of the following is subject to the provisions of

 

 2  this part:

 

 3        (a) A physician who is licensed under part 170 or 175.171.

 

 4        (b) An individual who is certified by the national

 

 5  acupuncture detoxification association.

 

 6        Sec. 16521. (1) The Michigan board of acupuncture is created

 

 7  in the department and shall consist consists of the following

 

 8  voting members who meet the requirements of part 161:

 

 9        (a) Until June 30, 2010, 4 acupuncturists. Beginning July 1,

 

10  2010, 7 Seven acupuncturists. The members appointed under this

 

11  subdivision shall must meet the requirements of section 16135.

 

12        (b) Three physicians licensed under part 170 or 175.171.

 

13        (c) Until June 30, 2010, 2 public members. Beginning July 1,

 

14  2010, 3 Three public members.

 

15        (2) The terms of office of individual members of the board

 

16  created under this part, section, except those appointed to fill

 

17  vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on June 30 of the

 

18  year in which the term expires.

 

19        Sec. 16905. (1) This part does not apply to an individual

 

20  engaged in the practice of social work as defined in part 185, in

 

21  the course of employment with a governmental agency or a

 

22  reputable social service agency regularly providing social work

 

23  services as an agency.

 

24        (2) This part does not apply to an ordained cleric or other

 

25  religious practitioner who is employed by or working under the

 

26  authority of an organization exempt from taxation under section

 

27  501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501, if


 

 1  the advice or counsel given by the cleric or other religious

 

 2  practitioner is incidental to his or her duties as a cleric or

 

 3  other religious practitioner, and if the cleric or other

 

 4  religious practitioner does not hold himself or herself out to

 

 5  the public as a marriage and family therapist licensed under this

 

 6  article, or if the cleric or other religious practitioner does

 

 7  not use 1 or more of the titles listed in section 16903, and if

 

 8  no a fee or donation is not exacted for the service.

 

 9        (3) This part does not apply to a physician licensed under

 

10  this article who has completed an accredited psychiatric

 

11  residency program approved by the former Michigan board of

 

12  medicine or the Michigan patient care board or to a psychologist

 

13  fully licensed under this article, if both of the following

 

14  circumstances exist:

 

15        (a) The individual is practicing his or her profession in a

 

16  manner consistent with his or her education and training and is

 

17  practicing in a manner consistent with the code of ethics of that

 

18  profession.

 

19        (b) The individual does not hold himself or herself out to

 

20  the public as a marriage and family therapist licensed under this

 

21  article part or use any of the titles listed in section 16903 for

 

22  advertising purposes. However, this subdivision does not prohibit

 

23  the individual from advertising under a telephone or other

 

24  business directory listing that uses those titles if the

 

25  individual discloses in the listing, in an unabbreviated fashion,

 

26  the profession in which he or she is licensed.

 

27        (4) This part does not limit an individual in, or prevent an


 

 1  individual from, the practice of a statutorily regulated

 

 2  profession or occupation if services to families, couples, or

 

 3  subsystems of families are part of the services provided by that

 

 4  profession or occupation, and if the individual does not hold

 

 5  himself or herself out to the public as a marriage and family

 

 6  therapist licensed under this article part or use 1 or more of

 

 7  the titles listed in section 16903. As used in this subsection,

 

 8  "statutorily regulated profession or occupation" means an

 

 9  occupation or profession regulated by statute that includes, but

 

10  is not limited to, all of the following: a physician, attorney,

 

11  social worker, social service technician, fully licensed

 

12  psychologist, limited licensed psychologist, temporary limited

 

13  licensed psychologist, licensed professional counselor, limited

 

14  licensed counselor, or school counselor.

 

15        Sec. 16909. (1) The board shall grant a license as a

 

16  marriage and family therapist to an individual who meets all of

 

17  the following requirements:

 

18        (a) Provides satisfactory evidence to the board of meeting

 

19  either of the following educational qualifications:

 

20        (i) Has a master's or higher graduate degree from an

 

21  accredited training program in marriage and family therapy

 

22  approved by the board.

 

23        (ii) Has a master's or higher graduate degree from an

 

24  accredited college or university approved by the board and has

 

25  completed all of the following graduate-level courses at an

 

26  accredited college or university approved by the board:

 

27        (A) Three courses in family studies that total at least 6


 

 1  semester or 9 quarter hours.

 

 2        (B) Three courses in family therapy methodology that total

 

 3  at least 6 semester or 9 quarter hours.

 

 4        (C) Three courses in human development, personality theory,

 

 5  or psychopathology that total at least 6 semester or 9 quarter

 

 6  hours.

 

 7        (D) At least 2 semester or 3 quarter hours in ethics, law,

 

 8  and standards of professional practice.

 

 9        (E) At least 2 semester or 3 quarter hours in research.

 

10        (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), provides

 

11  satisfactory evidence to the board of having completed supervised

 

12  clinical marriage and family therapy experience in conjunction

 

13  with the applicant's educational program. The clinical marriage

 

14  and family therapy experience described in this subdivision shall

 

15  must meet all of the following requirements:

 

16        (i) Be obtained either in a clinical practicum during

 

17  graduate education or in a postgraduate marriage and family

 

18  institute training program acceptable to the board.

 

19        (ii) Be obtained over not less than 8 consecutive months.

 

20        (iii) Be verified by a supervisor who has a master's or higher

 

21  graduate degree from an accredited college or university approved

 

22  by the board and meets 1 of the following:

 

23        (A) Is a marriage and family therapist.

 

24        (B) Is a certified social worker or a social worker

 

25  registered under article 16 of the occupational code, 1980 PA

 

26  299, MCL 339.1601 to 339.1610.licensed under part 185.

 

27        (C) Is a licensed professional counselor as defined in


 

 1  section 18101.

 

 2        (D) Is a physician as defined in section 17001 or 17501

 

 3  17106 and practicing in a mental health setting.

 

 4        (E) Is a fully licensed psychologist as defined in section

 

 5  18201.

 

 6        (F) Is an approved supervisor or supervisor-in-training

 

 7  through a program conducted by the American association for

 

 8  marriage and family therapy and approved by the board.

 

 9        (iv) Include not less than 300 direct client contact hours in

 

10  supervised clinical marriage and family therapy experience, at

 

11  least 1/2 of which were completed in a setting in which families,

 

12  couples, or subsystems of families were physically present in the

 

13  therapy room.

 

14        (v) Be supervised in a ratio of at least 1 hour of

 

15  supervision for each 5 hours of direct client contact, for a

 

16  total of not less than 60 hours of supervision concurrent with

 

17  the 300 hours of supervised direct client contact.

 

18        (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), provides

 

19  satisfactory evidence to the board of having completed a minimum

 

20  of 1,000 direct client contact hours in supervised marriage and

 

21  family therapy experience, at least 1/2 of which was completed

 

22  with families, couples, or subsystems of families physically

 

23  present in the therapy room, that meets all of the following

 

24  conditions:

 

25        (i) Is verified by the supervising licensed marriage and

 

26  family therapist.

 

27        (ii) Is obtained following the completion of the degree


 

 1  required by subdivision (a)(i), is obtained following the

 

 2  completion of the degree required by subdivision (a)(ii) and

 

 3  concurrent with or following the course work specified in

 

 4  subdivision (a)(ii)(A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), (a)(ii), or is

 

 5  obtained as part of a doctoral program in marriage and family

 

 6  therapy from an accredited college or university approved by the

 

 7  board, which experience may include experience obtained under

 

 8  subdivision (b)(i).

 

 9        (iii) Is supervised in a ratio of at least 1 hour of

 

10  supervision for each 5 hours of experience, for a total of not

 

11  less than 200 hours of supervision concurrent with the 1,000

 

12  hours of supervised experience. Not less than 100 hours of

 

13  supervision under this subparagraph shall be individual

 

14  supervision with no more than 1 other supervisee present. The

 

15  remaining supervision under this subparagraph may be group

 

16  supervision involving no more than 6 supervisees with 1

 

17  supervisor. The supervision shall be given in face-to-face

 

18  contact with the individual obtaining marriage and family therapy

 

19  experience.

 

20        (2) The board shall waive the requirements of subsection

 

21  (1)(b) and (c) for an applicant who provides satisfactory

 

22  evidence to the board of having obtained a doctoral degree from

 

23  an accredited doctoral training program in marriage and family

 

24  therapy approved by the board.

 

25                            PART 171

 

26                          PATIENT CARE

 

27        Sec. 17101. (1) For purposes of this part, the words and


 

 1  phrases defined in sections 17102 to 17107 have the meanings

 

 2  ascribed to them in those sections.

 

 3        (2) In addition, article 1 contains general definitions and

 

 4  principles of construction applicable to all articles in this

 

 5  code, and part 161 contains definitions applicable to this part.

 

 6        Sec. 17102. (1) "Academic institution", with respect to an

 

 7  application by an applicant for a limited license under section

 

 8  16182(2)(c) or a full license under section 17131(2), means

 

 9  either of the following:

 

10        (a) A medical school approved by the board.

 

11        (b) A hospital licensed under article 17 that meets all of

 

12  the following requirements:

 

13        (i) Was the sole sponsor or a co-sponsor, if each other co-

 

14  sponsor is either a medical school approved by the board or a

 

15  hospital owned by the federal government and directly operated by

 

16  the United States department of veterans affairs, of not fewer

 

17  than 4 postgraduate education residency programs consistent with

 

18  rules promulgated by the board under section 17131(1) for not

 

19  less than the 3 years immediately preceding the date of the

 

20  application. The hospital must have sponsored at least 1

 

21  residency program in the specialty area of medical practice, or

 

22  in a specialty area that includes the subspecialty of medical

 

23  practice, in which the applicant for a limited license proposes

 

24  to practice or in which the applicant for a full license has

 

25  practiced for the hospital.

 

26        (ii) Has spent not less than $2,000,000.00 for medical

 

27  education during each of the 3 years immediately preceding the


 

 1  date of the application for a limited license under section

 

 2  16182(2)(c) or the application. As used in this subparagraph,

 

 3  "medical education" means the education of physicians and

 

 4  candidates for degrees or licenses to become physicians,

 

 5  including, but not limited to, physician staff, residents,

 

 6  interns, and medical students.

 

 7        (2) "Advanced practice registered nurse" or "a.p.r.n." means

 

 8  a registered professional nurse who meets the applicable

 

 9  requirements of section 17186 and who is also licensed under this

 

10  part as a certified nurse midwife, certified nurse practitioner,

 

11  or clinical nurse specialist. Advanced practice registered nurse

 

12  includes an individual who is licensed to engage in the practice

 

13  of nursing as a registered professional nurse and who holds a

 

14  specialty certification in the health profession specialty field

 

15  of nurse midwifery or nurse practitioner under part 172 on the

 

16  effective date of this part, until the first time after the

 

17  effective date of this part that the individual's license is

 

18  subject to renewal under part 172.

 

19        (3) "Allopathic physician" means an individual licensed or

 

20  otherwise authorized under this part to engage in the practice of

 

21  allopathic medicine. Allopathic physician includes an individual

 

22  who is licensed or otherwise authorized to engage in the practice

 

23  of medicine under former part 170, until the individual's license

 

24  is subject to renewal or his or her authority to practice ceases

 

25  under former part 170.

 

26        (4) "Board" means the Michigan patient care board created in

 

27  section 17121.


 

 1        Sec. 17103. (1) "Certified nurse midwife" or "c.n.m." means

 

 2  an individual who meets all of the following:

 

 3        (a) Is licensed to engage in the practice of nursing as a

 

 4  registered professional nurse under part 172.

 

 5        (b) Is also licensed under this part as a certified nurse

 

 6  midwife.

 

 7        (c) Engages in patient care by focusing on primary care

 

 8  services for women throughout their lifespan, including

 

 9  comprehensive maternity care that includes prenatal care,

 

10  childbirth in diverse settings, postpartum care, and newborn

 

11  care; gynecological, reproductive, and contraceptive care;

 

12  physical examinations; diagnosis and treatment of common health

 

13  problems with consultation or referral as indicated; prescribing

 

14  pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions and

 

15  treatments; and treatment of male partners for sexually

 

16  transmitted infection and reproductive health.

 

17        (2) "Certified nurse practitioner" or "c.n.p." means an

 

18  individual who meets all of the following:

 

19        (a) Is licensed to engage in the practice of nursing as a

 

20  registered professional nurse under part 172.

 

21        (b) Is also licensed under this part as a certified nurse

 

22  practitioner.

 

23        (c) Engages in patient care by focusing on the performance

 

24  of comprehensive assessments; providing physical examinations and

 

25  other health assessments and screening activities; and

 

26  diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with acute and

 

27  chronic illnesses and diseases. Patient care provided by a c.n.p.


 

 1  includes ordering, performing, supervising, and interpreting

 

 2  laboratory and imaging studies; prescribing pharmacological and

 

 3  nonpharmacological interventions and treatments that are within

 

 4  the c.n.p.'s specialty role and scope of practice; health

 

 5  promotion; disease prevention; health education; and counseling

 

 6  of patients and families with potential, acute, and chronic

 

 7  health disorders.

 

 8        (3) "Clinical nurse specialist" or "c.n.s." means an

 

 9  individual who meets all of the following:

 

10        (a) Is licensed to engage in the practice of nursing as a

 

11  registered professional nurse under part 172.

 

12        (b) Is also licensed under this part as a clinical nurse

 

13  specialist.

 

14        (c) Engages in patient care by focusing on continuous

 

15  improvement of patient outcomes and nursing care with a broad

 

16  focus across the areas of direct patient care, patient education,

 

17  nursing practice, and organizational systems. Patient care

 

18  provided by a c.n.s. includes diagnosis, intervention, and

 

19  treatment of health or illness states; pharmacological and

 

20  nonpharmacological disease management; health promotion;

 

21  prevention of illness and risk behavior among individuals,

 

22  families, groups, and communities; evaluation of patient

 

23  outcomes; translating evidence into practice; and developing,

 

24  planning, coordinating, and directing programs of care for acute

 

25  and chronically ill patients and their families.

 

26        (4) "Collaboration" means the communication and decision-

 

27  making process among members of a patient care team related to


 

 1  patient care.

 

 2        (5) "Electrodiagnostic studies" means the testing of

 

 3  neuromuscular functions utilizing nerve conduction tests and

 

 4  needle electromyography. It does not include the use of surface

 

 5  electromyography.

 

 6        Sec. 17105. "Osteopathic physician" means an individual who

 

 7  is trained in a separate, complete, and independent school of

 

 8  medicine and surgery and who is licensed or otherwise authorized

 

 9  under this part to engage in the practice of osteopathic

 

10  medicine. Osteopathic physician includes an individual who is

 

11  licensed or otherwise authorized to engage in the practice of

 

12  osteopathic medicine and surgery under former part 175, until the

 

13  individual's license is subject to renewal or his or her

 

14  authority to practice ceases under former part 175.

 

15        Sec. 17106. (1) "Patient care" means the diagnosis,

 

16  treatment, prevention, cure, or relieving of a human disease,

 

17  ailment, defect, complaint, or other physical or mental condition

 

18  by attendance, advice, device, diagnostic test, or other means,

 

19  or offering, undertaking, attempting to do, or holding oneself

 

20  out as able to do any of these acts. Patient care includes the

 

21  diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental health and

 

22  disease, the prescription and administration of drugs and

 

23  biologicals, operative surgery, obstetrics, radiological and

 

24  other electromagnetic emissions, and placing special emphasis on

 

25  the interrelationship of the musculoskeletal system to other body

 

26  systems.

 

27        (2) "Patient care team" means a team of 2 or more licensed


 

 1  health professionals, including at least 1 physician, that meets

 

 2  the requirements of section 17149(1).

 

 3        (3) "Physician" means an individual licensed or otherwise

 

 4  authorized under this part to engage in the practice of

 

 5  allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. Physician includes

 

 6  an individual who is licensed or otherwise authorized to engage

 

 7  in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery

 

 8  under former part 170 or 175 on the effective date of this part,

 

 9  until the individual's license is subject to renewal or his or

 

10  her authority to practice ceases under former part 170 or 175.

 

11        (4) "Physician assistant" means an individual licensed under

 

12  this part to engage in practice as a physician assistant under

 

13  this part. Physician assistant includes an individual who is

 

14  licensed under former part 170 to engage in the practice of

 

15  medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery as a physician

 

16  assistant on the effective date of this part, until the

 

17  individual's license issued under former part 170 is subject to

 

18  renewal. Physician assistant does not include an individual who

 

19  is licensed under former part 170 to engage in practice as a

 

20  physician assistant under the supervision of a podiatrist under

 

21  part 180.

 

22        (5) "Podiatrist" means an individual licensed or otherwise

 

23  authorized to engage in the practice of podiatric medicine and

 

24  surgery.

 

25        Sec. 17107. (1) "Practice agreement" means an agreement

 

26  described in section 17149(1).

 

27        (2) "Practice as a physician assistant" means patient care


 

 1  as a physician assistant in collaboration with a physician as a

 

 2  member of a patient care team. Beginning on the effective date of

 

 3  this part, practice as a physician assistant is not a health

 

 4  profession subfield under this article.

 

 5        (3) "Practice of advanced practice registered nursing" means

 

 6  patient care as an advanced practice registered nurse by

 

 7  performing any of the acts, tasks, or functions described in

 

 8  section 17103(1)(c), (2)(c), or (3)(c), as applicable, in

 

 9  collaboration with a physician as a member of a patient care

 

10  team.

 

11        (4) "Practice of allopathic medicine" means patient care as

 

12  an allopathic physician.

 

13        (5) "Practice of medicine" means the practice of allopathic

 

14  medicine or the practice of osteopathic medicine.

 

15        (6) "Practice of osteopathic medicine" means patient care as

 

16  an osteopathic physician.

 

17        (7) "Practice of podiatric medicine and surgery" means that

 

18  term as defined in section 18001.

 

19        Sec. 17111. (1) An individual shall not engage in the

 

20  practice of allopathic medicine, the practice of osteopathic

 

21  medicine, or the practice of advanced practice registered nursing

 

22  or engage in practice as a physician assistant if he or she is

 

23  not licensed or otherwise authorized under this article. An

 

24  individual shall not engage in teaching or research that requires

 

25  the individual to provide patient care if he or she is not

 

26  licensed or otherwise authorized to provide patient care under

 

27  this article.


 

 1        (2) Notwithstanding section 16145 or rules promulgated under

 

 2  that section, the board may grant a license to engage in the

 

 3  practice of allopathic medicine to an individual who meets the

 

 4  requirements of this part applicable to an allopathic physician

 

 5  or of section 16186 after reviewing the applicant's record of

 

 6  practice, experience, and credentials and determining that the

 

 7  applicant is competent to engage in the practice of allopathic

 

 8  medicine.

 

 9        (3) For individuals applying for licensure as an allopathic

 

10  physician under section 16186, the board shall not impose

 

11  requirements on graduates of medical schools located outside the

 

12  United States or Canada that exceed the requirements imposed on

 

13  graduates of medical schools located in the United States or

 

14  Canada.

 

15        (4) Notwithstanding section 16145 or rules promulgated under

 

16  that section, the board may grant a license in accordance with

 

17  section 16186 after determining that each of the following

 

18  conditions is satisfied, as applicable:

 

19        (a) The applicant has disclosed that a sanction is in force

 

20  against him or her as described in section 16174(2)(b) and,

 

21  considering the reasons for the sanction and the applicant's

 

22  record of practice, experience, credentials, and competence to

 

23  engage in the practice of medicine, that sanction should not

 

24  prevent the applicant from being granted a license in this state.

 

25        (b) The sanction imposed by the other state is not

 

26  permanent.

 

27        (c) The sanction imposed by the other state was not the


 

 1  result of a patient safety violation.

 

 2        (d) If the applicant was required by the state that imposed

 

 3  the sanction to participate in and complete a probationary period

 

 4  or treatment plan as a condition of the continuation of his or

 

 5  her licensure, the applicant did not complete the probationary

 

 6  period or treatment plan because the applicant ceased engaging in

 

 7  the practice of medicine in that state.

 

 8        (e) The applicant voluntarily agrees to complete a

 

 9  probationary period or treatment plan, the terms of which are no

 

10  less stringent than those imposed by the state that imposed the

 

11  sanction.

 

12        (5) The following words, titles, or letters or combination

 

13  of words, titles, or letters, with or without qualifying words or

 

14  phrases, are restricted in use only to those individuals

 

15  authorized under this part to use the terms and in a way

 

16  prescribed in this part:

 

17        (a) "Doctor of medicine" or "m.d.".

 

18        (b) "Osteopath", "osteopathy", "osteopathic practitioner",

 

19  "doctor of osteopathy", "diplomate in osteopathy", or "d.o.".

 

20        (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6),

 

21  "physician assistant" or "p.a.".

 

22        (d) "Advanced practice registered nurse" or "a.p.r.n.";

 

23  "certified nurse midwife" or "c.n.m."; certified nurse

 

24  practitioner" or "c.n.p."; or "clinical nurse specialist" or

 

25  "c.n.s.".

 

26        (6) Notwithstanding section 16261, an individual who was

 

27  specially trained at an institution of higher education in this


 

 1  state to assist a physician in the field of orthopedics and, upon

 

 2  completion of training, received a 2-year associate of science

 

 3  degree as an orthopedic physician assistant before January 1,

 

 4  1977 may use the title "orthopedic physician assistant" whether

 

 5  or not the individual is licensed under this part.

 

 6        Sec. 17112. (1) An individual shall not engage in

 

 7  postgraduate study that requires the individual to provide

 

 8  patient care without a full or limited license to provide patient

 

 9  care under this part.

 

10        (2) A limited license for an individual described in

 

11  subsection (1) must require the individual to confine his or her

 

12  patient care activity and training to a hospital or institution

 

13  approved by the board for the training. The hospital or

 

14  institution is responsible for the training.

 

15        (3) A limited license issued under subsection (2) is

 

16  renewable for not more than 5 years.

 

17        Sec. 17113. (1) A physician who is administering the primary

 

18  treatment for breast cancer to a patient who has been diagnosed

 

19  as having breast cancer shall inform the patient, orally and in

 

20  writing, about alternative methods of treatment of the cancer,

 

21  including surgical, radiological, or chemotherapeutic treatments

 

22  or any other generally accepted medical treatment. The physician

 

23  also shall inform the patient about the advantages,

 

24  disadvantages, and risks of each method of treatment and about

 

25  the procedures involved in each method of treatment.

 

26        (2) If a patient receives a standardized written summary

 

27  that meets all of the following, or a brochure described in


 

 1  subsection (3), the physician has fully complied with all of the

 

 2  written and oral requirements of this section:

 

 3        (a) The summary is developed by the department of community

 

 4  health in cooperation with the chronic disease advisory

 

 5  committee.

 

 6        (b) The summary is drafted in nontechnical terms that the

 

 7  patient can understand.

 

 8        (c) The summary informs the patient about alternative

 

 9  methods of treatment of breast cancer, including surgical,

 

10  radiological, or chemotherapeutic treatments, or any other

 

11  generally accepted medical treatment.

 

12        (d) The summary informs the patient about the advantages,

 

13  disadvantages, and risks of each method of treatment and about

 

14  the procedures involved in each method of treatment.

 

15        (3) For purposes of subsection (2), a physician may use a

 

16  brochure that contains information substantially similar to that

 

17  contained in the standardized written summary developed by the

 

18  department of community health and that is approved by the

 

19  department of community health.

 

20        (4) The board shall make a standardized written summary

 

21  described in subsection (2) or a brochure described in subsection

 

22  (3), or both, available to physicians.

 

23        (5) A patient who receives a copy of a standardized written

 

24  summary described in subsection (2) or a brochure described in

 

25  subsection (3) shall sign a form indicating that he or she has

 

26  received that document, and the form shall be included in the

 

27  patient's medical record.


 

 1        (6) A physician's duty to inform a patient under this

 

 2  section does not require disclosure of information beyond what a

 

 3  reasonably well-qualified physician licensed under this part

 

 4  would know.

 

 5        (7) A patient who signs a form required under subsection (5)

 

 6  is barred from subsequently bringing a civil action against the

 

 7  physician providing the summary or brochure described in

 

 8  subsection (2) or (3) based on failure to obtain informed

 

 9  consent, but only in regard to information pertaining to

 

10  alternative forms of treatment of breast cancer and the

 

11  advantages, disadvantages, and risks of each method.

 

12        Sec. 17114. The legislature recognizes that, under federal

 

13  constitutional law, a state is permitted to enact persuasive

 

14  measures that favor childbirth over abortion, even if those

 

15  measures do not further a health interest. Section 17115 is

 

16  nevertheless designed to provide objective, truthful information

 

17  and is not intended to be persuasive. The legislature finds that

 

18  the enactment of section 17115 is essential for all of the

 

19  following reasons:

 

20        (a) The knowledgeable exercise of a woman's decision to have

 

21  an abortion depends on the extent to which the woman receives

 

22  sufficient information to make an informed choice regarding

 

23  abortion.

 

24        (b) The decision to obtain an abortion is an important and

 

25  often stressful one, and it is in the state's interest that the

 

26  decision be made with full knowledge of its nature and

 

27  consequences.


 

 1        (c) Enactment of section 17115 is necessary to ensure that,

 

 2  before an abortion, a woman is provided information regarding her

 

 3  available alternatives, and to ensure that a woman gives her

 

 4  voluntary and informed consent to an abortion.

 

 5        (d) The receipt of accurate information about abortion and

 

 6  its alternatives is essential to the physical and psychological

 

 7  well-being of a woman considering an abortion.

 

 8        (e) Because many abortions in this state are performed in

 

 9  clinics devoted solely to providing abortions, women who seek

 

10  abortions at these clinics normally do not have a prior patient-

 

11  physician relationship with the physician performing the abortion

 

12  nor do these women continue a patient-physician relationship with

 

13  the physician after the abortion. In many instances, the woman's

 

14  only actual contact with the physician performing the abortion

 

15  occurs simultaneously with the abortion procedure, with little

 

16  opportunity to receive counsel concerning her decision.

 

17  Consequently, certain safeguards are necessary to protect a

 

18  woman's opportunity to select the option best suited to her

 

19  particular situation.

 

20        (f) This state has an interest in protecting women and,

 

21  subject to United States constitutional limitations and supreme

 

22  court decisions, this state has an interest in protecting the

 

23  fetus.

 

24        (g) Providing a woman with factual, medical, and biological

 

25  information about the fetus she is carrying is essential to

 

26  safeguard the state's interests described in subdivision (f). The

 

27  dissemination of the information set forth in section 17115 is


 

 1  necessary due to the irreversible nature of the act of abortion

 

 2  and the often stressful circumstances under which the abortion

 

 3  decision is made.

 

 4        (h) Because abortion services are marketed like many other

 

 5  commercial enterprises, and nearly all abortion providers

 

 6  advertise some free services, including pregnancy tests and

 

 7  counseling, the legislature finds that consumer protection should

 

 8  be extended to women contemplating an abortion decision by

 

 9  delaying any financial transactions until after a 24-hour waiting

 

10  period. Furthermore, since the legislature and abortion providers

 

11  have determined that a woman's right to give informed consent to

 

12  an abortion can be protected by means other than the patient

 

13  having to travel to the abortion facility during the 24-hour

 

14  waiting period, the legislature finds that abortion providers do

 

15  not have a legitimate claim of necessity in obtaining payments

 

16  during the 24-hour waiting period.

 

17        (i) The safeguards that will best protect a woman seeking

 

18  advice concerning abortion include the following:

 

19        (i) Private, individual counseling, including dissemination

 

20  of certain information, as the woman's individual circumstances

 

21  dictate, that affect her decision of whether to choose an

 

22  abortion.

 

23        (ii) A 24-hour waiting period between a woman's receipt of

 

24  that information provided to assist her in making an informed

 

25  decision, and the actual performance of an abortion, if she

 

26  elects to undergo an abortion. A 24-hour waiting period affords a

 

27  woman, in light of the information provided by the physician or a


 

 1  qualified person assisting the physician, an opportunity to

 

 2  reflect on her decision and to seek counsel of family and friends

 

 3  in making her decision.

 

 4        (j) The safeguards identified in subdivision (i) advance a

 

 5  woman's interests in the exercise of her discretion to choose or

 

 6  not to choose an abortion, and are justified by the objectives

 

 7  and interests of this state to protect the health of a pregnant

 

 8  woman and, subject to United States constitutional limitations

 

 9  and supreme court decisions, to protect the fetus.

 

10        Sec. 17115. (1) Subject to subsection (10), a physician

 

11  shall not perform an abortion otherwise permitted by law without

 

12  the patient's informed written consent, given freely and without

 

13  coercion to abort.

 

14        (2) For purposes of this section and section 17115a:

 

15        (a) "Abortion" means the intentional use of an instrument,

 

16  drug, or other substance or device to terminate a woman's

 

17  pregnancy for a purpose other than to increase the probability of

 

18  a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the child after

 

19  live birth, or to remove a fetus that has died as a result of

 

20  natural causes, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the

 

21  pregnant woman. Abortion does not include the use or prescription

 

22  of a drug or device intended as a contraceptive.

 

23        (b) "Coercion to abort" means an act committed with the

 

24  intent to coerce an individual to have an abortion.

 

25        (c) "Domestic violence" means that term as defined in

 

26  section 1 of 1978 PA 389, MCL 400.1501.

 

27        (d) "Fetus" means an individual organism of the species homo


 

 1  sapiens in utero.

 

 2        (e) "Local health department representative" means an

 

 3  individual who meets 1 or more of the licensing requirements

 

 4  listed in subdivision (h) and who is employed by, or under

 

 5  contract to provide services on behalf of, a local health

 

 6  department.

 

 7        (f) "Medical emergency" means a condition that, on the basis

 

 8  of the physician's good-faith clinical judgment, so complicates

 

 9  the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to necessitate the

 

10  immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death or for

 

11  which a delay will create serious risk of substantial and

 

12  irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.

 

13        (g) "Medical service" means the provision of a treatment,

 

14  procedure, medication, examination, diagnostic test, assessment,

 

15  or counseling, including, but not limited to, a pregnancy test,

 

16  ultrasound, pelvic examination, or abortion.

 

17        (h) "Qualified person assisting the physician" means another

 

18  physician, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered

 

19  nurse, a fully licensed or limited licensed psychologist licensed

 

20  under part 182, a professional counselor licensed under part 181,

 

21  a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse

 

22  licensed under part 172, or a social worker licensed under part

 

23  185.

 

24        (i) "Probable gestational age of the fetus" means the

 

25  gestational age of the fetus at the time an abortion is planned

 

26  to be performed.

 

27        (j) "Provide the patient with a physical copy" means either


 

 1  of the following:

 

 2        (i) Confirm that the patient accessed the internet website

 

 3  described in subsection (5) and received a printed valid

 

 4  confirmation form from the website and include that form in the

 

 5  patient's medical record.

 

 6        (ii) Give the patient a copy of a required document by 1 or

 

 7  more of the following means:

 

 8        (A) Personal delivery.

 

 9        (B) Registered mail, return receipt requested.

 

10        (C) Parcel delivery service that requires the recipient to

 

11  provide a signature in order to receive delivery of a parcel.

 

12        (D) Facsimile transmission.

 

13        (3) Subject to subsection (10), a physician or a qualified

 

14  person assisting the physician shall do all of the following not

 

15  less than 24 hours before that physician performs an abortion:

 

16        (a) Confirm that, according to the best medical judgment of

 

17  a physician, the patient is pregnant, and determine the probable

 

18  gestational age of the fetus.

 

19        (b) Orally describe, in language designed to be understood

 

20  by the patient, taking into account her age, level of maturity,

 

21  and intellectual capability, each of the following:

 

22        (i) The probable gestational age of the fetus she is

 

23  carrying.

 

24        (ii) Information about what to do and whom to contact should

 

25  medical complications arise from the abortion.

 

26        (iii) Information about how to obtain pregnancy prevention

 

27  information through the department of community health.


 

 1        (c) Provide the patient with a physical copy of the written

 

 2  standardized summary described in subsection (11)(b) that

 

 3  corresponds to the procedure the patient will undergo and is

 

 4  provided by the department of community health. If the procedure

 

 5  has not been recognized by the department, but is otherwise

 

 6  allowed under Michigan law, and the department has not provided a

 

 7  written standardized summary for that procedure, the physician

 

 8  shall develop and provide a written summary that meets all of the

 

 9  following requirements:

 

10        (i) Describes the procedure.

 

11        (ii) Describes any known risks or complications of the

 

12  procedure.

 

13        (iii) Describes the risks associated with live birth.

 

14        (iv) Meets the requirements of subsection (11)(b)(iii) to (vii).

 

15        (d) Provide the patient with a physical copy of a medically

 

16  accurate depiction, illustration, or photograph and description

 

17  of a fetus supplied by the department of community health under

 

18  subsection (11)(a) at the gestational age nearest the probable

 

19  gestational age of the patient's fetus.

 

20        (e) Provide the patient with a physical copy of the prenatal

 

21  care and parenting information pamphlet distributed by the

 

22  department of community health under section 9161.

 

23        (f) Provide the patient with a physical copy of the

 

24  prescreening summary on prevention of coercion to abort described

 

25  in subsection (11)(h).

 

26        (4) The requirements of subsection (3) may be fulfilled by

 

27  the physician or a qualified person assisting the physician at a


 

 1  location other than the health facility where the abortion is to

 

 2  be performed. The requirement of subsection (3)(a) that a

 

 3  patient's pregnancy be confirmed may be fulfilled by a local

 

 4  health department under subsection (17). The requirements of

 

 5  subsection (3) cannot be fulfilled by the patient accessing an

 

 6  internet website other than the internet website that is

 

 7  maintained and operated by the department under subsection

 

 8  (11)(f).

 

 9        (5) The requirements of subsection (3)(c) to (f) may be

 

10  fulfilled by a patient accessing the internet website that is

 

11  maintained and operated by the department under subsection

 

12  (11)(f) and receiving a printed, valid confirmation form from the

 

13  website that the patient has reviewed the information required in

 

14  subsection (3)(c) to (f) at least 24 hours before an abortion

 

15  being performed on the patient. The website shall not require any

 

16  information be supplied by the patient. The department shall not

 

17  track, compile, or otherwise keep a record of information that

 

18  would identify a patient who accesses this website. The patient

 

19  shall supply the valid confirmation form to the physician or

 

20  qualified person assisting the physician to be included in the

 

21  patient's medical record to comply with this subsection.

 

22        (6) Subject to subsection (10), before obtaining the

 

23  patient's signature on the acknowledgment and consent form, a

 

24  physician personally and in the presence of the patient shall do

 

25  all of the following:

 

26        (a) Provide the patient with the physician's name, confirm

 

27  with the patient that the coercion to abort screening required


 

 1  under section 17115a was performed, and inform the patient of her

 

 2  right to withhold or withdraw her consent to the abortion at any

 

 3  time before performance of the abortion.

 

 4        (b) Orally describe, in language designed to be understood

 

 5  by the patient, taking into account her age, level of maturity,

 

 6  and intellectual capability, each of the following:

 

 7        (i) The specific risk, if any, to the patient of the

 

 8  complications that have been associated with the procedure the

 

 9  patient will undergo, based on the patient's particular medical

 

10  condition and history as determined by the physician.

 

11        (ii) The specific risk of complications, if any, to the

 

12  patient if she chooses to continue the pregnancy based on the

 

13  patient's particular medical condition and history as determined

 

14  by a physician.

 

15        (7) To protect a patient's privacy, the information set

 

16  forth in subsection (3) and subsection (6) shall not be disclosed

 

17  to the patient in the presence of another patient.

 

18        (8) If at any time before the performance of an abortion, a

 

19  patient undergoes an ultrasound examination, or a physician

 

20  determines that ultrasound imaging will be used during the course

 

21  of a patient's abortion, the physician or qualified person

 

22  assisting the physician shall provide the patient with the

 

23  opportunity to view or decline to view an active ultrasound image

 

24  of the fetus, and offer to provide the patient with a physical

 

25  picture of the ultrasound image of the fetus before the

 

26  performance of the abortion. After the expiration of the 24-hour

 

27  period prescribed in subsection (3) but before performing an


 

 1  abortion, a physician or a qualified person assisting the

 

 2  physician shall do all of the following:

 

 3        (a) Obtain the patient's signature on the acknowledgment and

 

 4  consent form described in subsection (11)(c) confirming that she

 

 5  has received the information required under subsection (3).

 

 6        (b) Provide the patient with a physical copy of the signed

 

 7  acknowledgment and consent form described in subsection (11)(c).

 

 8        (c) Retain a copy of the signed acknowledgment and consent

 

 9  form described in subsection (11)(c) and, if applicable, a copy

 

10  of the pregnancy certification form completed under subsection

 

11  (17)(b), in the patient's medical record.

 

12        (9) This subsection does not prohibit notifying the patient

 

13  that payment for medical services will be required or that

 

14  collection of payment in full for all medical services provided

 

15  or planned may be demanded after the 24-hour period described in

 

16  this subsection has expired. A physician or an agent of the

 

17  physician shall not collect payment, in whole or in part, for a

 

18  medical service provided to or planned for a patient before the

 

19  expiration of 24 hours from the time the patient has done either

 

20  or both of the following, except in the case of a physician or an

 

21  agent of a physician receiving capitated payments or under a

 

22  salary arrangement for providing those medical services:

 

23        (a) Inquired about obtaining an abortion after her pregnancy

 

24  is confirmed and she has received from that physician or a

 

25  qualified person assisting the physician the information required

 

26  under subsection (3)(c) and (d).

 

27        (b) Scheduled an abortion to be performed by that physician.


 

 1        (10) If the attending physician, utilizing his or her

 

 2  experience, judgment, and professional competence, determines

 

 3  that a medical emergency exists and necessitates performance of

 

 4  an abortion before the requirements of subsections (1), (3), and

 

 5  (6) can be met, the physician is exempt from the requirements of

 

 6  subsections (1), (3), and (6), may perform the abortion, and

 

 7  shall maintain a written record identifying with specificity the

 

 8  medical factors upon which the determination of the medical

 

 9  emergency is based.

 

10        (11) The department of community health shall do all of the

 

11  following:

 

12        (a) Produce medically accurate depictions, illustrations, or

 

13  photographs of the development of a human fetus that indicate by

 

14  scale the actual size of the fetus at 2-week intervals from the

 

15  fourth week through the twenty-eighth week of gestation. Each

 

16  depiction, illustration, or photograph shall be accompanied by a

 

17  printed description, in nontechnical English, Arabic, and

 

18  Spanish, of the probable anatomical and physiological

 

19  characteristics of the fetus at that particular state of

 

20  gestational development.

 

21        (b) Develop, draft, and print, in nontechnical English,

 

22  Arabic, and Spanish, written standardized summaries, based upon

 

23  the various medical procedures used to abort pregnancies. The

 

24  department shall not develop written standardized summaries for

 

25  abortion procedures under this subdivision that utilize

 

26  medication that has not been approved by the United States food

 

27  and drug administration for use in performing an abortion. The


 

 1  department shall ensure that the summaries do all of the

 

 2  following:

 

 3        (i) Describe, individually and on separate documents, those

 

 4  medical procedures used to perform abortions in this state that

 

 5  are recognized by the department.

 

 6        (ii) Identify the physical complications that have been

 

 7  associated with each procedure described in subparagraph (i) and

 

 8  with live birth, as determined by the department. In identifying

 

 9  these complications, the department shall consider the annual

 

10  statistical report required under section 2835, consider studies

 

11  concerning complications that have been published in a peer

 

12  review medical journal, with particular attention paid to the

 

13  design of the study, and consult with the federal centers for

 

14  disease control and prevention, the American congress of

 

15  obstetricians and gynecologists, the Michigan state medical

 

16  society, or any other source that the department determines

 

17  appropriate for the purpose.

 

18        (iii) State that as the result of an abortion, some women may

 

19  experience depression, feelings of guilt, sleep disturbance, loss

 

20  of interest in work or sex, or anger, and that if these symptoms

 

21  occur and are intense or persistent, professional help is

 

22  recommended.

 

23        (iv) State that not all of the complications listed in

 

24  subparagraph (ii) may pertain to that particular patient and refer

 

25  the patient to her physician for more personalized information.

 

26        (v) Identify services available through public agencies to

 

27  assist the patient during her pregnancy and after the birth of


 

 1  her child, should she choose to give birth and maintain custody

 

 2  of her child.

 

 3        (vi) Identify services available through public agencies to

 

 4  assist the patient in placing her child in an adoptive or foster

 

 5  home, should she choose to give birth but not maintain custody of

 

 6  her child.

 

 7        (vii) Identify services available through public agencies to

 

 8  assist the patient and provide counseling should she experience

 

 9  subsequent adverse psychological effects from the abortion.

 

10        (c) Develop, draft, and print, in nontechnical English,

 

11  Arabic, and Spanish, an acknowledgment and consent form that

 

12  includes only the following language above a signature line for

 

13  the patient:

 

14        "I, _____________________________ , voluntarily and

 

15  willfully hereby authorize Dr. __________________ ("the

 

16  physician") and any assistant designated by the physician to

 

17  perform upon me the following operation(s) or procedure(s):

 

18        __________________________________________________________

 

19        (Name of operation(s) or procedure(s))

 

20        __________________________________________________________

 

21        A. I understand that I am approximately _____ weeks

 

22  pregnant. I consent to an abortion procedure to terminate my

 

23  pregnancy. I understand that I have the right to withdraw my

 

24  consent to the abortion procedure at any time before performance

 

25  of that procedure.

 

26        B. I understand that it is illegal for anyone to coerce me

 

27  into seeking an abortion.


 

 1        C. I acknowledge that at least 24 hours before the scheduled

 

 2  abortion I have received a physical copy of each of the

 

 3  following:

 

 4        1. A medically accurate depiction, illustration, or

 

 5  photograph of a fetus at the probable gestational age of the

 

 6  fetus I am carrying.

 

 7        2. A written description of the medical procedure that will

 

 8  be used to perform the abortion.

 

 9        3. A prenatal care and parenting information pamphlet.

 

10        D. If any of the documents listed in paragraph C were

 

11  transmitted by facsimile, I certify that the documents were clear

 

12  and legible.

 

13        E. I acknowledge that the physician who will perform the

 

14  abortion has orally described all of the following to me:

 

15        1. The specific risk to me, if any, of the complications

 

16  that have been associated with the procedure I am scheduled to

 

17  undergo.

 

18        2. The specific risk to me, if any, of the complications if

 

19  I choose to continue the pregnancy.

 

20        F. I acknowledge that I have received all of the following

 

21  information:

 

22        1. Information about what to do and whom to contact in the

 

23  event that complications arise from the abortion.

 

24        2. Information pertaining to available pregnancy related

 

25  services.

 

26        G. I have been given an opportunity to ask questions about

 

27  the operation(s) or procedure(s).


 

 1        H. I certify that I have not been required to make any

 

 2  payments for an abortion or any medical service before the

 

 3  expiration of 24 hours after I received the written materials

 

 4  listed in paragraph C, or 24 hours after the time and date listed

 

 5  on the confirmation form if the information described in

 

 6  paragraph C was viewed from the state of Michigan internet

 

 7  website.".

 

 8        (d) Make available to physicians through the allopathic

 

 9  physician task force and the osteopathic physician task force,

 

10  and to any person upon request, the copies of medically accurate

 

11  depictions, illustrations, or photographs described in

 

12  subdivision (a), the written standardized summaries described in

 

13  subdivision (b), the acknowledgment and consent form described in

 

14  subdivision (c), the prenatal care and parenting information

 

15  pamphlet described in section 9161, the pregnancy certification

 

16  form described in subdivision (e), and the materials regarding

 

17  coercion to abort described in subdivision (h).

 

18        (e) Develop, draft, and print a certification form to be

 

19  signed by a local health department representative at the time

 

20  and place a patient has a pregnancy confirmed, as requested by

 

21  the patient, verifying the date and time the pregnancy is

 

22  confirmed.

 

23        (f) Develop, operate, and maintain an internet website that

 

24  allows a patient considering an abortion to review the

 

25  information required in subsection (3)(c) through (f). After the

 

26  patient reviews the required information, the department shall

 

27  assure that a confirmation form can be printed by the patient


 

 1  from the internet website that will verify the time and date the

 

 2  information was reviewed. A confirmation form printed under this

 

 3  subdivision becomes invalid 14 days after the date and time

 

 4  printed on the confirmation form.

 

 5        (g) Include on the informed consent internet website

 

 6  operated under subdivision (f) a list of health care providers,

 

 7  facilities, and clinics that offer to perform ultrasounds free of

 

 8  charge. The list must be organized geographically and include the

 

 9  name, address, and telephone number of each health care provider,

 

10  facility, and clinic.

 

11        (h) After considering the standards and recommendations of

 

12  the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare

 

13  organizations, the Michigan domestic and sexual violence

 

14  prevention and treatment board, the Michigan coalition to end

 

15  domestic and sexual violence or successor organization, and the

 

16  American medical association, do all of the following:

 

17        (i) Develop, draft, and print or make available in printable

 

18  format, in nontechnical English, Arabic, and Spanish, a notice

 

19  that is required to be posted in facilities and clinics under

 

20  section 17115a. The notice shall be at least 8-1/2 inches by 14

 

21  inches, shall be printed in at least 44-point type, and shall

 

22  contain at a minimum all of the following:

 

23        (A) A statement that it is illegal under Michigan law to

 

24  coerce a woman to have an abortion.

 

25        (B) A statement that help is available if a woman is being

 

26  threatened or intimidated; is being physically, emotionally, or

 

27  sexually harmed; or feels afraid for any reason.


 

 1        (C) The telephone number of at least 1 domestic violence

 

 2  hotline and 1 sexual assault hotline.

 

 3        (ii) Develop, draft, and print or make available in printable

 

 4  format, in nontechnical English, Arabic, and Spanish, a

 

 5  prescreening summary on prevention of coercion to abort that, at

 

 6  a minimum, contains the information required under subparagraph

 

 7  (i) and notifies the patient that an oral screening for coercion

 

 8  to abort will be conducted before her giving written consent to

 

 9  obtain an abortion.

 

10        (iii) Develop, draft, and print screening and training tools

 

11  and accompanying training materials to be utilized by a physician

 

12  or qualified person assisting the physician while performing the

 

13  coercion to abort screening required under section 17115a. The

 

14  screening tools shall instruct the physician or qualified person

 

15  assisting the physician to orally communicate information to the

 

16  patient regarding coercion to abort and to document the findings

 

17  from the coercion to abort screening in the patient's medical

 

18  record.

 

19        (iv) Develop, draft, and print protocols and accompanying

 

20  training materials to be utilized by a physician or a qualified

 

21  person assisting the physician if a patient discloses coercion to

 

22  abort or that domestic violence is occurring, or both, during the

 

23  coercion to abort screening. The protocols shall instruct the

 

24  physician or qualified person assisting the physician to do, at a

 

25  minimum, all of the following:

 

26        (A) Follow the requirements of section 17115a as applicable.

 

27        (B) Assess the patient's current level of danger.


 

 1        (C) Explore safety options with the patient.

 

 2        (D) Provide referral information to the patient regarding

 

 3  law enforcement and domestic violence and sexual assault support

 

 4  organizations.

 

 5        (E) Document any referrals in the patient's medical record.

 

 6        (12) A physician's duty to inform the patient under this

 

 7  section does not require disclosure of information beyond what a

 

 8  reasonably well-qualified physician would possess.

 

 9        (13) A written consent form meeting the requirements set

 

10  forth in this section and signed by the patient is presumed

 

11  valid. The presumption created by this subsection may be rebutted

 

12  by evidence that establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence,

 

13  that consent was obtained through fraud, negligence, deception,

 

14  misrepresentation, coercion, or duress.

 

15        (14) A completed certification form described in subsection

 

16  (11)(e) that is signed by a local health department

 

17  representative is presumed valid. The presumption created by this

 

18  subsection may be rebutted by evidence that establishes, by a

 

19  preponderance of the evidence, that the physician who relied upon

 

20  the certification had actual knowledge that the certificate

 

21  contained a false or misleading statement or signature.

 

22        (15) This section does not create a right to abortion.

 

23        (16) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a

 

24  person shall not perform an abortion that is prohibited by law.

 

25        (17) If it receives a patient's request, each local health

 

26  department shall:

 

27        (a) Provide a pregnancy test for that patient to confirm the


 

 1  pregnancy as required under subsection (3)(a) and determine the

 

 2  probable gestational stage of the fetus. The local health

 

 3  department need not comply with this subdivision if the

 

 4  requirements of subsection (3)(a) have already been met.

 

 5        (b) If a pregnancy is confirmed, ensure that the patient is

 

 6  provided with a completed pregnancy certification form described

 

 7  in subsection (11)(e) at the time the information is provided.

 

 8        (18) The identity and address of a patient who is provided

 

 9  information or who consents to an abortion pursuant to this

 

10  section is confidential and is subject to disclosure only with

 

11  the consent of the patient or by judicial process.

 

12        (19) A local health department with a file containing the

 

13  identity and address of a patient described in subsection (18)

 

14  whom the local health department has assisted under this section

 

15  shall do both of the following:

 

16        (a) Only release the identity and address of the patient to

 

17  a physician or qualified person assisting the physician in order

 

18  to verify the receipt of the information required under this

 

19  section.

 

20        (b) Destroy the information containing the identity and

 

21  address of the patient within 30 days after assisting the patient

 

22  under this section.

 

23        Sec. 17115a. (1) At the time a patient first presents at a

 

24  private office, freestanding surgical outpatient facility, or

 

25  other facility or clinic in which abortions are performed for the

 

26  purpose of obtaining an abortion, whether before or after the

 

27  expiration of the 24-hour period described in section 17115(3),


 

 1  the physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall

 

 2  orally screen the patient for coercion to abort using the

 

 3  screening tools developed by the department under section

 

 4  17115(11). The oral screening required under this subsection may

 

 5  occur before the requirements of section 17115(3) have been met

 

 6  with regard to that patient.

 

 7        (2) If a patient discloses that she is the victim of

 

 8  domestic violence that does not include coercion to abort, the

 

 9  physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall

 

10  follow the protocols developed by the department under section

 

11  17115(11).

 

12        (3) If a patient discloses coercion to abort, the physician

 

13  or qualified person assisting the physician shall follow the

 

14  protocols developed by the department under section 17115(11).

 

15        (4) If a patient who is under the age of 18 discloses

 

16  domestic violence or coercion to abort by an individual

 

17  responsible for the health or welfare of the minor patient, the

 

18  physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall

 

19  report that fact to a local child protective services office.

 

20        (5) A private office, freestanding surgical outpatient

 

21  facility, or other facility or clinic in which abortions are

 

22  performed shall post in a conspicuous place in an area of its

 

23  facility that is accessible to patients, employees, and visitors

 

24  the notice described in section 17115(11)(h). A private office,

 

25  freestanding surgical outpatient facility, or other facility or

 

26  clinic in which abortions are performed shall make available in

 

27  an area of its facility that is accessible to patients,


 

 1  employees, and visitors publications that contain information

 

 2  about violence against women.

 

 3        (6) This section does not create a right to abortion.

 

 4  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person

 

 5  shall not perform an abortion that is prohibited by law.

 

 6        Sec. 17116. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection

 

 7  (2), a physician or an individual performing an act, task, or

 

 8  function under the delegatory authority of a physician shall not

 

 9  perform a partial-birth abortion, even if the abortion is

 

10  otherwise permitted by law.

 

11        (2) A physician or an individual described in subsection (1)

 

12  may perform a partial-birth abortion if the physician or other

 

13  individual reasonably believes that performing the partial-birth

 

14  abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman whose

 

15  life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or

 

16  physical injury and that no other medical procedure will

 

17  accomplish that purpose.

 

18        (3) This section does not create a right to abortion.

 

19  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person

 

20  shall not perform an abortion that is prohibited by law.

 

21        (4) As used in this section:

 

22        (a) "Abortion" means the intentional use of an instrument,

 

23  drug, or other substance or device to terminate a woman's

 

24  pregnancy for a purpose other than to increase the probability of

 

25  a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the child after

 

26  live birth, or to remove a dead fetus. Abortion does not include

 

27  a procedure to complete a spontaneous abortion or the use or


 

 1  prescription of a drug or device intended as a contraceptive.

 

 2        (b) "Fetus" means an individual organism of the species homo

 

 3  sapiens at any time before complete delivery from a pregnant

 

 4  woman.

 

 5        (c) "Partial-birth abortion" means an abortion in which the

 

 6  physician or individual acting under the delegatory authority of

 

 7  the physician performing the abortion partially vaginally

 

 8  delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing

 

 9  the delivery.

 

10        Sec. 17117. (1) This section does not apply after December

 

11  31, 2018.

 

12        (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a

 

13  physician shall not diagnose and prescribe a medical abortion for

 

14  a patient who is or is presumed to be pregnant unless the

 

15  physician or an individual licensed and qualified by education

 

16  and training first personally performs a physical examination of

 

17  the patient. A physician shall not utilize other means including,

 

18  but not limited to, an internet web camera, to diagnose and

 

19  prescribe a medical abortion.

 

20        (3) A physician shall obtain the informed consent of a

 

21  patient in the manner prescribed under section 17115 to perform a

 

22  medical abortion. The physician shall be physically present at

 

23  the location of the medical abortion when the prescription drug

 

24  used to initiate the medical abortion is dispensed. An individual

 

25  under the direct supervision of the prescribing physician who is

 

26  qualified by education and training as provided in this act may

 

27  dispense or administer the prescription drug used to initiate the


 

 1  medical abortion.

 

 2        (4) This section does not create a right to abortion.

 

 3  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person

 

 4  shall not perform an abortion that is prohibited by law.

 

 5        (5) As used in this section:

 

 6        (a) "Abortion" means that term as defined in section 17115.

 

 7        (b) "Medical abortion" means an abortion procedure that is

 

 8  not a surgical procedure and that utilizes a prescription drug to

 

 9  induce an abortion.

 

10        (c) "Prescription drug" means that term as defined in

 

11  section 17708.

 

12        Sec. 17118. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this

 

13  section, only a physician shall perform needle electromyography

 

14  or interpret nerve conduction tests. A physician shall not

 

15  delegate the interpretation of nerve conduction tests to another

 

16  individual unless that individual is licensed under this article

 

17  to engage in the practice of medicine. A physician shall not

 

18  delegate the performance of needle electromyography to another

 

19  individual unless that individual is licensed under this article

 

20  to engage in the practice of medicine or that individual is

 

21  otherwise authorized under this section.

 

22        (2) In accordance with section 16215, a physician may

 

23  delegate the performance of nerve conduction tests to a licensed

 

24  or unlicensed individual who is otherwise qualified by education,

 

25  training, or experience if those tests are conducted under the

 

26  direct supervision of a physician.

 

27        (3) A physical therapist who is licensed under part 178 and


 

 1  certified by the American board of physical therapy specialties

 

 2  as an electrophysiologic clinical specialist on November 26, 2006

 

 3  may perform electrodiagnostic studies that are to be interpreted

 

 4  by a physician if he or she has been performing electrodiagnostic

 

 5  studies in this state on a consistent basis within the 5 years

 

 6  immediately preceding November 26, 2006. As used in this

 

 7  subsection, "consistent basis" means at a minimum an annual

 

 8  average of 10 electrodiagnostic studies each month.

 

 9        (4) A podiatrist who has successfully completed additional

 

10  training in the performance and interpretation of

 

11  electrodiagnostic studies that is satisfactory to the Michigan

 

12  board of podiatric medicine and surgery may conduct

 

13  electrodiagnostic studies that are within his or her scope of

 

14  practice.

 

15        (5) A chiropractor who is licensed under part 164 and who

 

16  has successfully completed additional training in the performance

 

17  and interpretation of electrodiagnostic studies that is

 

18  satisfactory to the Michigan board of chiropractic may conduct

 

19  nerve conduction tests that are within his or her scope of

 

20  practice.

 

21        (6) This section does not require new or additional third

 

22  party reimbursement or mandated worker's compensation benefits

 

23  for services rendered by an individual authorized to conduct

 

24  electrodiagnostic studies under this section.

 

25        Sec. 17120. (1) Except as otherwise provided for a test

 

26  performed under section 5431 and except as otherwise provided by

 

27  law, a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice


 

 1  registered nurse, or an individual to whom the physician,

 

 2  physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse has

 

 3  delegated authority to perform a selected act, task, or function

 

 4  under section 16215 shall not order a presymptomatic or

 

 5  predictive genetic test without first obtaining the written,

 

 6  informed consent of the test subject under this section.

 

 7        (2) For purposes of subsection (1), written, informed

 

 8  consent consists of a signed writing executed by the test subject

 

 9  or the legally authorized representative of the test subject that

 

10  confirms that the physician, physician assistant, advanced

 

11  practice registered nurse, or the individual acting under the

 

12  delegatory authority of the physician, physician assistant, or

 

13  advanced practice registered nurse has explained, and the test

 

14  subject or the legally authorized representative of the test

 

15  subject understands, at a minimum, all of the following:

 

16        (a) The nature and purpose of the presymptomatic or

 

17  predictive genetic test.

 

18        (b) The effectiveness and limitations of the presymptomatic

 

19  or predictive genetic test.

 

20        (c) The implications of taking the presymptomatic or

 

21  predictive genetic test, including, but not limited to, the

 

22  medical risks and benefits.

 

23        (d) The future uses of the sample taken from the test

 

24  subject in order to conduct the presymptomatic or predictive

 

25  genetic test and the information obtained from the presymptomatic

 

26  or predictive genetic test.

 

27        (e) The meaning of the presymptomatic or predictive genetic


 

 1  test results and the procedure for providing notice of the

 

 2  results to the test subject.

 

 3        (f) Who will have access to the sample taken from the test

 

 4  subject in order to conduct the presymptomatic or predictive

 

 5  genetic test and the information obtained from the presymptomatic

 

 6  or predictive genetic test, and the test subject's right to

 

 7  confidential treatment of the sample and the information.

 

 8        (3) The department of community health, in consultation with

 

 9  the board, at least 1 physician who is board certified by the

 

10  American board of medical genetics, and appropriate professional

 

11  organizations, shall maintain a model informed consent form first

 

12  developed and revised under former section 17020 for purposes of

 

13  this section that practitioners may adopt. The department of

 

14  community health shall include in the model form at least all of

 

15  the information required under subsection (2). The department of

 

16  community health shall distribute the model form to licensees and

 

17  other individuals subject to this section on request and at no

 

18  charge. The department of community health shall review the model

 

19  form and revise the model form if necessary to make the form

 

20  reflect the latest developments in medical genetics.

 

21        (4) The department of community health, in consultation with

 

22  the entities described in subsection (3), may also develop and

 

23  distribute a pamphlet that provides further explanation of the

 

24  information included in the model informed consent form.

 

25        (5) If a test subject or his or her legally authorized

 

26  representative signs a copy of the model informed consent form

 

27  developed and distributed under subsection (3) or former section


 

 1  17020, the physician, physician assistant, advanced practice

 

 2  registered nurse, or individual acting under the delegatory

 

 3  authority of the physician, physician assistant, or advanced

 

 4  practice registered nurse shall give the test subject a copy of

 

 5  the signed informed consent form and shall include the original

 

 6  signed informed consent form in the test subject's medical

 

 7  record.

 

 8        (6) If a test subject or his or her legally authorized

 

 9  representative signs a copy of the model informed consent form

 

10  developed and distributed under subsection (3) or former section

 

11  17020, the test subject is barred from subsequently bringing a

 

12  civil action for damages against the physician, physician

 

13  assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or individual

 

14  acting under the delegatory authority of the physician, physician

 

15  assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who ordered the

 

16  presymptomatic or predictive genetic test, based on failure to

 

17  obtain informed consent for the presymptomatic or predictive

 

18  genetic test.

 

19        (7) A physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced

 

20  practice registered nurse's duty to inform a patient under this

 

21  section does not require disclosure of information beyond what a

 

22  reasonably well-qualified physician, physician assistant, or

 

23  advanced practice registered nurse would know.

 

24        (8) As used in this section:

 

25        (a) "Genetic information" means information about a gene,

 

26  gene product, or inherited characteristic, which information is

 

27  derived from a genetic test.


 

 1        (b) "Genetic test" means the analysis of human DNA, RNA,

 

 2  chromosomes, and those proteins and metabolites used to detect

 

 3  heritable or somatic disease-related genotypes or karyotypes for

 

 4  clinical purposes. A genetic test must be generally accepted in

 

 5  the scientific and medical communities as being specifically

 

 6  determinative for the presence, absence, or mutation of a gene or

 

 7  chromosome in order to qualify under this definition. Genetic

 

 8  test does not include either of the following:

 

 9        (i) A routine physical examination or a routine analysis,

 

10  including, but not limited to, a chemical analysis, of body

 

11  fluids, unless conducted specifically to determine the presence,

 

12  absence, or mutation of a gene or chromosome.

 

13        (ii) A procedure performed as a component of biomedical

 

14  research that is conducted pursuant to federal common rule under

 

15  21 CFR parts 50 and 56 and 45 CFR part 46.

 

16        (c) "Predictive genetic test" means a genetic test performed

 

17  for the purpose of predicting the future probability that the

 

18  test subject will develop a genetically related disease or

 

19  disability.

 

20        (d) "Presymptomatic genetic test" means a genetic test

 

21  performed before the onset of clinical symptoms or indications of

 

22  disease.

 

23        Sec. 17121. (1) The Michigan patient care board is created

 

24  in the department and consists of the following 19 voting members

 

25  who meet the requirements of part 161:

 

26        (a) Three allopathic physicians.

 

27        (b) Three osteopathic physicians.


 

 1        (c) Three physician assistants.

 

 2        (d) Three advanced practice registered nurses.

 

 3        (e) Seven public members.

 

 4        (2) The board does not have the powers and duties vested in

 

 5  a patient care task force under this part.

 

 6        (3) Based on recommendations from the patient care task

 

 7  forces, the board by rule shall do all of the following:

 

 8        (a) Establish a model practice agreement for use by

 

 9  physicians and physician assistants or advanced practice

 

10  registered nurses who organize a patient care team under section

 

11  17149.

 

12        (b) Require the development of an electronic version of the

 

13  model practice agreement.

 

14        (c) Provide for joint evaluation of the model practice

 

15  agreement every 2 years.

 

16        (d) Establish a standard for timely and meaningful review

 

17  and, if appropriate, revision of the model practice agreement by

 

18  members of the patient care team.

 

19        Sec. 17122. (1) The allopathic physician regulatory and

 

20  disciplinary task force is created. The allopathic physician task

 

21  force consists of the following 13 members:

 

22        (a) Seven allopathic physicians.

 

23        (b) One osteopathic physician.

 

24        (c) One physician assistant.

 

25        (d) One advanced practice registered nurse.

 

26        (e) Three public members.

 

27        (2) The allopathic physician task force shall do all of the


 

 1  following:

 

 2        (a) Promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of its

 

 3  powers and duties, and may perform the acts and make the

 

 4  determinations necessary for the proper implementation of those

 

 5  powers and duties.

 

 6        (b) Promulgate rules to establish the requirements for the

 

 7  education, training, or experience of allopathic physicians for

 

 8  licensure in this state. The requirements shall take into account

 

 9  nationally recognized standards for education, training, and

 

10  experience and the desired utilization of allopathic physicians.

 

11        (c) Direct the department to issue allopathic physician

 

12  licenses to applicants who meet the requirements of this part and

 

13  the rules promulgated under this part for practice as an

 

14  allopathic physician and use of the titles described in section

 

15  17111(5)(a).

 

16        (d) Promulgate rules to establish criteria for the

 

17  evaluation of programs for the education and training of

 

18  allopathic physicians for the purpose of determining whether

 

19  graduates of the programs have the knowledge and skills requisite

 

20  for practice as an allopathic physician under this part. The

 

21  criteria established must be substantially consistent with

 

22  nationally recognized standards for the education and training of

 

23  allopathic physicians. The allopathic physician task force shall

 

24  consider and may use where appropriate the criteria established

 

25  by professional associations, education accrediting bodies, or

 

26  governmental agencies in establishing criteria for the evaluation

 

27  of education and training programs, and may seek the advice of


 

 1  the board and the department of education.

 

 2        (e) Make written recommendations to the board concerning the

 

 3  rules proposed or adopted by the board.

 

 4        (f) Make written recommendations to the other patient care

 

 5  task forces concerning the use of patient care teams to improve

 

 6  patient care.

 

 7        (g) File an annual report with the department and the board

 

 8  containing matters prescribed by the department and board.

 

 9        (3) The allopathic physician task force shall perform all of

 

10  the duties of a disciplinary subcommittee under part 161 with

 

11  regard to allopathic physicians under this part. If the chair of

 

12  the allopathic physician task force is not a public member, the

 

13  allopathic physician task force shall appoint a public member as

 

14  the chair of the allopathic physician task force for the purpose

 

15  of and for the duration of a disciplinary proceeding under this

 

16  article.

 

17        Sec. 17123. (1) The osteopathic physician regulatory and

 

18  disciplinary task force is created for the osteopathic physicians

 

19  licensed under this part. The osteopathic physician task force

 

20  consists of the following 13 members:

 

21        (a) Seven osteopathic physicians.

 

22        (b) One allopathic physician.

 

23        (c) One physician assistant.

 

24        (d) One advanced practice registered nurse.

 

25        (e) Three public members.

 

26        (2) The osteopathic physician task force shall do all of the

 

27  following:


 

 1        (a) Promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of its

 

 2  powers and duties, and may perform the acts and make the

 

 3  determinations necessary for the proper implementation of those

 

 4  powers and duties.

 

 5        (b) Promulgate rules to establish the requirements for the

 

 6  education, training, or experience of osteopathic physicians for

 

 7  licensure in this state. The requirements shall take into account

 

 8  nationally recognized standards for education, training, and

 

 9  experience and the desired utilization of osteopathic physicians.

 

10        (c) Direct the department to issue osteopathic physician

 

11  licenses to applicants who meet the requirements of this part and

 

12  the rules promulgated under this part for practice as an

 

13  osteopathic physician and use of the titles described in section

 

14  17111(5)(b).

 

15        (d) Promulgate rules to establish criteria for the

 

16  evaluation of programs for the education and training of

 

17  osteopathic physicians for the purpose of determining whether

 

18  graduates of the programs have the knowledge and skills requisite

 

19  for practice as an osteopathic physician under this part. The

 

20  criteria established must be substantially consistent with

 

21  nationally recognized standards for the education and training of

 

22  osteopathic physicians. The osteopathic physician task force

 

23  shall consider and may use where appropriate the criteria

 

24  established by professional associations, education accrediting

 

25  bodies, or governmental agencies in establishing criteria for the

 

26  evaluation of education and training programs, and may seek the

 

27  advice of the board and the department of education.


 

 1        (e) Make written recommendations to the board concerning the

 

 2  rules proposed or adopted by the board.

 

 3        (f) Make written recommendations to the other patient care

 

 4  task forces concerning the use of patient care teams to improve

 

 5  patient care.

 

 6        (g) File an annual report with the department and the board

 

 7  containing matters prescribed by the department and board.

 

 8        (3) The osteopathic physician task force shall perform all

 

 9  of the duties of a disciplinary subcommittee under part 161 with

 

10  regard to osteopathic physicians under this part. If the chair of

 

11  the osteopathic physician task force is not a public member, the

 

12  osteopathic physician task force shall appoint a public member as

 

13  the chair of the osteopathic physician task force for the purpose

 

14  of and for the duration of a disciplinary proceeding under this

 

15  article.

 

16        Sec. 17124. (1) The physician assistant regulatory and

 

17  disciplinary task force is created for the physician assistants

 

18  licensed under this part. The physician assistant task force

 

19  consists of the following 13 members:

 

20        (a) Seven physician assistants.

 

21        (b) One allopathic physician.

 

22        (c) One osteopathic physician.

 

23        (d) One advanced practice registered nurse.

 

24        (e) Three public members.

 

25        (2) The physician assistant task force shall do all of the

 

26  following:

 

27        (a) Promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of its


 

 1  powers and duties, and may perform the acts and make the

 

 2  determinations necessary for the proper implementation of those

 

 3  powers and duties.

 

 4        (b) Promulgate rules to establish the requirements for the

 

 5  education, training, or experience of physician assistants for

 

 6  licensure in this state. The requirements shall take into account

 

 7  nationally recognized standards for education, training, and

 

 8  experience and the desired utilization of physician assistants.

 

 9        (c) Direct the department to issue physician assistant

 

10  licenses to applicants who meet the requirements of this part and

 

11  the rules promulgated under this part for practice as a physician

 

12  assistant and use of the titles described in section 17111(5)(c).

 

13        (d) Promulgate rules to establish criteria for the

 

14  evaluation of programs for the education and training of

 

15  physician assistants for the purpose of determining whether

 

16  graduates of the programs have the knowledge and skills requisite

 

17  for practice as a physician assistant under this part. The

 

18  criteria established must be substantially consistent with

 

19  nationally recognized standards for the education and training of

 

20  physician assistants. The physician assistant task force shall

 

21  consider and may use where appropriate the criteria established

 

22  by professional associations, education accrediting bodies, or

 

23  governmental agencies in establishing criteria for the evaluation

 

24  of education and training programs, and may seek the advice of

 

25  the board and the department of education.

 

26        (e) Make written recommendations to the board concerning the

 

27  rules proposed or adopted by the board.


 

 1        (f) Make written recommendations to the other patient care

 

 2  task forces concerning the use of patient care teams to improve

 

 3  patient care.

 

 4        (g) File an annual report with the department and the board

 

 5  containing matters prescribed by the department and board.

 

 6        (3) The physician assistant task force shall perform all of

 

 7  the duties of a disciplinary subcommittee under part 161 with

 

 8  regard to physician assistants under this part. If the chair of

 

 9  the physician assistant task force is not a public member, the

 

10  physician assistant task force shall appoint a public member as

 

11  the chair of the physician assistant task force for the purpose

 

12  of and for the duration of a disciplinary proceeding under this

 

13  article.

 

14        Sec. 17125. (1) The advanced practice registered nurse

 

15  regulatory and disciplinary task force is created for the

 

16  advanced practice registered nurses licensed under this part. The

 

17  advanced practice registered nurse task force shall consist of

 

18  the following 13 members:

 

19        (a) Seven advanced practice registered nurses.

 

20        (b) One allopathic physician.

 

21        (c) One osteopathic physician.

 

22        (d) One physician assistant.

 

23        (e) Three public members.

 

24        (2) The advanced practice registered nurse task force shall

 

25  do all of the following:

 

26        (a) Promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of its

 

27  powers and duties, and may perform the acts and make the


 

 1  determinations necessary for the proper implementation of those

 

 2  powers and duties.

 

 3        (b) Promulgate rules to establish the requirements for the

 

 4  education, training, or experience of advanced practice

 

 5  registered nurses for licensure in this state. The requirements

 

 6  shall take into account nationally recognized standards for

 

 7  education, training, and experience and the desired utilization

 

 8  of advanced practice registered nurses.

 

 9        (c) Direct the department to issue advanced practice

 

10  registered nurse licenses to applicants who meet the requirements

 

11  of this part and the rules promulgated under this part for

 

12  practice as an advanced practice registered nurse and use of the

 

13  titles described in section 17111(5)(d).

 

14        (d) Promulgate rules to establish criteria for the

 

15  evaluation of programs for the education and training of advanced

 

16  practice registered nurses for the purpose of determining whether

 

17  graduates of the programs have the knowledge and skills requisite

 

18  for practice as an advanced practice registered nurse under this

 

19  part. The criteria established must be substantially consistent

 

20  with nationally recognized standards for the education and

 

21  training of advanced practice registered nurses. The advanced

 

22  practice registered nurse task force shall consider and may use

 

23  where appropriate the criteria established by professional

 

24  associations, education accrediting bodies, or governmental

 

25  agencies in establishing criteria for the evaluation of education

 

26  and training programs, and may seek the advice of the board and

 

27  the department of education.


 

 1        (e) Make written recommendations to the board concerning the

 

 2  rules proposed or adopted by the board.

 

 3        (f) Make written recommendations to the other patient care

 

 4  task forces concerning the use of patient care teams to improve

 

 5  patient care.

 

 6        (g) File an annual report with the department and the board

 

 7  containing matters prescribed by the department and board.

 

 8        (3) The advanced practice registered nurse task force shall

 

 9  perform all of the duties of a disciplinary subcommittee under

 

10  part 161 with regard to advanced practice registered nurses under

 

11  this part. If the chair of the advanced practice registered nurse

 

12  task force is not a public member, the advanced practice

 

13  registered nurse task force shall appoint a public member as the

 

14  chair of the advanced practice registered nurse task force for

 

15  the purpose of and for the duration of a disciplinary proceeding

 

16  under this article.

 

17        Sec. 17126. The term of office of an individual member of a

 

18  board or task force created under this part, except a member

 

19  appointed to fill a vacancy, expires 4 years after appointment on

 

20  December 31 of the year in which the term expires.

 

21        Sec. 17130. (1) A clinical academic limited license granted

 

22  by the patient care task force under section 16182(2)(c) for the

 

23  practice of medicine shall require that the individual practice

 

24  only for an academic institution and under the supervision of 1

 

25  or more physicians fully licensed under this part.

 

26        (2) A clinical academic limited license granted by the

 

27  patient care task force under section 16182(2)(c) for the


 

 1  practice of medicine is renewable annually, but an individual

 

 2  shall not engage in the practice of medicine under 1 or more

 

 3  clinical academic limited licenses for more than 5 years.

 

 4        Sec. 17131. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection

 

 5  (2), an applicant for a license as a physician, in addition to

 

 6  completing the requirements for the degree in allopathic or

 

 7  osteopathic medicine, shall complete a period of postgraduate

 

 8  education to attain proficiency in the practice of the

 

 9  profession, as prescribed in rules, as a condition for more than

 

10  limited licensure.

 

11        (2) The appropriate patient care task force may grant a

 

12  physician license to practice to an applicant who has completed

 

13  the requirements for a degree in allopathic medicine or

 

14  osteopathic medicine at a medical school located outside the

 

15  United States or Canada if the applicant demonstrates to the task

 

16  force all of the following:

 

17        (a) That the applicant has engaged in the practice of

 

18  medicine for at least 10 years after completing the requirements

 

19  for a degree in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.

 

20        (b) That the applicant has completed not less than 3 years

 

21  of postgraduate clinical training in an institution that has an

 

22  affiliation with a medical school that is listed in a directory

 

23  of medical schools published by the world health organization as

 

24  approved by the task force.

 

25        (c) That the applicant has achieved a score determined by

 

26  the task force to be a passing score on an initial medical

 

27  licensure examination described in section 17166 or 17167.


 

 1        (d) That the applicant has safely and competently practiced

 

 2  medicine under a clinical academic limited license granted by the

 

 3  task force under this article for 1 or more academic institutions

 

 4  located in this state for not less than the 2 years immediately

 

 5  preceding the date of application for a license under this

 

 6  subsection, during which time the applicant functioned not less

 

 7  than 800 hours per year in the observation and treatment of

 

 8  patients.

 

 9        (3) An applicant described in subsection (2) shall file with

 

10  the appropriate patient care task force a written statement from

 

11  each academic institution on which the applicant relies to

 

12  satisfy the requirements of subsection (2)(d). The statement

 

13  shall indicate, at a minimum, that the applicant functioned for

 

14  the academic institution in the observation and treatment of

 

15  patients not less than 800 hours per year and that in so doing

 

16  the applicant practiced medicine safely and competently. A person

 

17  who in good faith makes a written statement that is filed under

 

18  this subsection is not civilly or criminally liable for that

 

19  statement. There is a rebuttable presumption that a person who

 

20  makes a written statement that is filed under this subsection has

 

21  done so in good faith.

 

22        Sec. 17133. (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of part

 

23  161, a patient care task force may require a licensee under its

 

24  jurisdiction who is seeking renewal of a license to furnish the

 

25  appropriate task force with satisfactory evidence that during the

 

26  3 years preceding application for renewal the licensee attended

 

27  continuing education courses or programs approved by the


 

 1  appropriate task force totaling at least 150 hours in subjects

 

 2  related to the practice applicable to that licensee, including,

 

 3  but not limited to, medical ethics, and designed to further

 

 4  educate licensees.

 

 5        (2) As required under section 16204, each patient care task

 

 6  force shall promulgate rules requiring each licensee seeking

 

 7  renewal of a license to complete as part of the continuing

 

 8  education requirement of subsection (1) an appropriate number of

 

 9  hours or courses in pain and symptom management.

 

10        Sec. 17148. (1) Subject to section 17176(3), the physician

 

11  assistant task force or the advanced practice registered nurse

 

12  task force may promulgate rules concerning the prescribing of

 

13  drugs by physician assistants or advanced practice registered

 

14  nurses, as members of patient care teams. The rules may define

 

15  the drugs or classes of drugs that physician assistants or

 

16  advanced practice nurses who are patient care team members may

 

17  not prescribe and other procedures and protocols necessary to

 

18  promote consistency with federal and state drug control and

 

19  enforcement laws.

 

20        (2) As part of a patient care team, a physician assistant or

 

21  advanced practice registered nurse may order, receive, and

 

22  dispense complimentary starter dose drugs including controlled

 

23  substances that are included in schedules 2 to 5 of part 72. If a

 

24  physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse orders,

 

25  receives, or dispenses drugs under this subsection, his or her

 

26  name, and the name of the patient care team physician, shall both

 

27  be used, recorded, or otherwise indicated in connection with that


 

 1  order, receipt, or dispensing. If a physician assistant or

 

 2  advanced practice registered nurse orders, receives, or dispenses

 

 3  drugs under this subsection that are included in schedules 2 to

 

 4  5, his or her DEA registration number, and the DEA registration

 

 5  number of the patient care team physician, shall both be used,

 

 6  recorded, or otherwise indicated in connection with that order,

 

 7  receipt, or dispensing. As used in this subsection,

 

 8  "complimentary starter dose" means that term as defined in

 

 9  section 17745. It is the intent of the legislature in enacting

 

10  this subsection to allow a pharmaceutical manufacturer or

 

11  wholesale distributor, as those terms are defined in part 177, to

 

12  distribute complimentary starter dose drugs to a physician

 

13  assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, as described in

 

14  this subsection, in compliance with section 503(d) of the federal

 

15  food, drug, and cosmetic act, 21 USC 353.

 

16        Sec. 17149. (1) Subject to section 17151, licensees may form

 

17  a patient care team to collaboratively provide patient care in

 

18  the best interests of a patient's health. To form a patient care

 

19  team, a physician and 1 or more advanced practice registered

 

20  nurses, physician assistants, or other physicians shall enter

 

21  into a written practice agreement. A patient care team shall make

 

22  its practice agreement available to the board on request. A

 

23  practice agreement must include all of the following:

 

24        (a) The signature of each member of the patient care team.

 

25        (b) A termination provision that allows any party to

 

26  terminate the agreement by providing written notice at least 30

 

27  days before the termination.


 

 1        (c) A procedure that makes a physician continuously

 

 2  available in person or by electronic means to members of the

 

 3  patient care team.

 

 4        (d) In compliance with this part, the duties and

 

 5  responsibilities of all of the parties to the practice agreement.

 

 6  The practice agreement shall not include as a duty or

 

 7  responsibility of a party to the practice agreement an act, task,

 

 8  or function that the party is not qualified to perform by

 

 9  education, training, or experience and that is not within the

 

10  scope of the health profession license held by the party.

 

11        (2) This section does not prohibit a licensee under this

 

12  article other than a physician, an advanced practice registered

 

13  nurse, or a physician assistant from being a member of a patient

 

14  care team if all of the other requirements of this section are

 

15  met.

 

16        Sec. 17150. In addition to its other powers and duties under

 

17  this article, the appropriate patient care task force may

 

18  prohibit a physician from collaborating with physician assistants

 

19  or advanced practice registered nurses as a member of a patient

 

20  care team.

 

21        Sec. 17151. (1) Beginning on the effective date of this

 

22  part, to engage in practice as a physician assistant, a physician

 

23  assistant shall enter into a practice agreement as a member of a

 

24  patient care team.

 

25        (2) To engage in the practice of advanced practice

 

26  registered nursing, an advanced practice registered nurse shall

 

27  enter into a practice agreement as a member of a patient care


 

 1  team.

 

 2        Sec. 17154. (1) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the

 

 3  contrary, a physician is not required to countersign orders

 

 4  written in a patient's clinical record by a physician assistant

 

 5  or advanced practice registered nurse with whom the physician has

 

 6  a written practice agreement.

 

 7        (2) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a

 

 8  physician is not required to sign an official form that lists the

 

 9  physician's signature as the required signatory if that official

 

10  form is signed by a physician assistant or advanced practice

 

11  registered nurse with whom the physician has a written practice

 

12  agreement.

 

13        Sec. 17156. This part does not apply to a student in

 

14  training to become a physician assistant while performing duties

 

15  assigned as part of the training.

 

16        Sec. 17162. To be qualified for licensure as a physician

 

17  assistant, an applicant must meet the requirements of section

 

18  16174(1)(a), (b), and (d) and be a graduate of a program for the

 

19  training of physician assistants approved by the physician

 

20  assistant task force or be a licensed, certified, registered,

 

21  approved, or other legally recognized physician assistant in

 

22  another state with qualifications substantially equivalent to

 

23  those established by the physician assistant task force.

 

24        Sec. 17164. (1) To determine whether an applicant for

 

25  initial licensure as a physician assistant has the appropriate

 

26  level of skill and knowledge required under this part, the

 

27  physician assistant task force shall require the applicant to


 

 1  submit to an examination that includes those subjects the general

 

 2  knowledge of which is commonly and generally required of a

 

 3  graduate of an accredited physician assistants' program in the

 

 4  United States. The physician assistant task force may waive the

 

 5  examination requirement for a graduate of an approved program if

 

 6  the applicant has taken a national examination and achieved a

 

 7  score acceptable to the physician assistant task force as

 

 8  demonstrating the level of skill and knowledge required under

 

 9  this part. The physician assistant task force may waive the

 

10  examination for an applicant who is licensed, certified,

 

11  registered, approved, or otherwise legally recognized as a

 

12  physician assistant in another state if the physician assistant

 

13  task force determines that the other state has qualifications,

 

14  including completion of a national or state approved examination

 

15  for physician assistants, that are substantially equivalent to

 

16  those established under this part.

 

17        (2) The physician assistant task force shall determine the

 

18  subject matter of the examination under subsection (1) and may

 

19  include the use and acceptance of national examinations if

 

20  appropriate. The use of examinations or the requirements for

 

21  successful completion must not permit discriminatory treatment of

 

22  applicants.

 

23        (3) The physician assistant task force shall provide for the

 

24  recognition of the certification or experience consistent with

 

25  this part acquired by physician assistants in other states who

 

26  wish to practice in this state.

 

27        (4) The physician assistant task force may conduct an


 

 1  investigation if necessary to determine the qualifications of an

 

 2  applicant for licensure. An applicant may be required to furnish

 

 3  additional documentation and information if the task force

 

 4  determines that the documentation or information is necessary to

 

 5  evaluate the applicant's qualifications.

 

 6        Sec. 17165. (1) To determine whether an applicant for

 

 7  initial licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse has

 

 8  the appropriate level of skill and knowledge required under this

 

 9  part, the advanced practice registered nurse task force shall

 

10  require the applicant to submit to an examination that includes

 

11  those subjects the general knowledge of which is commonly and

 

12  generally required of a graduate of an advanced practice

 

13  registered nurse program in the United States. The advanced

 

14  practice registered nurse task force may waive the examination

 

15  requirement for a graduate of an approved program if the

 

16  applicant has taken a national examination and achieved a score

 

17  acceptable to the advanced practice registered nurse task force

 

18  as demonstrating the level of skill and knowledge required under

 

19  this part. The advanced practice registered nurse task force may

 

20  waive the examination for an applicant who is licensed,

 

21  certified, registered, approved, or otherwise legally recognized

 

22  as an advanced practice registered nurse in another state if the

 

23  advanced practice registered nurse task force determines that the

 

24  other state has qualifications, including completion of a

 

25  national or state approved examination for advanced practice

 

26  registered nurses, that are substantially equivalent to those

 

27  established under this part.


 

 1        (2) The advanced practice registered nurse task force shall

 

 2  determine the subject matter of the examination under subsection

 

 3  (1) and may include the use and acceptance of national

 

 4  examinations if appropriate. The use of examinations or the

 

 5  requirements for successful completion must not permit

 

 6  discriminatory treatment of applicants.

 

 7        (3) The advanced practice registered nurse task force shall

 

 8  provide for the recognition of the certification or experience

 

 9  consistent with this part acquired by advanced practice

 

10  registered nurses in other states who wish to practice in this

 

11  state.

 

12        (4) The advanced practice registered nurse task force may

 

13  conduct an investigation if necessary to determine the

 

14  qualifications of an applicant for licensure. An applicant may be

 

15  required to furnish additional documentation and information if

 

16  the advanced practice registered nurse task force determines that

 

17  the documentation or information is necessary to evaluate the

 

18  applicant's qualifications.

 

19        Sec. 17166. (1) To determine whether an applicant for

 

20  initial licensure as an allopathic physician has the appropriate

 

21  level of skill and knowledge required under this part, the

 

22  allopathic physician task force shall require the applicant to

 

23  submit to an examination that includes those subjects the general

 

24  knowledge of which is commonly and generally required of a

 

25  graduate of an allopathic physician program in the United States.

 

26  The allopathic physician task force may waive the examination

 

27  requirement for a graduate of an approved program if the


 

 1  applicant has taken a national examination and achieved a score

 

 2  acceptable to the allopathic physician task force as

 

 3  demonstrating the level of skill and knowledge required under

 

 4  this part. The allopathic physician task force may waive the

 

 5  examination for an applicant who is licensed, certified,

 

 6  registered, approved, or otherwise legally recognized as an

 

 7  allopathic physician in another state if the allopathic physician

 

 8  task force determines that the other state has qualifications,

 

 9  including completion of a national or state approved examination

 

10  for allopathic physicians, that are substantially equivalent to

 

11  those established under this part.

 

12        (2) The allopathic physician task force shall determine the

 

13  subject matter of the examination under subsection (1) and may

 

14  include the use and acceptance of national examinations if

 

15  appropriate. The use of examinations or the requirements for

 

16  successful completion must not permit discriminatory treatment of

 

17  applicants.

 

18        (3) The allopathic physician task force shall provide for

 

19  the recognition of the certification or experience consistent

 

20  with this part acquired by allopathic physicians in other states

 

21  who wish to practice in this state.

 

22        (4) The allopathic physician task force may conduct an

 

23  investigation if necessary to determine the qualifications of an

 

24  applicant for licensure. An applicant may be required to furnish

 

25  additional documentation and information if the task force

 

26  determines that the documentation or information is necessary to

 

27  evaluate the applicant's qualifications.


 

 1        Sec. 17167. (1) To determine whether an applicant for

 

 2  initial licensure as an osteopathic physician has the appropriate

 

 3  level of skill and knowledge required under this part, the

 

 4  osteopathic physician task force shall require the applicant to

 

 5  submit to an examination that includes those subjects the general

 

 6  knowledge of which is commonly and generally required of a

 

 7  graduate of an osteopathic physician program in the United

 

 8  States. The osteopathic physician task force may waive the

 

 9  examination requirement for a graduate of an approved program if

 

10  the applicant has taken a national examination and achieved a

 

11  score acceptable to the osteopathic physician task force as

 

12  demonstrating the level of skill and knowledge required under

 

13  this part. The osteopathic physician task force may waive the

 

14  examination for an applicant who is licensed, certified,

 

15  registered, approved, or otherwise legally recognized as an

 

16  osteopathic physician in another state if the osteopathic

 

17  physician task force determines that the other state has

 

18  qualifications, including completion of a national or state

 

19  approved examination for osteopathic physicians, that are

 

20  substantially equivalent to those established under this part.

 

21        (2) The osteopathic physician task force shall determine the

 

22  subject matter of the examination under subsection (1) and may

 

23  include the use and acceptance of national examinations if

 

24  appropriate. The use of examinations or the requirements for

 

25  successful completion must not permit discriminatory treatment of

 

26  applicants.

 

27        (3) The osteopathic physician task force shall provide for


 

 1  the recognition of the certification or experience consistent

 

 2  with this part acquired by osteopathic physicians in other states

 

 3  who wish to practice in this state.

 

 4        (4) The osteopathic physician task force may conduct an

 

 5  investigation if necessary to determine the qualifications of an

 

 6  applicant for licensure. An applicant may be required to furnish

 

 7  additional documentation and information if the task force

 

 8  determines that the documentation or information is necessary to

 

 9  evaluate the applicant's qualifications.

 

10        Sec. 17168. (1) A physician assistant or advanced practice

 

11  registered nurse shall apply for licensure or renewal of

 

12  licensure on a form provided by the department.

 

13        (2) A physician assistant or advanced practice registered

 

14  nurse who fails to renew a license may be relicensed if he or she

 

15  shows that he or she meets the current requirements for licensure

 

16  set forth in this part and rules promulgated under this part. In

 

17  relicensing an individual under this section, the physician

 

18  assistant task force or the advanced practice registered nurse

 

19  task force, as appropriate, may establish standards for training,

 

20  education, or experience equivalent to current educational and

 

21  practice requirements. A temporary license under section 17172

 

22  may be issued pending the results of action taken under this

 

23  subsection.

 

24        Sec. 17170. (1) If the applicant for a physician assistant

 

25  or advanced practice registered nurse license meets the

 

26  requirements for renewal as set forth in this part or rules

 

27  promulgated under this part, the physician assistant task force


 

 1  or the advanced practice registered nurse task force, as

 

 2  appropriate, shall direct the board to grant a renewal.

 

 3        (2) If an applicant for a physician assistant or advanced

 

 4  practice registered nurse license is determined by the physician

 

 5  assistant task force or the advanced practice registered nurse

 

 6  task force, as appropriate, not to have met the requirements for

 

 7  renewal, the physician assistant task force or the advanced

 

 8  practice registered nurse task force, as appropriate, shall

 

 9  notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for denial and he

 

10  or she has a right to a hearing on that denial.

 

11        Sec. 17172. (1) On the direction of the appropriate patient

 

12  care task force, the department shall issue a certificate of

 

13  licensure, limited licensure, temporary licensure, or renewal

 

14  licensure to an applicant who is granted a license, limited

 

15  license, temporary license, or renewal license as a physician

 

16  assistant or advanced practice registered nurse. A certificate

 

17  issued under this part must contain the full name of the

 

18  individual licensed, a permanent individual number, and the date

 

19  of expiration.

 

20        (2) A physician assistant or advanced practice registered

 

21  nurse shall publicly display the current certificate of

 

22  licensure, limited license, temporary license, or renewal license

 

23  permanently in that individual's place of practice, if feasible,

 

24  and shall have available for inspection a pocket card issued by

 

25  the department containing the essential information of the

 

26  license. While working, the individual shall wear appropriate

 

27  identification.


 

 1        Sec. 17174. (1) A physician assistant or advanced practice

 

 2  registered nurse shall not undertake or represent that he or she

 

 3  is qualified to undertake patient care that he or she knows or

 

 4  reasonably should know is an act, task, or function that he or

 

 5  she is not qualified to perform by education, training, or

 

 6  experience, or that is prohibited by law.

 

 7        (2) A physician assistant or advanced practice registered

 

 8  nurse shall not do any of the following:

 

 9        (a) Perform acts, tasks, or functions to determine the

 

10  refractive state of a human eye or to treat refractive anomalies

 

11  of the human eye, or both.

 

12        (b) Determine the spectacle or contact lens prescription

 

13  specifications required to treat refractive anomalies of the

 

14  human eye or determine modification of spectacle or contact lens

 

15  prescription specifications, or both.

 

16        (3) A physician assistant or advanced practice registered

 

17  nurse may perform routine visual screening or testing,

 

18  postoperative care, or assistance in the care of medical diseases

 

19  of the eye under the supervision of a physician.

 

20        Sec. 17176. (1) Except in an emergency situation, a

 

21  physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse shall

 

22  provide medical care services only as a member of a patient care

 

23  team.

 

24        (2) A physician assistant or advanced practice registered

 

25  nurse may make calls or go on rounds in collaboration with a

 

26  physician in private homes, public institutions, emergency

 

27  vehicles, ambulatory care clinics, hospitals, intermediate or


 

 1  extended care facilities, health maintenance organizations,

 

 2  nursing homes, or other health care facilities. Notwithstanding

 

 3  any law or rule to the contrary, a physician assistant or

 

 4  advanced practice registered nurse may make calls or go on rounds

 

 5  as provided in this subsection without restrictions on the time

 

 6  or frequency of visits by the physician or the physician

 

 7  assistant or advanced practice registered nurse.

 

 8        (3) A physician assistant or advanced practice registered

 

 9  nurse may prescribe drugs under section 17148 if he or she is a

 

10  member of a patient care team.

 

11        Sec. 17184. The department shall keep a register of

 

12  education and training programs that meet the criteria

 

13  established by the patient care task forces. The register of

 

14  programs must include the full title of the program, the

 

15  institution of which it is a part, and its address. The

 

16  department shall make a copy of the register or the information

 

17  contained in the register available for public inspection.

 

18        Sec. 17186. (1) On direction of the advanced practice

 

19  registered nurse task force, the department shall issue a

 

20  certified nurse midwife license under this part to a registered

 

21  nurse who meets all of the following requirements:

 

22        (a) He or she has completed an accredited graduate,

 

23  postgraduate, or doctoral level nursing education program that

 

24  prepares the nurse for the role of certified nurse midwife.

 

25        (b) He or she is certified by a nationally accredited

 

26  certification body as demonstrating role and population focused

 

27  competencies for certified nurse midwives, or the board


 

 1  determines that he or she meets the standards for that

 

 2  certification.

 

 3        (c) He or she maintains continued competence by obtaining

 

 4  recertification in the role and population described in

 

 5  subdivision (b) through the national certification program, or

 

 6  the task force determines that he or she meets the standards for

 

 7  that recertification.

 

 8        (2) On direction of the advanced practice registered nurse

 

 9  task force, the department shall issue a certified nurse

 

10  practitioner license under this part to a registered nurse who

 

11  meets all of the following requirements:

 

12        (a) He or she has completed an accredited graduate,

 

13  postgraduate, or doctoral level nursing education program that

 

14  prepares the nurse for the role of certified nurse practitioner.

 

15        (b) He or she is certified by a nationally accredited

 

16  certification body as demonstrating role and population focused

 

17  competencies for certified nurse practitioners, or the task force

 

18  determines that he or she meets the standards for that

 

19  certification.

 

20        (c) He or she maintains continued competence by obtaining

 

21  recertification in the role and population described in

 

22  subdivision (b) through the national certification program, or

 

23  the task force determines that he or she meets the standards for

 

24  that recertification.

 

25        (3) On direction of the advanced practice registered nurse

 

26  task force, the department shall issue a clinical nurse

 

27  specialist license under this part to a registered nurse who


 

 1  meets all of the following requirements:

 

 2        (a) He or she has completed an accredited graduate,

 

 3  postgraduate, or doctoral level nursing education program that

 

 4  prepares the nurse for the role of clinical nurse specialist.

 

 5        (b) He or she is certified by a nationally accredited

 

 6  certification body as demonstrating role and population focused

 

 7  competencies for clinical nurse specialists, or the task force

 

 8  determines that he or she meets the standards for that

 

 9  certification.

 

10        (c) He or she maintains continued competence by obtaining

 

11  recertification in the role and population described in

 

12  subdivision (b) through the national certification program, or

 

13  the task force determines that he or she meets the standards for

 

14  that recertification.

 

15        (4) The advanced practice registered nurse task force shall

 

16  direct the department to issue a renewal license to an advanced

 

17  practice registered nurse under this part concurrently with the

 

18  renewal of his or her registered professional nurse license by

 

19  the board of nursing under part 172.

 

20        (5) For the purpose of administering rules promulgated by

 

21  the board of nursing before the effective date of this part, a

 

22  reference to a specialty certification as a nurse midwife or

 

23  nurse practitioner is considered a reference to a certified nurse

 

24  midwife or certified nurse practitioner, respectively.

 

25        Sec. 17210. The board of nursing may issue a specialty

 

26  certification to a registered professional nurse who has advanced

 

27  training beyond that required for initial licensure and who has


 

 1  demonstrated competency through examination or other evaluative

 

 2  processes and who practices in 1 of the following health

 

 3  profession specialty fields: nurse midwifery, field of nurse

 

 4  anesthetist. , or nurse practitioner.

 

 5        Sec. 17211. (1) A person shall not engage in the practice of

 

 6  nursing or the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse

 

 7  unless licensed or otherwise authorized by under this

 

 8  article.part.

 

 9        (2) The following words, titles, or letters, or a

 

10  combination thereof, of words, titles, or letters, with or

 

11  without qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only

 

12  to those persons authorized under this part to use the terms and

 

13  in a way prescribed in this part: "registered professional

 

14  nurse", "registered nurse", "r.n.", "licensed practical nurse",

 

15  "l.p.n.", "nurse midwife", "nurse anesthetist", "nurse

 

16  practitioner", "trained attendant", and "t.a.".

 

17        Sec. 17221. (1) The Michigan board of nursing is created in

 

18  the department and, beginning 30 days after the effective date of

 

19  part 171, shall consist of the following 23 voting members, who

 

20  shall each of whom must meet the requirements of part 161: 9 11

 

21  registered professional nurses, 1 nurse midwife, 1 nurse

 

22  anesthetist, 1 nurse practitioner, 3 licensed practical nurses,

 

23  and 8 public members. Three of the registered professional nurse

 

24  members shall must be engaged in nursing education, 1 of whom

 

25  shall be in less than a baccalaureate program, 1 in a

 

26  baccalaureate or higher program, and 1 in a licensed practical

 

27  nurse program, and each of whom shall them must have a master's


 

 1  degree from an accredited college with a major in nursing. Three

 

 2  of the registered professional nurse members shall must be

 

 3  engaged in nursing practice or nursing administration, and each

 

 4  of whom shall them must have a baccalaureate degree in nursing

 

 5  from an accredited college. Three of the registered professional

 

 6  nurse members shall must be engaged in nursing practice or

 

 7  nursing administration, and each of whom shall them must be a

 

 8  nonbaccalaureate registered nurse. The 3 licensed practical nurse

 

 9  members shall must have graduated from a state approved program

 

10  for the preparation of individuals to practice as licensed

 

11  practical nurses. The nurse midwife, the nurse anesthetist , and

 

12  the nurse practitioner shall each must have a specialty

 

13  certification issued by the department in his or her respective

 

14  that health profession specialty field.

 

15        (2) The terms of office of individual members of the board

 

16  created under this part, except those appointed to fill

 

17  vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on June 30 of the

 

18  year in which the term expires.

 

19        Sec. 17401. (1) As used in this part:

 

20        (a) "Optometrist" means an individual licensed under this

 

21  article part to engage in the practice of optometry.

 

22        (b) "Practice of optometry" means 1 or more of the

 

23  following, but does not include the performance of invasive

 

24  procedures:

 

25        (i) The examination of the human eye to ascertain the

 

26  presence of defects or abnormal conditions that may be corrected,

 

27  remedied, or relieved, or the effects of which may be corrected,


 

 1  remedied, or relieved by the use of lenses, prisms, or other

 

 2  mechanical devices.

 

 3        (ii) The employment of objective or subjective physical means

 

 4  to determine the accommodative or refractive conditions or the

 

 5  range of powers of vision or muscular equilibrium of the human

 

 6  eye.

 

 7        (iii) The adaptation or the adjustment of the lenses or prisms

 

 8  or the use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents to correct,

 

 9  remedy, or relieve a defect or abnormal condition or to correct,

 

10  remedy, or relieve the effect of a defect or abnormal condition

 

11  of the human eye.

 

12        (iv) The examination of the human eye for contact lenses and

 

13  the fitting or insertion of contact lenses to the human eye.

 

14        (v) The employment of objective or subjective means,

 

15  including diagnostic pharmaceutical agents by an optometrist who

 

16  meets the requirements of section 17412, for the examination of

 

17  the human eye for the purpose of ascertaining a departure from

 

18  the normal, measuring of powers of vision, and adapting lenses

 

19  for the aid of those powers.

 

20        (c) "Diagnostic pharmaceutical agent" means a topically

 

21  administered prescription drug or other topically administered

 

22  drug used for the purpose of investigating, analyzing, and

 

23  diagnosing a defect or abnormal condition of the human eye or

 

24  ocular adnexa.

 

25        (d) "Therapeutic pharmaceutical agent" means 1 or more of

 

26  the following:

 

27        (i) A topically administered prescription drug or other


 

 1  topically administered drug used for the purpose of

 

 2  investigating, analyzing, diagnosing, correcting, remedying, or

 

 3  relieving a defect or abnormal condition of the anterior segment

 

 4  of the human eye or for the purpose of correcting, remedying, or

 

 5  relieving the effects of a defect or abnormal condition of the

 

 6  anterior segment of the human eye.

 

 7        (ii) A topically or orally administered antiglaucoma drug.

 

 8        (iii) An orally administered prescription drug or other orally

 

 9  administered drug used for the purpose of investigating,

 

10  analyzing, diagnosing, correcting, remedying, or relieving a

 

11  defect or abnormal condition of the anterior segment of the human

 

12  eye and adnexa or for the purpose of investigating, analyzing,

 

13  diagnosing, correcting, remedying, or relieving the effects of a

 

14  defect or abnormal condition of the anterior segment of the human

 

15  eye and adnexa that is administered by an optometrist who has

 

16  completed 50% of the continuing education hours required for

 

17  renewal of a license in the category of pharmacological

 

18  management of ocular conditions.

 

19        (e) "Drug" means that term as defined in section 17703, but

 

20  does not include a controlled substance as defined in section

 

21  7104 and included in schedule 2 under section 7214, an oral

 

22  cortical steroid, or a prescription drug. However, drug does

 

23  include a controlled substance included in schedules 3, 4, and 5

 

24  under sections 7216, 7218, and 7220, respectively, and

 

25  dihydrocodeinone combination drugs.

 

26        (f) "Prescription drug" means that term as defined in

 

27  section 17708, but does not include a controlled substance as


 

 1  defined in section 7104 and included in schedule 2 under section

 

 2  7214 or an oral cortical steroid. However, prescription drug does

 

 3  include a controlled substance included in schedules 3, 4, and 5

 

 4  under sections 7216, 7218, and 7220, respectively, and

 

 5  dihydrocodeinone combination drugs.

 

 6        (g) "Physician" means that term as defined in section 17001

 

 7  or 17501.17106.

 

 8        (h) "Invasive procedures" means all of the following:

 

 9        (i) The use of lasers other than for observation.

 

10        (ii) The use of ionizing radiation.

 

11        (iii) The use of therapeutic ultrasound.

 

12        (iv) The administration of medication by injection.

 

13        (v) Procedures that include an incision.

 

14        (2) In addition to the definitions in this part, article 1

 

15  contains general definitions and principles of construction

 

16  applicable to all articles in this code and part 161 contains

 

17  definitions applicable to this part.

 

18        Sec. 17607. (1) An individual shall not engage in the

 

19  practice of speech-language pathology unless licensed under this

 

20  part.

 

21        (2) A licensee shall not perform an act, task, or function

 

22  within the practice of speech-language pathology unless he or she

 

23  is trained to perform the act, task, or function and the

 

24  performance of that act, task, or function is consistent with the

 

25  rules promulgated under section 17610(3). A speech-language

 

26  pathologist shall refer a patient to a person licensed in the

 

27  practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery if signs


 

 1  or symptoms identified during the practice of speech-language

 

 2  pathology cause the speech-language pathologist to suspect that

 

 3  the patient has an underlying medical condition.

 

 4        (3) A licensee shall perform assessment, treatment or

 

 5  therapy, and procedures related to swallowing disorders and

 

 6  medically related communication disorders only on patients who

 

 7  have been referred to him or her by a person licensed in the

 

 8  practice of medicine. or osteopathic medicine and surgery.

 

 9        (4) Limited A licensee shall only perform limited diagnostic

 

10  testing, such as endoscopic videolaryngostroboscopy, shall only

 

11  be performed by a licensee in collaboration with or under the

 

12  supervision of a person licensed in the practice of medicine. or

 

13  osteopathic medicine and surgery.

 

14        (5) A licensee shall follow procedures in which

 

15  collaboration among the licensee and a person licensed in the

 

16  practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery and

 

17  other licensed health care professionals is regarded to be in the

 

18  best interests of the patient.

 

19        (6) Subsection (1) does not prevent any of the following:

 

20        (a) An individual licensed or registered under any other

 

21  part or act from performing activities that are considered

 

22  speech-language pathology services if those activities are within

 

23  the individual's scope of practice and if the individual does not

 

24  use the titles protected under section 17603.

 

25        (b) The practice of speech-language pathology that is an

 

26  integral part of a program of study by students enrolled in an

 

27  accredited speech-language pathology educational program approved


 

 1  by the board, provided that if those individuals are identified

 

 2  as students and provide speech-language pathology services only

 

 3  while under the supervision of a licensed speech-language

 

 4  pathologist.

 

 5        (c) Self-care by a patient or uncompensated care by a friend

 

 6  or family member who does not represent or hold himself or

 

 7  herself out to be a licensed speech-language pathologist.

 

 8        Sec. 17708. (1) "Preceptor" means a pharmacist approved by

 

 9  the board to direct the training of an intern in an approved

 

10  pharmacy.

 

11        (2) "Prescriber" means a licensed dentist, a licensed doctor

 

12  of allopathic medicine, a licensed doctor of osteopathic

 

13  medicine, and surgery, a licensed doctor of podiatric medicine

 

14  and surgery, a licensed optometrist certified under part 174 to

 

15  administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, a

 

16  licensed physician assistant, a licensed advanced practice

 

17  registered nurse, a licensed veterinarian, or another licensed

 

18  health professional acting under the delegation and using,

 

19  recording, or otherwise indicating the name of the delegating

 

20  licensed doctor of allopathic medicine or licensed doctor of

 

21  osteopathic medicine. and surgery.

 

22        (3) "Prescription" means an order by a prescriber to fill,

 

23  compound, or dispense a drug or device written and signed;

 

24  written or created in an electronic format, signed, and

 

25  transmitted by facsimile; or transmitted electronically or by

 

26  other means of communication. An order transmitted in other than

 

27  written or hard-copy form shall be electronically recorded,


 

 1  printed, or written and immediately dated by the pharmacist, and

 

 2  that record constitutes the original prescription. In a health

 

 3  facility or agency licensed under article 17 or other medical

 

 4  institution, an order for a drug or device in the patient's chart

 

 5  constitutes for the purposes of this definition the original

 

 6  prescription. Subject to section 17751(2) and (5), prescription

 

 7  includes, but is not limited to, an order for a drug, not

 

 8  including a controlled substance as defined in section 7104

 

 9  except under circumstances described in section 17763(e), written

 

10  and signed; written or created in an electronic format, signed,

 

11  and transmitted by facsimile; or transmitted electronically or by

 

12  other means of communication by a physician prescriber or dentist

 

13  prescriber licensed to practice dentistry, allopathic medicine,

 

14  or osteopathic medicine and surgery in a state other than

 

15  Michigan.this state.

 

16        (4) "Prescription drug" means 1 or more of the following:

 

17        (a) A drug dispensed pursuant to a prescription.

 

18        (b) A drug bearing the federal legend "CAUTION: federal law

 

19  prohibits dispensing without prescription" or "Rx only".

 

20        (c) A drug designated by the board as a drug that may only

 

21  be dispensed pursuant to a prescription.

 

22        Sec. 17745. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this

 

23  subsection, a prescriber who wishes to dispense prescription

 

24  drugs shall obtain from the board a drug control license for each

 

25  location in which the storage and dispensing of prescription

 

26  drugs occur. A drug control license is not necessary if the

 

27  dispensing occurs in the emergency department, emergency room, or


 

 1  trauma center of a hospital licensed under article 17 or if the

 

 2  dispensing involves only the issuance of complimentary starter

 

 3  dose drugs.

 

 4        (2) A dispensing prescriber shall dispense prescription

 

 5  drugs only to his or her own patients.

 

 6        (3) A dispensing prescriber shall include in a patient's

 

 7  chart or clinical record a complete record, including

 

 8  prescription drug names, dosages, and quantities, of all

 

 9  prescription drugs dispensed directly by the dispensing

 

10  prescriber or indirectly under his or her delegatory authority.

 

11  If prescription drugs are dispensed under the prescriber's

 

12  delegatory authority, the delegatee who dispenses the

 

13  prescription drugs shall initial the patient's chart, clinical

 

14  record, or log of prescription drugs dispensed. In a patient's

 

15  chart or clinical record, a dispensing prescriber shall

 

16  distinguish between prescription drugs dispensed to the patient

 

17  and prescription drugs prescribed for the patient. A dispensing

 

18  prescriber shall retain information required under this

 

19  subsection for not less than 5 years after the information is

 

20  entered in the patient's chart or clinical record.

 

21        (4) A dispensing prescriber shall store prescription drugs

 

22  under conditions that will maintain their stability, integrity,

 

23  and effectiveness and will assure that the prescription drugs are

 

24  free of contamination, deterioration, and adulteration.

 

25        (5) A dispensing prescriber shall store prescription drugs

 

26  in a substantially constructed, securely lockable cabinet. Access

 

27  to the cabinet shall be limited to individuals authorized to


 

 1  dispense prescription drugs in compliance with this part and

 

 2  article 7.

 

 3        (6) Unless otherwise requested by a patient, a dispensing

 

 4  prescriber shall dispense a prescription drug in a safety closure

 

 5  container that complies with the poison prevention packaging act

 

 6  of 1970, 15 USC 1471 to 1477.

 

 7        (7) A dispensing prescriber shall dispense a drug in a

 

 8  container that bears a label containing all of the following

 

 9  information:

 

10        (a) The name and address of the location from which the

 

11  prescription drug is dispensed.

 

12        (b) The patient's name and record number.

 

13        (c) The date the prescription drug was dispensed.

 

14        (d) The prescriber's name or, if dispensed under the

 

15  prescriber's delegatory authority, shall list the name of the

 

16  delegatee.

 

17        (e) The directions for use.

 

18        (f) The name and strength of the prescription drug.

 

19        (g) The quantity dispensed.

 

20        (h) The expiration date of the prescription drug or the

 

21  statement required under section 17756.

 

22        (8) A dispensing prescriber who dispenses a complimentary

 

23  starter dose drug to a patient shall give the patient at least

 

24  all of the following information, either by dispensing the

 

25  complimentary starter dose drug to the patient in a container

 

26  that bears a label containing the information or by giving the

 

27  patient a written document which may include, but is not limited


 

 1  to, a preprinted insert that comes with the complimentary starter

 

 2  dose drug, that contains the information:

 

 3        (a) The name and strength of the complimentary starter dose

 

 4  drug.

 

 5        (b) Directions for the patient's use of the complimentary

 

 6  starter dose drug.

 

 7        (c) The expiration date of the complimentary starter dose

 

 8  drug or the statement required under section 17756.

 

 9        (9) The information required under subsection (8) is in

 

10  addition to, and does not supersede or modify, other state or

 

11  federal law regulating the labeling of prescription drugs.

 

12        (10) In addition to meeting the requirements of this part, a

 

13  dispensing prescriber who dispenses controlled substances shall

 

14  comply with section 7303a.

 

15        (11) The board may periodically inspect locations from which

 

16  prescription drugs are dispensed.

 

17        (12) The act, task, or function of dispensing prescription

 

18  drugs shall be delegated only as provided in this part and

 

19  sections 16215, 17048, 17076, 17148, 17176, and 17212. , and

 

20  17548.

 

21        (13) A supervising physician may delegate in writing to a

 

22  pharmacist practicing in a hospital pharmacy within a hospital

 

23  licensed under article 17 the receipt of complimentary starter

 

24  dose drugs other than controlled substances as defined by article

 

25  7 or federal law. When the delegated receipt of complimentary

 

26  starter dose drugs occurs, both the pharmacist's name and the

 

27  supervising physician's name shall be used, recorded, or


 

 1  otherwise indicated in connection with each receipt. A pharmacist

 

 2  described in this subsection may dispense a prescription for

 

 3  complimentary starter dose drugs written or transmitted by

 

 4  facsimile, electronic transmission, or other means of

 

 5  communication by a prescriber.

 

 6        (14) As used in this section, "complimentary starter dose"

 

 7  means a prescription drug packaged, dispensed, and distributed in

 

 8  accordance with state and federal law that is provided to a

 

 9  dispensing prescriber free of charge by a manufacturer or

 

10  distributor and dispensed free of charge by the dispensing

 

11  prescriber to his or her patients.

 

12        Sec. 17745a. (1) As used in this section:

 

13        (a) "Medicaid" means the program of medical assistance

 

14  established under title XIX of the social security act, chapter

 

15  531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 1396 to 1396f, 1396g-1 to 1396r-6,

 

16  and 1396r-8 to 1396v.42 USC 1396 to 1396w-5 and administered by

 

17  the department of community health under the social welfare act,

 

18  1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b.

 

19        (b) "Medicare" means the federal medicare program

 

20  established under title XVIII of the social security act, chapter

 

21  531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 1395 to 1395b, 1395b-2, 1395b-6 to

 

22  1395b-7, 1395c to 1395i, 1395i-2 to 1395i-5, 1395j to 1395t,

 

23  1395u to 1395w, 1395w-2 to 1395w-4, 1395w-21 to 1395w-28, 1395x

 

24  to 1395yy, and 1395bbb to 1395ggg.42 USC 1395 to 1395kkk-1.

 

25        (c) "Public health program" means 1 of the following:

 

26        (i) A local health department.

 

27        (ii) A migrant health center or a community health center as


 

 1  defined under sections 329 and 330 of subpart I of part C of

 

 2  title III of the public health service act, 42 U.S.C. USC 254b

 

 3  and 254c.

 

 4        (iii) A family planning program designated by the family

 

 5  independence agency department of human services as a provider

 

 6  type 23 under the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to

 

 7  400.119b, and verified by the department of community health.

 

 8        (iv) A methadone treatment program licensed under article 6.

 

 9        (v) A rural health clinic.

 

10        (vi) A hospice rendering emergency care services in a

 

11  patient's home as described in section 17746.

 

12        (d) "Rural health clinic" means a rural health clinic as

 

13  defined in section 1861 of part C of title XVIII of the social

 

14  security act, 42 U.S.C. USC 1395x , that is certified to

 

15  participate in medicaid and medicare.

 

16        (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3) and (4),

 

17  in a public health program without an on-site pharmacy, a

 

18  dispensing prescriber may delegate the dispensing of prescription

 

19  drugs only to the following individuals:

 

20        (a) A a registered professional nurse licensed under part

 

21  172.

 

22        (b) A physician's assistant licensed under part 170 or part

 

23  175, if the delegating dispensing prescriber is responsible for

 

24  the clinical supervision of the physician's assistant.

 

25        (3) In a public health program without an on-site pharmacy,

 

26  a dispensing prescriber may delegate the delivery of prescription

 

27  drugs consisting only of prelabeled, prepackaged oral


 

 1  contraceptives under the following circumstances:

 

 2        (a) The delivery is delegated to an appropriately trained

 

 3  individual.

 

 4        (b) The delivery is performed pursuant to specific, written

 

 5  protocols.

 

 6        (4) In a methadone treatment program licensed under article

 

 7  6 without an on-site pharmacy, a dispensing prescriber may

 

 8  delegate the delivery of a prescription drug consisting only of 1

 

 9  or more single doses of methadone, up to the maximum number of

 

10  single doses allowed by law, to a registered client of the

 

11  methadone treatment program, if all of the following requirements

 

12  are met:

 

13        (a) The delivery is delegated to 1 of the following

 

14  individuals:

 

15        (i) A a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical

 

16  nurse licensed under part 172.

 

17        (ii) A physician's assistant licensed under part 170 or part

 

18  175, but only if the delegating dispensing prescriber is

 

19  responsible for the clinical supervision of the physician's

 

20  assistant.

 

21        (b) The delivery is performed pursuant to specific, written

 

22  protocols.

 

23        (c) The prescription drug described in this subsection is

 

24  labeled in accordance with section 17745.

 

25        Sec. 17745b. (1) Subject to subsection (3), in an industrial

 

26  clinic or other prescriber practice location without an on-site

 

27  pharmacy, a dispensing prescriber may delegate the dispensing of


 

 1  prescription drugs only to the following individuals:

 

 2        (a) A a registered professional nurse licensed under part

 

 3  172.

 

 4        (b) A physician's assistant licensed under part 170 or part

 

 5  175, if the dispensing prescriber is responsible for the clinical

 

 6  supervision of the physician's assistant.

 

 7        (2) In an industrial clinic or other prescriber practice

 

 8  location without an on-site pharmacy, if a dispensing prescriber

 

 9  does not delegate the dispensing of a prescription drug, the

 

10  dispensing prescriber shall do both of the following:

 

11        (a) Be physically present at the time the prescription drug

 

12  is dispensed.

 

13        (b) Immediately before the prescription drug is dispensed,

 

14  perform a final inspection of the type, of prescription drug,

 

15  labeling, dosage, and amount of the prescription drug dispensed.

 

16        (3) A dispensing prescriber who delegates the dispensing of

 

17  a prescription drug to a patient in an industrial clinic or other

 

18  prescriber practice location without an on-site pharmacy shall

 

19  not delegate the dispensing of more than a 72-hour supply of the

 

20  prescription drug.

 

21        (4) Before dispensing a prescription drug to a patient in an

 

22  industrial clinic or other prescriber practice location without

 

23  an on-site pharmacy, a dispensing prescriber who intends to

 

24  charge for dispensing the drug shall give a written prescription

 

25  to the patient and shall instruct the patient that he or she may

 

26  elect to have the prescription filled by the dispensing

 

27  prescriber or the patient's pharmacy of choice.


 

 1        (5) If a dispensing prescriber intends to charge for

 

 2  dispensing a prescription drug to a patient in an industrial

 

 3  clinic or other prescriber practice location without an on-site

 

 4  pharmacy, the dispensing prescriber shall inform the patient of

 

 5  that fact before dispensing the prescription drug to the patient.

 

 6  The dispensing prescriber also shall list the charge for

 

 7  dispensing the prescription drug as a separate item on the

 

 8  patient's bill.

 

 9        (6) This section does not apply to public health programs as

 

10  defined in section 17745a.

 

11        Sec. 17766d. (1) Notwithstanding section 17766(f), a

 

12  pharmacy operated by the department of corrections or under

 

13  contract with the department of corrections or a county jail may

 

14  accept for the purpose of resale or redispensing a prescription

 

15  drug that has been dispensed and has left the control of the

 

16  pharmacist if the prescription drug is being returned by a state

 

17  correctional facility or a county jail that has a licensed

 

18  physician's physician assistant, a registered professional nurse,

 

19  or a licensed practical nurse, who is responsible for the

 

20  security, handling, and administration of prescription drugs

 

21  within that state correctional facility or county jail and if all

 

22  of the following are met:

 

23        (a) The pharmacist is satisfied that the conditions under

 

24  which the prescription drug has been delivered, stored, and

 

25  handled before and during its return were such as to prevent

 

26  damage, deterioration, or contamination that would adversely

 

27  affect the identity, strength, quality, purity, stability,


 

 1  integrity, or effectiveness of the prescription drug.

 

 2        (b) The pharmacist is satisfied that the prescription drug

 

 3  did not leave the control of the licensed physician assistant,

 

 4  registered professional nurse, or licensed practical nurse

 

 5  responsible for the security, handling, and administration of

 

 6  that prescription drug and that the prescription drug did not

 

 7  come into the physical possession of the individual for whom it

 

 8  was prescribed.

 

 9        (c) The pharmacist is satisfied that the labeling and

 

10  packaging of the prescription drug are accurate, have not been

 

11  altered, defaced, or tampered with, and include the identity,

 

12  strength, expiration date, and lot number of the prescription

 

13  drug.

 

14        (d) The prescription drug was dispensed in a unit dose

 

15  package or unit of issue package.

 

16        (2) A pharmacy operated by the department of corrections or

 

17  under contract with the department of corrections or a county

 

18  jail shall not accept for return prescription drugs as provided

 

19  under this section until the pharmacist in charge develops a

 

20  written set of protocols for accepting, returning to stock,

 

21  repackaging, labeling, and redispensing prescription drugs. The

 

22  written protocols shall be maintained on the premises and shall

 

23  be readily accessible to each pharmacist on duty. The written

 

24  protocols shall include, at a minimum, each of the following:

 

25        (a) Methods to ensure that damage, deterioration, or

 

26  contamination has not occurred during the delivery, handling,

 

27  storage, and return of the prescription drugs which that would


 

 1  adversely affect the identity, strength, quality, purity,

 

 2  stability, integrity, or effectiveness of those prescription

 

 3  drugs or otherwise render those drugs unfit for distribution.

 

 4        (b) Methods for accepting, returning to stock, repackaging,

 

 5  labeling, and redispensing the prescription drugs returned under

 

 6  this section.

 

 7        (c) A uniform system of recording and tracking prescription

 

 8  drugs that are returned to stock, repackaged, labeled, and

 

 9  redistributed under this section.

 

10        (3) If the integrity of a prescription drug and its package

 

11  is maintained, a prescription drug returned under this section

 

12  shall be returned to stock and redistributed as follows:

 

13        (a) A prescription drug that was originally dispensed in the

 

14  manufacturer's unit dose package or unit of issue package and is

 

15  returned in that same package may be returned to stock,

 

16  repackaged, and redispensed as needed.

 

17        (b) A prescription drug that is repackaged into a unit dose

 

18  package or a unit of issue package by the pharmacy, dispensed,

 

19  and returned to that pharmacy in that unit dose package or unit

 

20  of issue package may be returned to stock, but it shall not be

 

21  repackaged. A unit dose package or unit of issue package prepared

 

22  by the pharmacist and returned to stock shall only be redispensed

 

23  in that same unit dose package or unit of issue package and shall

 

24  only be redispensed once. A pharmacist shall not add unit dose

 

25  package drugs to a partially used unit of issue package.

 

26        (4) This section does not apply to any of the following:

 

27        (a) A controlled substance.


 

 1        (b) A prescription drug that is dispensed as part of a

 

 2  customized patient medication package.

 

 3        (c) A prescription drug that is not dispensed as a unit dose

 

 4  package or a unit of issue package.

 

 5        (d) A prescription drug that is not properly labeled with

 

 6  the identity, strength, lot number, and expiration date.

 

 7        (e) A prescription drug that is dispensed in a medical

 

 8  institution and returned to stock for redistribution in

 

 9  accordance with R 338.486 of the Michigan administrative code.

 

10        (5) As used in this section:

 

11        (a) "County jail" means a facility operated by a county for

 

12  the physical detention and correction of persons charged with, or

 

13  convicted of, criminal offenses or ordinance violations or

 

14  persons found guilty of civil or criminal contempt.

 

15        (b) "Customized patient medication package" means a package

 

16  that is prepared by a pharmacist for a specific patient that

 

17  contains 2 or more prescribed solid oral dosage forms.

 

18        (c) "Repackage" means a process by which the pharmacy

 

19  prepares a unit dose package, unit of issue package, or

 

20  customized patient medication package for immediate dispensing

 

21  pursuant to a current prescription.

 

22        (d) "State correctional facility" means a facility or

 

23  institution that houses a prisoner population under the

 

24  jurisdiction of the department of corrections.

 

25        (e) "Unit dose package" means a package that contains a

 

26  single dose drug with the name, strength, control number, and

 

27  expiration date of that drug on the label.


 

 1        (f) "Unit of issue package" means a package that provides

 

 2  multiple doses of the same drug, but each drug is individually

 

 3  separated and includes the name, lot number, and expiration date.

 

 4        Sec. 17775. (1) This section and section 17776 shall be

 

 5  known and may be referred to as the "program for utilization of

 

 6  unused prescription drugs".

 

 7        (2) As used in this section and section 17776:

 

 8        (a) "Board" means the Michigan board of pharmacy created

 

 9  under section 17721.

 

10        (a) (b) "Cancer drug" means that term as defined in section

 

11  17780.

 

12        (b) (c) "Charitable clinic" means a charitable nonprofit

 

13  corporation or facility that meets all of the following

 

14  requirements:

 

15        (i) Is organized as a not-for-profit corporation pursuant to

 

16  the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to

 

17  450.3192.

 

18        (ii) Holds a valid exemption from federal income taxation

 

19  issued pursuant to section 501(a) of the internal revenue code of

 

20  1986, 26 USC 501.

 

21        (iii) Is listed as an exempt organization under section 501(c)

 

22  of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501.

 

23        (iv) Is organized under or operated as a part of a health

 

24  facility or agency licensed under article 17.

 

25        (v) Provides on an outpatient basis for a period of less

 

26  than 24 consecutive hours to persons not residing or confined at

 

27  the facility advice, counseling, diagnosis, treatment, surgery,


 

 1  care, or services relating to the preservation or maintenance of

 

 2  health.

 

 3        (vi) Has a licensed pharmacy.

 

 4        (c) (d) "Eligible facility" means a medical institution as

 

 5  that term is defined in R 338.486 of the Michigan administrative

 

 6  code.

 

 7        (d) (e) "Eligible participant" means an individual who meets

 

 8  all of the following requirements:

 

 9        (i) Is a resident of this state.

 

10        (ii) Is eligible to receive medicaid or medicare or has no

 

11  health insurance and otherwise lacks reasonable means to purchase

 

12  prescription drugs, as prescribed in rules promulgated under this

 

13  section.

 

14        (e) (f) "Health professional" means any of the following

 

15  individuals licensed and authorized to prescribe and dispense

 

16  drugs or to provide medical, dental, or other health-related

 

17  diagnoses, care, or treatment within the scope of his or her

 

18  professional license:

 

19        (i) A physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic

 

20  medicine and surgery under part 170 or 175.171.

 

21        (ii) A physician's physician assistant licensed under part

 

22  170, 175, 171 or 180.

 

23        (iii) A dentist licensed under part 166.

 

24        (iv) An optometrist licensed under part 174.

 

25        (v) A pharmacist licensed under this part.

 

26        (vi) A podiatrist licensed under part 180.

 

27        (vii) An advanced practice registered nurse licensed under


 

 1  part 171.

 

 2        (f) (g) "Program" means the statewide unused prescription

 

 3  drug repository and distribution program known as the program for

 

 4  utilization of unused prescription drugs that is established

 

 5  under this section.

 

 6        (3) The board shall establish, implement, and administer a

 

 7  statewide unused prescription drug repository and distribution

 

 8  program consistent with public health and safety through which

 

 9  unused or donated prescription drugs, other than controlled

 

10  substances, may be transferred from an eligible facility or

 

11  manufacturer to a pharmacy or a charitable clinic that elects to

 

12  participate in the program. The program is created to dispense

 

13  unused or donated prescription drugs, other than controlled

 

14  substances, to eligible participants and to provide for the

 

15  destruction and disposal of prescription drugs or other

 

16  medications that are ineligible for dispensing under the program.

 

17        (4) Participation in the program by an eligible facility,

 

18  manufacturer, pharmacy, or charitable clinic is voluntary.

 

19  Nothing in this section or section 17776 requires any eligible

 

20  facility, manufacturer, pharmacy, or charitable clinic to

 

21  participate in the program.

 

22        (5) Pharmacies, health professionals, and charitable clinics

 

23  that participate in the program shall use the following criteria

 

24  in accepting unused or donated prescription drugs from eligible

 

25  facilities or manufacturers for use in the program:

 

26        (a) Only prescription drugs in their original sealed,

 

27  tamper-evident, and unopened unit dose packaging may be accepted


 

 1  for dispensing. However, prescription drugs packaged in single-

 

 2  unit dose packaging may be accepted for dispensing even if the

 

 3  outside packaging is open as long as the single-unit dose

 

 4  packaging is unopened.

 

 5        (b) The following shall not be accepted for dispensing:

 

 6        (i) Expired prescription drugs.

 

 7        (ii) Controlled substances as defined in article 7 or by

 

 8  federal law.

 

 9        (iii) Drugs that have been held outside of a health

 

10  professional's control where sanitation and security cannot be

 

11  assured.

 

12        (iv) Drugs that can only be dispensed to a patient registered

 

13  with the drug's manufacturer under federal food and drug

 

14  administration requirements.

 

15        (c) A prescription drug shall not be accepted for dispensing

 

16  if the person accepting the drug has reason to believe that the

 

17  drug is adulterated.

 

18        (d) Subject to the limitations prescribed in this

 

19  subsection, unused or donated prescription drugs dispensed for

 

20  purposes of a medical assistance program or drug product donation

 

21  program may be accepted for dispensing under the program.

 

22        (e) Any additional criteria established in rules promulgated

 

23  under this section.

 

24        (6) A pharmacy or charitable clinic that meets the

 

25  eligibility requirements for participation in the program and any

 

26  rules promulgated under this section may do any of the following:

 

27        (a) Dispense prescription drugs accepted under the program


 

 1  to eligible participants.

 

 2        (b) If established by rule under this section, charge

 

 3  eligible participants who receive prescription drugs under the

 

 4  program a handling fee for the service.

 

 5        (7) A pharmacy or charitable clinic that participates in the

 

 6  program and accepts prescription drugs for the program shall do

 

 7  all of the following:

 

 8        (a) Comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations

 

 9  and state laws and rules related to the storage and distribution

 

10  of harmful drugs.

 

11        (b) Inspect all accepted prescription drugs before

 

12  dispensing the prescription drugs to determine that the drugs are

 

13  not adulterated.

 

14        (c) Dispense prescription drugs only pursuant to a

 

15  prescription issued by a health professional.

 

16        (8) A pharmacy, health professional, or charitable clinic

 

17  that accepts prescription drugs under the program shall not

 

18  resell the prescription drugs. Receipt of a fee from an eligible

 

19  participant, if established in rules promulgated under this

 

20  section, or reimbursement from a governmental agency to a

 

21  charitable clinic does not constitute resale of prescription

 

22  drugs under this subsection.

 

23        (9) For purposes of the lawful donation, acceptance, or

 

24  dispensing of prescription drugs under the program, the following

 

25  persons that are in compliance with the program, this section and

 

26  section 17776, and any rules promulgated under this section and

 

27  in the absence of bad faith or gross negligence are not subject


 

 1  to criminal or civil liability for injury other than death, or

 

 2  loss to person or property, or professional disciplinary action:

 

 3        (a) The board.

 

 4        (b) The department.

 

 5        (c) An eligible facility or manufacturer that donates

 

 6  prescription drugs to the program.

 

 7        (d) A manufacturer or its representative that directly

 

 8  donates prescription drugs in professional samples to a

 

 9  charitable clinic under the program.

 

10        (e) A pharmacy, charitable clinic, or health professional

 

11  that accepts or dispenses prescription drugs for the program.

 

12        (f) A pharmacy or charitable clinic that employs a health

 

13  professional who accepts prescription drugs for the program and

 

14  who may legally dispense prescription drugs under this part.

 

15        (10) A manufacturer is not, in the absence of bad faith,

 

16  subject to criminal prosecution or liability in tort or other

 

17  civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property for

 

18  matters related to the donation, acceptance, or dispensing of a

 

19  prescription drug manufactured by the manufacturer that is

 

20  donated by any person under the program, including, but not

 

21  limited to, liability for failure to transfer or communicate

 

22  product or consumer information or the expiration date of the

 

23  donated prescription drug.

 

24        (11) Subject to subsection (12), the department, in

 

25  consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules under the

 

26  administrative procedures act of 1969 and establish procedures

 

27  necessary to establish, implement, and administer the program.


 

 1  The board shall provide technical assistance to eligible

 

 2  facilities, manufacturers, pharmacies, and charitable clinics

 

 3  that participate in the program.

 

 4        (12) The department, in consultation with the board, shall

 

 5  promulgate emergency rules under the administrative procedures

 

 6  act of 1969 on or before the expiration of 6 months after the

 

 7  effective date of this section September 28, 2013 to establish,

 

 8  implement, and administer the program. The department, in

 

 9  consultation with the board, shall promulgate permanent rules

 

10  pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969 as soon as

 

11  practical after emergency rules have been promulgated under this

 

12  subsection. The department and the board shall include all of the

 

13  following in rules promulgated under this section:

 

14        (a) Eligibility criteria for pharmacies and charitable

 

15  clinics authorized to accept and dispense prescription drugs for

 

16  the program.

 

17        (b) Eligibility criteria for eligible participants.

 

18        (c) Establishment of a A list of prescription drugs that are

 

19  not eligible for acceptance and dispensing under the program.

 

20        (d) Standards and procedures for transfer, transportation,

 

21  acceptance, safe storage, security, and dispensing of

 

22  prescription drugs.

 

23        (e) A process for seeking input from the department of human

 

24  services and the department of community health in establishing

 

25  provisions that affect eligible facilities.

 

26        (f) A process for seeking input from the department of human

 

27  services and the department of community health in establishing


 

 1  provisions that affect mental health and substance abuse clients.

 

 2        (g) Standards and procedures for inspecting accepted

 

 3  prescription drugs to ensure that the prescription drugs meet the

 

 4  requirements of the program and to ensure that, in the

 

 5  professional judgment of the pharmacist, the prescription drugs

 

 6  meet all federal and state standards for product integrity.

 

 7        (h) Procedures for the destruction and environmentally sound

 

 8  disposal of prescription drugs or other medications that are

 

 9  accepted and that are ineligible for dispensing under the

 

10  program.

 

11        (i) Procedures for verifying whether the charitable clinic,

 

12  pharmacy, pharmacist, or other health professionals participating

 

13  in the program are licensed and in good standing with the

 

14  applicable licensing board.

 

15        (j) Establishment of standards Standards for acceptance of

 

16  unused or donated prescription drugs from eligible facilities.

 

17        (k) Establishment of standards Standards for the acceptance

 

18  by a pharmacy, health professional, or charitable clinic that

 

19  participates in the program from any person of a prescription

 

20  drug or any other medication that is ineligible for dispensing

 

21  under the program for destruction and disposal.

 

22        (l) Any other standards and procedures the department, in

 

23  consultation with the board, considers appropriate or necessary

 

24  to establish, implement, and administer the program.

 

25        (13) Pursuant to the rules promulgated and standards and

 

26  procedures established for the program under this section, a

 

27  resident of an eligible facility or the representative or


 

 1  guardian of a resident of an eligible facility may donate unused

 

 2  prescription drugs for dispensing to eligible participants under

 

 3  the program.

 

 4        (14) Pursuant to rules promulgated and standards and

 

 5  procedures established for the program under this section, a

 

 6  person may deliver to a pharmacy, health professional, or

 

 7  charitable clinic that participates in the program a prescription

 

 8  drug or any other medication that is ineligible for dispensing

 

 9  under the program for destruction and disposal.

 

10        (15) This section and section 17776 do not impair or

 

11  supersede the provisions regarding the cancer drug repository

 

12  program established in section 17780. If any provision of this

 

13  section or section 17776 conflicts with a provision of section

 

14  17780 with regard to a cancer drug, section 17780 controls.

 

15        Sec. 17820. (1) A person shall not engage in the practice of

 

16  physical therapy or practice as a physical therapist assistant

 

17  unless licensed or otherwise authorized under this part. A person

 

18  shall engage in the actual treatment of an individual only upon

 

19  the prescription of an individual holding a license issued under

 

20  part 166, 170, 175, 171, or 180, or the an equivalent license

 

21  issued by another state.

 

22        (2) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination

 

23  thereof, of words, titles, or letters, with or without qualifying

 

24  words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those persons

 

25  authorized under this part to use the terms and in a way

 

26  prescribed in this part: "physical therapy", "physical

 

27  therapist", "physiotherapist", "physiotherapy", "registered


 

 1  physical therapist", "licensed physical therapist", "physical

 

 2  therapy technician", "physical therapist assistant", "physical

 

 3  therapy assistant", "physiotherapist assistant", "physiotherapy

 

 4  assistant", "p.t. assistant", "p.t.", "r.p.t.", "l.p.t.",

 

 5  "c.p.t.", "d.p.t.", "m.p.t.", "p.t.a.", "registered p.t.a.",

 

 6  "licensed p.t.a.", "certified p.t.a.", "c.p.t.a.", "l.p.t.a.",

 

 7  "r.p.t.a.", and "p.t.t.".

 

 8        Sec. 17901. (1) As used in this part:

 

 9        (a) "Athletic trainer" means an individual engaged in the

 

10  practice of athletic training.

 

11        (b) "Practice of athletic training" means the treatment of

 

12  an individual for risk management and injury prevention, the

 

13  clinical evaluation and assessment of an individual for an injury

 

14  or illness, or both, the immediate care and treatment of an

 

15  individual for an injury or illness, or both, and the

 

16  rehabilitation and reconditioning of an individual's injury or

 

17  illness, or both, as long as if those activities are within the

 

18  rules promulgated under section 17904 and performed under the

 

19  direction of and supervision of an individual licensed under part

 

20  170 or 175. 171. The practice of athletic training does not

 

21  include the practice of physical therapy, the practice of

 

22  allopathic medicine, the practice of osteopathic medicine, and

 

23  surgery, the practice of chiropractic, or medical diagnosis or

 

24  treatment.

 

25        (2) In addition to the definitions in this part, article 1

 

26  contains general definitions and principles of construction

 

27  applicable to all articles in this code and part 161 contains


 

 1  definitions applicable to this part.

 

 2        Sec. 17903. (1) The Michigan athletic trainer board is

 

 3  created in the department and shall consist consists of the

 

 4  following members meeting who meet the requirements of part 161:

 

 5        (a) Until June 30, 2010, 4 athletic trainers. Beginning July

 

 6  1, 2010, 6 Six athletic trainers.

 

 7        (b) Until June 30, 2010, 1 public member. Beginning July 1,

 

 8  2010, 3 Three public members.

 

 9        (c) Two physicians licensed under part 170 or 175.as defined

 

10  in section 17106.

 

11        (2) The terms of office of individual members of the board

 

12  created under this part, except those appointed to fill

 

13  vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on June 30 of the

 

14  year in which the term expires.

 

15        Sec. 18001. (1) As used in this part:

 

16        (a) "Podiatrist" means a physician and surgeon licensed

 

17  under this article part to engage in the practice of podiatric

 

18  medicine and surgery.

 

19        (b) "Practice as a physician's physician assistant" means

 

20  the practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, and

 

21  podiatric medicine and surgery under the supervision of a

 

22  physician or podiatrist. licensed under this article.

 

23        (c) "Practice of podiatric medicine and surgery" means the

 

24  examination, diagnosis, and treatment of abnormal nails,

 

25  superficial excrescenses occurring on the human hands and feet,

 

26  including corns, warts, callosities, and bunions, and arch

 

27  troubles or the treatment medically, surgically, mechanically, or


 

 1  by physiotherapy of ailments of human feet or ankles as they

 

 2  affect the condition of the feet. It does not include amputation

 

 3  of human feet, or the use or administration of anesthetics other

 

 4  than local.

 

 5        (d) "Supervision" means that term as defined under in

 

 6  section 16109 except that it includes the existence of a

 

 7  predetermined plan for emergency situations including , but not

 

 8  limited to, the designation of a podiatrist to supervise a

 

 9  physician's physician assistant in the absence of the primary

 

10  supervising podiatrist.

 

11        (e) "Task force" means the joint task force created in

 

12  section 17025.

 

13        (2) In addition to the definitions in this part, article 1

 

14  contains general definitions and principles of construction

 

15  applicable to all articles in this code and part 161 contains

 

16  definitions applicable to this part.

 

17        Sec. 18008. (1) Practice as a physician's physician

 

18  assistant under this part is a health profession subfield of the

 

19  practice of podiatric medicine and surgery. , the practice of

 

20  osteopathic medicine and surgery, and the practice of medicine.

 

21        (2) The department, in consultation with the board, shall

 

22  develop a process by which a physician assistant who is licensed

 

23  to engage in practice as a physician assistant on the day before

 

24  the effective date of part 171 may continue to be licensed or

 

25  otherwise authorized to engage in practice as a physician

 

26  assistant under this part. The department, in consultation with

 

27  the board, shall establish requirements for supervision of and


 

 1  standards of care applicable to a physician assistant who is

 

 2  licensed to engage in practice as a physician assistant under

 

 3  this part on the day before the effective date of part 171.

 

 4        (3) The department and the board shall not license or

 

 5  otherwise authorize an individual to engage in practice as a

 

 6  physician assistant under this part after the effective date of

 

 7  part 171.

 

 8        Sec. 18011. (1) A person shall not engage in the practice of

 

 9  podiatric medicine and surgery or practice as a physician's

 

10  physician assistant under this part unless licensed or otherwise

 

11  authorized by this article.as provided in this part.

 

12        (2) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination

 

13  thereof, of the words, titles, or letters, with or without

 

14  qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those

 

15  persons authorized under this part to use the terms and in a way

 

16  prescribed in this part: "chiropodist", "chiropody",

 

17  "chiropodical", "podiatry", "podiatrist", "podiatric", "doctor of

 

18  podiatric medicine", "foot specialist", "podiatric physician and

 

19  surgeon", and "d.p.m.".

 

20        Sec. 18021. (1) The Michigan board of podiatric medicine and

 

21  surgery is created in the department and shall consist consists

 

22  of the following 9 voting members who shall meet the requirements

 

23  of part 161: 5 podiatrists, 1 physician's physician assistant,

 

24  and 3 public members. If there is no individual licensed or

 

25  otherwise authorized to engage in practice as a physician

 

26  assistant under this part, or there is no individual licensed or

 

27  otherwise authorized to engage in practice as a physician


 

 1  assistant under this part who is willing to serve as a member of

 

 2  the board, the board consists of the following 9 voting members

 

 3  who meet the requirements of part 161: 6 podiatrists and 3 public

 

 4  members.

 

 5        (2) The board of podiatric medicine and surgery does not

 

 6  have has the powers and duties vested in the task force by former

 

 7  sections 17060 to 17084 with regard to an individual who engages

 

 8  in practice as a physician assistant under this part.

 

 9        (3) The terms of office of individual members of the board,

 

10  created under this section, except those appointed to fill

 

11  vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on June 30 of the

 

12  year in which the term expires.

 

13        Sec. 18049. (1) In addition to the other requirements of

 

14  this section and subject to subsection (5), a podiatrist who

 

15  supervises a physician's physician assistant is responsible for

 

16  all of the following:

 

17        (a) Verification of the physician's physician assistant's

 

18  credentials.

 

19        (b) Evaluation of the physician's physician assistant's

 

20  performance.

 

21        (c) Monitoring the physician's physician assistant's

 

22  practice and provision of podiatric services.

 

23        (2) Subject to section 16215, or 18048, as applicable, a

 

24  podiatrist who supervises a physician's physician assistant may

 

25  only delegate to the physician's physician assistant the

 

26  performance of podiatric services for a patient who is under the

 

27  case management responsibility of the podiatrist, if the


 

 1  delegation is consistent with the physician's physician

 

 2  assistant's training. A podiatrist shall only supervise a

 

 3  physician's physician assistant in the performance of those

 

 4  duties included within his or her scope of practice.

 

 5        (3) A podiatrist who supervises a physician's physician

 

 6  assistant is responsible for the clinical supervision of each

 

 7  physician's physician assistant to whom the physician delegates

 

 8  the performance of podiatric services under subsection (2).

 

 9        (4) Subject to subsection (5), a podiatrist who supervises a

 

10  physician's physician assistant shall keep on file in the

 

11  physician's office or in the health facility or agency in which

 

12  the podiatrist supervises the physician's physician assistant a

 

13  permanent, written record that includes the podiatrist's name and

 

14  license number and the name and license number of each

 

15  physician's physician assistant supervised by the podiatrist.

 

16        (5) A group of podiatrists practicing other than as sole

 

17  practitioners may designate 1 or more podiatrists in the group to

 

18  fulfill the requirements of subsections (1) and (4).

 

19        Sec. 18050. In addition to its other powers and duties under

 

20  this article, the board may prohibit a podiatrist from

 

21  supervising 1 or more physician's physician assistants for any of

 

22  the grounds set forth in section 16221 or for failure to

 

23  supervise a physician's physician assistant in accordance with

 

24  this part and rules promulgated under this part.

 

25        Sec. 18058. This part does not require new or additional

 

26  third party reimbursement or mandated worker's compensation

 

27  benefits for services rendered by an individual licensed or


 

 1  otherwise authorized to engage in practice as a physician's

 

 2  physician assistant under this part.

 

 3        Sec. 18301. (1) As used in this part:

 

 4        (a) "Occupational therapy assistant" means an individual

 

 5  licensed under this article part to engage in practice as an

 

 6  occupational therapy assistant.

 

 7        (b) "Occupational therapist" means an individual licensed

 

 8  under this article part to engage in the practice of occupational

 

 9  therapy.

 

10        (c) "Occupational therapy services" means those services

 

11  provided to promote health and wellness, prevent disability,

 

12  preserve functional capabilities, prevent barriers, and enable or

 

13  improve performance in everyday activities, including, but not

 

14  limited to, the following:

 

15        (i) Establishment, remediation, or restoration of a skill or

 

16  ability that is impaired or not yet developed.

 

17        (ii) Compensation, modification, or adaptation of a person,

 

18  activity, or environment.

 

19        (iii) Evaluation of factors that affect activities of daily

 

20  living, instrumental activities of daily living, and other

 

21  activities relating to education, work, play, leisure, and social

 

22  participation. Those factors include, but are not limited to,

 

23  body functions, body structure, habits, routines, role

 

24  performance, behavior patterns, sensory motor skills, cognitive

 

25  skills, communication and interaction skills, and cultural,

 

26  physical, psychosocial, spiritual, developmental, environmental,

 

27  and socioeconomic contexts and activities that affect


 

 1  performance.

 

 2        (iv) Interventions and procedures, including, but not limited

 

 3  to, any of the following:

 

 4        (A) Task analysis and therapeutic use of occupations,

 

 5  exercises, and activities.

 

 6        (B) Training in self-care, self-management, home management,

 

 7  and community or work reintegration.

 

 8        (C) Development remediation, or compensation of client

 

 9  factors such as body functions and body structure.

 

10        (D) Education and training.

 

11        (E) Care coordination, case management, transition, and

 

12  consultative services.

 

13        (F) Modification of environments and adaptation processes

 

14  such as the application of ergonomic and safety principles.

 

15        (G) Assessment, design, fabrication, application, fitting,

 

16  and training in rehabilitative and assistive technology, adaptive

 

17  devices, and low temperature orthotic devices, and training in

 

18  the use of prosthetic devices. For the purposes of this sub-

 

19  subparagraph, the design and fabrication of low temperature

 

20  orthotic devices does not include permanent orthotics.

 

21        (H) Assessment, recommendation, and training in techniques

 

22  to enhance safety, functional mobility, and community mobility

 

23  such as wheelchair management and mobility.

 

24        (I) Management of feeding, eating, and swallowing.

 

25        (J) Application of physical agent modalities and use of a

 

26  range of specific therapeutic procedures, including, but not

 

27  limited to, techniques to enhance sensory-motor, perceptual, and


 

 1  cognitive processing, manual therapy techniques, and adjunctive

 

 2  and preparatory activities.

 

 3        (K) Providing vision therapy services or low vision

 

 4  rehabilitation services, if those services are provided pursuant

 

 5  to a referral or prescription from, or under the supervision or

 

 6  comanagement of, a physician an individual licensed under part

 

 7  170 or 175 171 or an optometrist licensed under part 174.

 

 8        (d) "Practice as an occupational therapy assistant" means

 

 9  the practice of occupational therapy under the supervision of an

 

10  occupational therapist licensed under this article.

 

11        (e) "Practice of occupational therapy" means the therapeutic

 

12  use of everyday life occupations and occupational therapy

 

13  services to aid individuals or groups to participate in

 

14  meaningful roles and situations in the home, school, workplace,

 

15  community, and other settings, to promote health and wellness

 

16  through research and practice, and to serve those individuals or

 

17  groups who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury,

 

18  disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity

 

19  limitation, or participation restriction. The practice of

 

20  occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive,

 

21  psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of performance in a

 

22  variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life

 

23  activities that affect a person's health, well-being, and quality

 

24  of life throughout his or her life span. The practice of

 

25  occupational therapy does not include any of the following:

 

26        (i) The practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and

 

27  surgery or medical diagnosis or treatment.Engaging in patient


 

 1  care as authorized under part 171.

 

 2        (ii) The practice of physical therapy.

 

 3        (iii) The practice of optometry.

 

 4        (2) In addition to the definitions in this part, article 1

 

 5  contains general definitions and principles of construction

 

 6  applicable to all articles in this code and part 161 contains

 

 7  definitions applicable to this part.

 

 8        Sec. 18305. (1) The Michigan board of occupational

 

 9  therapists is created in the department and shall consist

 

10  consists of the following 9 voting members who shall meet the

 

11  requirements of part 161: 5 licensed occupational therapists and

 

12  4 public members, 1 of whom shall must be a physician licensed

 

13  under part 170 or 175.as defined in section 17106.

 

14        (2) The terms of office of individual members of the board

 

15  created under this section, except those appointed to fill

 

16  vacancies, expire 4 years after the appointment on December 31 of

 

17  the year in which the term expires.

 

18        Sec. 18501. (1) As used in this part:

 

19        (a) "Health facility" means a health facility or agency

 

20  licensed under article 17 or a hospital, psychiatric hospital, or

 

21  psychiatric unit licensed under the mental health code, 1974 PA

 

22  258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106.

 

23        (b) "Licensed bachelor's social worker" means an individual

 

24  licensed under this article to engage in the practice of social

 

25  work at the bachelor's level.

 

26        (c) "Licensed master's social worker" means an individual

 

27  licensed under this article to engage in the practice of social


 

 1  work at the master's level.

 

 2        (d) "Practice of medicine" means that term as defined in

 

 3  section 17001.17107.

 

 4        (e) "Practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery" means

 

 5  that term as defined in section 17501.

 

 6        (e) (f) "Practice of social work at the bachelor's level"

 

 7  means, subject to subsections (2) and (4), all of the following

 

 8  applied within the scope of social work values, ethics,

 

 9  principles, and skills:

 

10        (i) The application of social work theory, knowledge,

 

11  methods, and ethics to restore or enhance social, psychosocial,

 

12  or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families,

 

13  groups, organizations, or communities, with particular attention

 

14  to the person-in-environment configuration.

 

15        (ii) Social work case management and casework, including

 

16  assessments, planning, referral, and intervention with

 

17  individuals, families, couples, groups, communities, or

 

18  organizations within the context of social work values, ethics,

 

19  principles, and skills.

 

20        (iii) Helping communities, organizations, individuals, or

 

21  groups improve their social or health services by utilizing

 

22  social work practice skills.

 

23        (iv) The administration of assessment checklists that do not

 

24  require special training and that do not require interpretation.

 

25        (f) (g) "Practice of social work at the master's level"

 

26  means, subject to subsection (5), all of the following applied

 

27  within the scope of social work values, ethics, principles, and


 

 1  advanced skills:

 

 2        (i) The advanced application of the knowledge of human

 

 3  development and behavior and social, economic, and cultural

 

 4  institutions.

 

 5        (ii) The advanced application of macro social work processes

 

 6  and systems to improve the social or health services of

 

 7  communities, groups, or organizations through planned

 

 8  interventions.

 

 9        (iii) The application of specialized clinical knowledge and

 

10  advanced clinical skills in the areas of assessment, diagnosis,

 

11  and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders,

 

12  conditions, and addictions. Treatment methods include the

 

13  provision of advanced social work case management and casework

 

14  and individual, couple, family, or group counseling and

 

15  psychotherapy whether in private practice or other settings.

 

16        (g) (h) "Social service technician" means an individual

 

17  registered under this article who is specially trained to

 

18  practice only under the supervision of a licensed master's social

 

19  worker or a licensed bachelor's social worker.

 

20        (2) An individual who performs 1 or more of the functions

 

21  described in subdivision (f)(i) through (iv) subsection (1)(e)(i)

 

22  to (iv) but not all of those functions is not considered engaged

 

23  in the practice of social work at the bachelor's level.

 

24        (3) In addition to the definitions of this part, article 1

 

25  contains general definitions and principles of construction

 

26  applicable to all articles in this code and part 161 contains

 

27  definitions applicable to this part.


 

 1        (4) The practice of social work at the bachelor's level does

 

 2  not include the practice of medicine, or the practice of

 

 3  osteopathic medicine and surgery, including, but not limited to,

 

 4  the prescribing of drugs, the administration of electroconvulsive

 

 5  therapy, the practice of psychotherapy, and other advanced

 

 6  clinical skills pursuant to section 18501(g)(iii) subsection

 

 7  (1)(f)(iii) or the administration or interpretation of

 

 8  psychological tests, except as otherwise provided in subdivision

 

 9  (f)(iv).subsection (1)(e)(iv).

 

10        (5) The practice of social work at the master's level does

 

11  not include the practice of medicine, or the practice of

 

12  osteopathic medicine and surgery, including, but not limited to,

 

13  the prescribing of drugs or administration of electroconvulsive

 

14  therapy.

 

15        Sec. 18506a. (1) This part does not apply to any of the

 

16  following:

 

17        (a) An individual who is engaged in a course of study

 

18  leading to a degree in social work and participating in an

 

19  internship or field placement supervised by a licensed master's

 

20  social worker.

 

21        (b) An individual who is not licensed or otherwise

 

22  authorized under this part to engage in the practice of social

 

23  work at the bachelor's or master's level or registered as a

 

24  social service technician who donates his or her services, other

 

25  than psychotherapy services, to a charitable nonprofit

 

26  organization so long as if the individual does not hold himself

 

27  or herself out to the public as a social worker licensed,


 

 1  registered, or otherwise authorized under this part.

 

 2        (c) An ordained cleric or other religious practitioner if

 

 3  elements of section 18501(f) or (g) 18501(1)(e) or (f) are

 

 4  incidental to his or her religious duties performed under the

 

 5  auspices or recognition of a church, denomination, religious

 

 6  association, or sect that has tax-exempt status pursuant to

 

 7  section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC

 

 8  501, if he or she does not hold himself or herself out as a

 

 9  social worker licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized under

 

10  this part.

 

11        (d) A certified, licensed, or otherwise statutorily

 

12  recognized member of any other profession who practices his or

 

13  her profession as authorized by law so long as if the individual

 

14  does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a social

 

15  worker licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized under this

 

16  part.

 

17        (e) An individual who is a participant in a self-help, peer

 

18  counseling, or support services program provided by either a

 

19  charitable or labor organization exempt from taxation under

 

20  section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(5) of the internal revenue code of

 

21  1986, so long as 26 USC 501, if the individual does not hold

 

22  himself or herself out to the public as a social worker licensed,

 

23  registered, or otherwise authorized under this part. The

 

24  exemption for a participant in a program described under this

 

25  subdivision does not otherwise provide an exemption from

 

26  licensure or registration under this part for an employee of the

 

27  charitable or labor organization not otherwise authorized to


 

 1  engage in activities or use a title regulated under this part.

 

 2        (f) An individual whose duties may include some or all of

 

 3  the activities described in section 18501(1)(f) as long as

 

 4  18501(1)(e) if he or she is trained and does not hold himself or

 

 5  herself out as an individual licensed or registered under this

 

 6  part or does not use a title regulated by this part, or both.

 

 7        (2) This part does not prohibit an individual who holds a

 

 8  bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree in social work from an

 

 9  accredited college or university from using a title including

 

10  "social work" if the individual does not engage in the practice

 

11  of social work at the bachelor's or master's level.

 

12        Sec. 18518. (1) The department shall promulgate rules

 

13  regarding the minimum training requirements for the practice of

 

14  social work at the bachelor's level and for the practice of

 

15  social work at the master's level.

 

16        (2) The rules regarding the practice of social work at the

 

17  master's level shall must distinguish between the training,

 

18  education, and experience requirements relative to the social

 

19  work applications described in section 18501(g)(ii) and (iii).

 

20  18501(1)(f)(ii) and (iii). The training, education, and experience

 

21  requirements for the applications described in section

 

22  18501(g)(iii) shall 18501(1)(f)(iii) must include at least the

 

23  following:

 

24        (a) Possession of a master's degree in social work.

 

25        (b) Completion of course work in normal human development

 

26  and diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of individuals, couples,

 

27  families, and groups, using a variety of psychotherapeutic


 

 1  methods or techniques.

 

 2        (c) Completion of not less than 2 years of supervised post-

 

 3  master's degree clinical experience.

 

 4        Sec. 18701. (1) As used in this part:

 

 5        (a) "Health facility" means a health facility or agency

 

 6  licensed under article 17.

 

 7        (b) "Medical director" means a physician who is responsible

 

 8  for the quality, safety, appropriateness, and effectiveness of

 

 9  the respiratory care services provided by a respiratory

 

10  therapist, who assists in quality monitoring, protocol

 

11  development, and competency validation, and who meets all of the

 

12  following:

 

13        (i) Is the medical director of an inpatient or outpatient

 

14  respiratory care service or department within a health facility,

 

15  or of a home care agency, durable medical equipment company, or

 

16  educational program.

 

17        (ii) Has special interest and knowledge in the diagnosis and

 

18  treatment of cardiopulmonary disorders and diseases.

 

19        (iii) Is qualified by training or experience, or both, in the

 

20  management of acute and chronic cardiopulmonary disorders and

 

21  diseases.

 

22        (c) "Physician" means that term as defined in sections 17001

 

23  and 17501.section 17106.

 

24        (d) "Practice of respiratory care" means the provision of

 

25  respiratory care services. Practice of respiratory care may be

 

26  provided by an inpatient or outpatient service or department

 

27  within a health facility, by a home care agency or durable


 

 1  medical equipment company, or by an educational program.

 

 2        (e) "Respiratory care services" means preventative services,

 

 3  diagnostic services, therapeutic services, and rehabilitative

 

 4  services under the written, verbal, or telecommunicated order of

 

 5  a physician to an individual with a disorder, disease, or

 

 6  abnormality of the cardiopulmonary system as diagnosed by a

 

 7  physician. Respiratory care services involve, but are not limited

 

 8  to, observing, assessing, and monitoring signs and symptoms,

 

 9  reactions, general behavior, and general physical response of

 

10  individuals to respiratory care services, including determination

 

11  of whether those signs, symptoms, reactions, behaviors, or

 

12  general physical response exhibit abnormal characteristics; the

 

13  administration of pharmacological, diagnostic, and therapeutic

 

14  agents related to respiratory care services; the collection of

 

15  blood specimens and other bodily fluids and tissues for, and the

 

16  performance of, cardiopulmonary diagnostic testing procedures

 

17  including, but not limited to, blood gas analysis; development,

 

18  implementation, and modification of respiratory care treatment

 

19  plans based on assessed abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary

 

20  system, respiratory care protocols, clinical pathways, referrals,

 

21  and written, verbal, or telecommunicated orders of a physician;

 

22  application, operation, and management of mechanical ventilatory

 

23  support and other means of life support; and the initiation of

 

24  emergency procedures under the rules promulgated by the board.

 

25        (f) "Respiratory therapist" and "respiratory care

 

26  practitioner" mean an individual engaged in the practice of

 

27  respiratory care, and who is responsible for providing


 

 1  respiratory care services, and who is licensed under this article

 

 2  part as a respiratory therapist or respiratory care practitioner.

 

 3        (2) In addition to the definitions in this part, article 1

 

 4  contains general definitions and principles of construction

 

 5  applicable to all articles in this code and part 161 contains

 

 6  definitions applicable to this part.

 

 7        Sec. 20115. (1) The department may promulgate rules to

 

 8  further define the term "health facility or agency" and the

 

 9  definition of a health facility or agency listed in section 20106

 

10  as required to implement this article. The department may define

 

11  a specific organization as a health facility or agency for the

 

12  sole purpose of certification authorized under this article. For

 

13  purpose of certification only, an organization defined in section

 

14  20106(5), 20108(1), or 20109(4) is considered a health facility

 

15  or agency. The term "health facility or agency" does not mean a

 

16  visiting nurse service or home aide service conducted by and for

 

17  the adherents of a church or religious denomination for the

 

18  purpose of providing service for those who depend upon spiritual

 

19  means through prayer alone for healing.

 

20        (2) The department shall promulgate rules to differentiate a

 

21  freestanding surgical outpatient facility from a private office

 

22  of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or other health

 

23  professional. The department shall specify in the rules that a

 

24  facility including, but not limited to, a private practice office

 

25  described in this subsection must be licensed under this article

 

26  as a freestanding surgical outpatient facility if that facility

 

27  performs 120 or more surgical abortions per year and publicly


 

 1  advertises outpatient abortion services.

 

 2        (3) The department shall promulgate rules that in effect

 

 3  republish R 325.3826, R 325.3832, R 325.3835, R 325.3857, R

 

 4  325.3866, R 325.3867, and R 325.3868 of the Michigan

 

 5  administrative code, but shall include in the rules standards for

 

 6  a freestanding surgical outpatient facility or private practice

 

 7  office that performs 120 or more surgical abortions per year and

 

 8  that publicly advertises outpatient abortion services. The

 

 9  department shall assure that the standards are consistent with

 

10  the most recent United States supreme court decisions regarding

 

11  state regulation of abortions.

 

12        (4) Subject to section 20145 and part 222, the department

 

13  may modify or waive 1 or more of the rules contained in R

 

14  325.3801 to R 325.3877 of the Michigan administrative code

 

15  regarding construction or equipment standards, or both, for a

 

16  freestanding surgical outpatient facility that performs 120 or

 

17  more surgical abortions per year and that publicly advertises

 

18  outpatient abortion services, if both of the following conditions

 

19  are met:

 

20        (a) The freestanding surgical outpatient facility was in

 

21  existence and operating on December 31, 2012.

 

22        (b) The department makes a determination that the existing

 

23  construction or equipment conditions, or both, within the

 

24  freestanding surgical outpatient facility are adequate to

 

25  preserve the health and safety of the patients and employees of

 

26  the freestanding surgical outpatient facility or that the

 

27  construction or equipment conditions, or both, can be modified to


 

 1  adequately preserve the health and safety of the patients and

 

 2  employees of the freestanding surgical outpatient facility

 

 3  without meeting the specific requirements of the rules.

 

 4        (5) By January 15 each year, the department of community

 

 5  health shall provide the following information to the department

 

 6  of licensing and regulatory affairs:

 

 7        (a) From data received by the department of community health

 

 8  through the abortion reporting requirements of section 2835, all

 

 9  of the following:

 

10        (i) The name and location of each facility at which abortions

 

11  were performed during the immediately preceding calendar year.

 

12        (ii) The total number of abortions performed at that facility

 

13  location during the immediately preceding calendar year.

 

14        (iii) The total number of surgical abortions performed at that

 

15  facility location during the immediately preceding calendar year.

 

16        (b) Whether a facility at which surgical abortions were

 

17  performed in the immediately preceding calendar year publicly

 

18  advertises abortion services.

 

19        (6) As used in this section:

 

20        (a) "Abortion" means that term as defined in section

 

21  17015.17115.

 

22        (b) "Publicly advertises" means to advertise using directory

 

23  or internet advertising including yellow pages, white pages,

 

24  banner advertising, or electronic publishing.

 

25        (c) "Surgical abortion" means an abortion that is not a

 

26  medical abortion as that term is defined in section 17017.17117.

 

27        Sec. 20201. (1) A health facility or agency that provides


 

 1  services directly to patients or residents and is licensed under

 

 2  this article shall adopt a policy describing the rights and

 

 3  responsibilities of patients or residents admitted to the health

 

 4  facility or agency. Except for a licensed health maintenance

 

 5  organization , which shall comply with that is subject to chapter

 

 6  35 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3501 to

 

 7  500.3580, the health facility or agency shall post the policy

 

 8  shall be posted at a public place in the health facility or

 

 9  agency and shall be provided provide the policy to each member of

 

10  the health facility or agency staff. Patients or residents shall

 

11  be treated in accordance with the policy.

 

12        (2) The policy describing the rights and responsibilities of

 

13  patients or residents required under subsection (1) shall

 

14  include, as a minimum, all of the following:

 

15        (a) A patient or resident shall not be denied appropriate

 

16  care on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex,

 

17  age, disability, marital status, sexual preference, or source of

 

18  payment.

 

19        (b) An individual who is or has been a patient or resident

 

20  is entitled to inspect, or receive for a reasonable fee, a copy

 

21  of his or her medical record upon request in accordance with the

 

22  medical records access act, 2004 PA 47, MCL 333.26261 to

 

23  333.26271. Except as otherwise permitted or required under the

 

24  health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996,

 

25  Public Law 104-191, or regulations promulgated under that act, 45

 

26  CFR parts 160 and 164, a third party shall not be given a copy of

 

27  the patient's or resident's medical record without prior


 

 1  authorization of the patient or resident.

 

 2        (c) A patient or resident is entitled to confidential

 

 3  treatment of personal and medical records, and may refuse their

 

 4  release to a person outside the health facility or agency except

 

 5  as required because of a transfer to another health care

 

 6  facility, as required by law or third party payment contract, or

 

 7  as permitted or required under the health insurance portability

 

 8  and accountability act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, or

 

 9  regulations promulgated under that act, 45 CFR parts 160 and 164.

 

10        (d) A patient or resident is entitled to privacy, to the

 

11  extent feasible, in treatment and in caring for personal needs

 

12  with consideration, respect, and full recognition of his or her

 

13  dignity and individuality.

 

14        (e) A patient or resident is entitled to receive adequate

 

15  and appropriate care, and to receive, from the appropriate

 

16  individual within the health facility or agency, information

 

17  about his or her medical condition, proposed course of treatment,

 

18  and prospects for recovery, in terms that the patient or resident

 

19  can understand, unless medically contraindicated as documented in

 

20  the medical record by the attending physician or a physician's

 

21  assistant to whom the physician has delegated the performance of

 

22  medical care services. member of the patient care team.

 

23        (f) A patient or resident is entitled to refuse treatment to

 

24  the extent provided by law and to be informed of the consequences

 

25  of that refusal. If a refusal of treatment prevents a health

 

26  facility or agency or its staff from providing appropriate care

 

27  according to ethical and professional standards, the relationship


 

 1  with the patient or resident may be terminated upon reasonable

 

 2  notice.

 

 3        (g) A patient or resident is entitled to exercise his or her

 

 4  rights as a patient or resident and as a citizen, and to this end

 

 5  may present grievances or recommend changes in policies and

 

 6  services on behalf of himself or herself or others to the health

 

 7  facility or agency staff, to governmental officials, or to

 

 8  another person of his or her choice within or outside the health

 

 9  facility or agency, free from restraint, interference, coercion,

 

10  discrimination, or reprisal. A patient or resident is entitled to

 

11  information about the health facility's or agency's policies and

 

12  procedures for initiation, review, and resolution of patient or

 

13  resident complaints.

 

14        (h) A patient or resident is entitled to information

 

15  concerning an experimental procedure proposed as a part of his or

 

16  her care and has the right to refuse to participate in the

 

17  experimental procedure without jeopardizing his or her continuing

 

18  care.

 

19        (i) A patient or resident is entitled to receive and examine

 

20  an explanation of his or her bill regardless of the source of

 

21  payment and to receive, upon request, information relating to

 

22  financial assistance available through the health facility or

 

23  agency.

 

24        (j) A patient or resident is entitled to know who is

 

25  responsible for and who is providing his or her direct care, is

 

26  entitled to receive information concerning his or her continuing

 

27  health needs and alternatives for meeting those needs, and to be


 

 1  involved in his or her discharge planning, if appropriate.

 

 2        (k) A patient or resident is entitled to associate and have

 

 3  private communications and consultations with his or her

 

 4  physician or a physician's assistant to whom the physician has

 

 5  delegated the performance of medical care services, member of the

 

 6  patient care team, with his or her attorney, or with any other

 

 7  person individual of his or her choice and to send and receive

 

 8  personal mail unopened on the same day it is received at the

 

 9  health facility or agency, unless medically contraindicated as

 

10  documented in the medical record by the attending physician or a

 

11  physician's assistant to whom the physician has delegated the

 

12  performance of medical care services. member of the patient care

 

13  team. A patient's or resident's civil and religious liberties,

 

14  including the right to independent personal decisions and the

 

15  right to knowledge of available choices, shall not be infringed

 

16  and the health facility or agency shall encourage and assist in

 

17  the fullest possible exercise of these rights. A patient or

 

18  resident may meet with, and participate in, the activities of

 

19  social, religious, and community groups at his or her discretion,

 

20  unless medically contraindicated as documented in the medical

 

21  record by the attending physician or a physician's assistant to

 

22  whom the physician has delegated the performance of medical care

 

23  services. member of the patient care team.

 

24        (l) A patient or resident is entitled to be free from mental

 

25  and physical abuse and from physical and chemical restraints,

 

26  except those restraints authorized in writing by the attending

 

27  physician or a physician's assistant to whom the physician has


 

 1  delegated the performance of medical care services member of the

 

 2  patient care team for a specified and limited time or as are

 

 3  necessitated by an emergency to protect the patient or resident

 

 4  from injury to self or others, in which case the restraint may

 

 5  only be applied by a qualified professional who shall set forth

 

 6  in writing the circumstances requiring the use of restraints and

 

 7  who shall promptly report the action to the attending physician

 

 8  or physician's assistant. member of the patient care team. In

 

 9  case of a chemical restraint, a physician shall be consulted

 

10  within 24 hours after the commencement of the chemical restraint.

 

11        (m) A patient or resident is entitled to be free from

 

12  performing services for the health facility or agency that are

 

13  not included for therapeutic purposes in the plan of care.

 

14        (n) A patient or resident is entitled to information about

 

15  the health facility or agency rules and regulations affecting

 

16  patient or resident care and conduct.

 

17        (o) A patient or resident is entitled to adequate and

 

18  appropriate pain and symptom management as a basic and essential

 

19  element of his or her medical treatment.

 

20        (3) The following additional requirements for the policy

 

21  described in subsection (2) apply to licensees under parts 213

 

22  and 217:

 

23        (a) The policy shall be provided to each nursing home

 

24  patient or home for the aged resident upon admission, and the

 

25  staff of the facility shall be trained and involved in the

 

26  implementation of the policy.

 

27        (b) Each nursing home patient may associate and communicate


 

 1  privately with persons of his or her choice. Reasonable, regular

 

 2  visiting hours, which shall be not less than 8 hours per day, and

 

 3  which shall take into consideration the special circumstances of

 

 4  each visitor, shall be established for patients to receive

 

 5  visitors. A patient may be visited by the patient's attorney or

 

 6  by representatives of the departments named in section 20156,

 

 7  during other than established visiting hours. Reasonable privacy

 

 8  shall be afforded for visitation of a patient who shares a room

 

 9  with another patient. Each patient shall have reasonable access

 

10  to a telephone. A married nursing home patient or home for the

 

11  aged resident is entitled to meet privately with his or her

 

12  spouse in a room that assures privacy. If both spouses are

 

13  residents in the same facility, they are entitled to share a room

 

14  unless medically contraindicated and documented in the medical

 

15  record by the attending physician or a physician's assistant to

 

16  whom the physician has delegated the performance of medical care

 

17  services. member of the patient care team.

 

18        (c) A nursing home patient or home for the aged resident is

 

19  entitled to retain and use personal clothing and possessions as

 

20  space permits, unless to do so would infringe upon the rights of

 

21  other patients or residents, or unless medically contraindicated

 

22  as documented in the medical record by the attending physician or

 

23  a physician's assistant to whom the physician has delegated the

 

24  performance of medical care services. member of the patient care

 

25  team. Each nursing home patient or home for the aged resident

 

26  shall be provided with reasonable space. At the request of a

 

27  patient, a nursing home shall provide for the safekeeping of


 

 1  personal effects, funds, money, and other property of a patient

 

 2  in accordance with section 21767, except that a nursing home is

 

 3  not required to provide for the safekeeping of a property that

 

 4  would impose an unreasonable burden on the nursing home.

 

 5        (d) A nursing home patient or home for the aged resident is

 

 6  entitled to the opportunity to participate in the planning of his

 

 7  or her medical treatment. The attending physician or a

 

 8  physician's assistant to whom the physician has delegated the

 

 9  performance of medical care services member of the patient care

 

10  team shall fully inform the nursing home patient of the patient's

 

11  medical condition unless medically contraindicated as documented

 

12  in the medical record by a physician or a physician's assistant

 

13  to whom the physician has delegated the performance of medical

 

14  care services. member of the patient care team. Each nursing home

 

15  patient shall be afforded the opportunity to discharge himself or

 

16  herself from the nursing home.

 

17        (e) A home for the aged resident may be transferred or

 

18  discharged only for medical reasons, for his or her welfare or

 

19  that of other residents, or for nonpayment of his or her stay,

 

20  except as provided by title XVIII or title XIX. A nursing home

 

21  patient may be transferred or discharged only as provided in

 

22  sections 21773 to 21777. A nursing home patient or home for the

 

23  aged resident is entitled to be given reasonable advance notice

 

24  to ensure orderly transfer or discharge. Those actions shall be

 

25  documented in the medical record.

 

26        (f) A nursing home patient or home for the aged resident is

 

27  entitled to be fully informed before or at the time of admission


 

 1  and during stay of services available in the facility, and of the

 

 2  related charges including any charges for services not covered

 

 3  under title XVIII, or not covered by the facility's basic per

 

 4  diem rate. The statement of services provided by the facility

 

 5  shall be in writing and shall include those required to be

 

 6  offered on an as-needed basis.

 

 7        (g) A nursing home patient or home for the aged resident is

 

 8  entitled to manage his or her own financial affairs, or to have

 

 9  at least a quarterly accounting of personal financial

 

10  transactions undertaken in his or her behalf by the facility

 

11  during a period of time the patient or resident has delegated

 

12  those responsibilities to the facility. In addition, a patient or

 

13  resident is entitled to receive each month from the facility an

 

14  itemized statement setting forth the services paid for by or on

 

15  behalf of the patient and the services rendered by the facility.

 

16  The admission of a patient to a nursing home does not confer on

 

17  the nursing home or its owner, administrator, employees, or

 

18  representatives the authority to manage, use, or dispose of a

 

19  patient's property.

 

20        (h) A nursing home patient or a person authorized by the

 

21  patient in writing may inspect and copy the patient's personal

 

22  and medical records. The records shall be made available for

 

23  inspection and copying by the nursing home within a reasonable

 

24  time, not exceeding 1 week, after the receipt of a written

 

25  request.

 

26        (i) If a nursing home patient desires treatment by a

 

27  licensed member of the healing arts, the treatment shall be made


 

 1  available unless it is medically contraindicated, and the medical

 

 2  contraindication is justified in the patient's medical record by

 

 3  the attending physician or a physician's assistant to whom the

 

 4  physician has delegated the performance of medical care services.

 

 5  member of the patient care team.

 

 6        (j) A nursing home patient has the right to have his or her

 

 7  parents, if a minor, or his or her spouse, next of kin, or

 

 8  patient's representative, if an adult, stay at the facility 24

 

 9  hours a day if the patient is considered terminally ill by the

 

10  physician responsible for the patient's care or a physician's

 

11  assistant to whom the physician has delegated the performance of

 

12  medical care services. member of the patient care team.

 

13        (k) Each nursing home patient shall be provided with meals

 

14  that meet the recommended dietary allowances for that patient's

 

15  age and sex and that may be modified according to special dietary

 

16  needs or ability to chew.

 

17        (l) Each nursing home patient has the right to receive

 

18  representatives of approved organizations as provided in section

 

19  21763.

 

20        (4) A nursing home, its owner, administrator, employee, or

 

21  representative shall not discharge, harass, or retaliate or

 

22  discriminate against a patient because the patient has exercised

 

23  a right protected under this section.

 

24        (5) In the case of a nursing home patient, the rights

 

25  enumerated in subsection (2)(c), (g), and (k) and subsection

 

26  (3)(d), (g), and (h) may be exercised by the patient's

 

27  representative.


 

 1        (6) A nursing home patient or home for the aged resident is

 

 2  entitled to be fully informed, as evidenced by the patient's or

 

 3  resident's written acknowledgment, before or at the time of

 

 4  admission and during stay, of the policy required by this

 

 5  section. The policy shall provide that if a patient or resident

 

 6  is adjudicated incompetent and not restored to legal capacity,

 

 7  the rights and responsibilities set forth in this section shall

 

 8  be exercised by a person designated by the patient or resident.

 

 9  The health facility or agency shall provide proper forms for the

 

10  patient or resident to provide for the designation of this person

 

11  at the time of admission.

 

12        (7) This section does not prohibit a health facility or

 

13  agency from establishing and recognizing additional patients'

 

14  rights.

 

15        (8) As used in this section:

 

16        (a) "Patient care team" means that term as defined in

 

17  section 17106.

 

18        (b) (a) "Patient's representative" means that term as

 

19  defined in section 21703.

 

20        (c) (b) "Title XVIII" means title XVIII of the social

 

21  security act, 42 USC 1395 to 1395kkk-1.

 

22        (d) (c) "Title XIX" means title XIX of the social security

 

23  act, 42 USC 1396 to 1396w-5.

 

24        Sec. 22211. (1) The certificate of need commission is

 

25  created in the department. The commission shall consist of 11

 

26  members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of

 

27  the senate. The governor shall not appoint more than 6 members


 

 1  from the same major political party and shall appoint 5 members

 

 2  from another major political party. The members constituting the

 

 3  commission on the day before the effective date of the amendatory

 

 4  act that added subdivision (a) shall serve on the commission for

 

 5  the remainder of their terms. On the expiration of the term of

 

 6  each member constituting the commission on the day before the

 

 7  effective date of the amendatory act that added subdivision (a),

 

 8  the governor shall appoint a successor as required under this

 

 9  section in accordance with subdivisions (f), (g), (h), (i), and

 

10  (j) and in that order. Of the additional members, the governor,

 

11  within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory act

 

12  that added subdivision (a), shall appoint 6 additional members to

 

13  the commission as required under subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d),

 

14  and (e). The commission shall consist of the following 11

 

15  members:

 

16        (a) Two individuals representing hospitals.

 

17        (b) One individual representing allopathic physicians

 

18  licensed under part 170 to engage in the practice of medicine.as

 

19  defined in section 17102.

 

20        (c) One individual representing osteopathic physicians

 

21  licensed under part 175 to engage in the practice of osteopathic

 

22  medicine and surgery.as defined in section 17105.

 

23        (d) One individual who is a physician licensed under part

 

24  170 or 175 as defined in section 17106 representing a school of

 

25  allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.

 

26        (e) One individual representing nursing homes.

 

27        (f) One individual representing nurses.


 

 1        (g) One individual representing a company that is self-

 

 2  insured for health coverage.

 

 3        (h) One individual representing a company that is not self-

 

 4  insured for health coverage.

 

 5        (i) One individual representing a nonprofit health care

 

 6  corporation operating pursuant to the nonprofit health care

 

 7  corporation reform act, 1980 PA 350, MCL 550.1101 to

 

 8  550.1703.550.1704.

 

 9        (j) One individual representing organized labor unions in

 

10  this state.

 

11        (2) In making appointments, the governor shall, to the

 

12  extent feasible, assure that the membership of the commission is

 

13  broadly representative of the interests of all of the people of

 

14  this state and of the various geographic regions.

 

15        (3) A member of the commission shall serve for a term of 3

 

16  years or until a successor is appointed. Of the 6 members

 

17  appointed within 30 days after the effective date of the

 

18  amendatory act that added subsection (1)(a), 2 of the members

 

19  shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 2 of the members shall

 

20  be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 2 of the members shall be

 

21  appointed for a term of 3 years. A vacancy on the commission

 

22  shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the

 

23  same manner as the original appointment.

 

24        (4) Commission members are subject to the following:

 

25        (a) 1968 PA 317, MCL 15.321 to 15.330.

 

26        (b) 1973 PA 196, MCL 15.341 to 15.348.

 

27        (c) 1978 PA 472, MCL 4.411 to 4.431.


 

 1        Sec. 22224. (1) A health facility required to be licensed as

 

 2  a freestanding surgical outpatient facility by rules promulgated

 

 3  under section 20115(2) due to the performance of abortions at

 

 4  that facility is not required to obtain a certificate of need in

 

 5  order to be granted a license as a freestanding surgical

 

 6  outpatient facility. However, a health facility described in this

 

 7  subsection is subject to this part for the services performed at

 

 8  that facility other than abortions.

 

 9        (2) If a freestanding surgical outpatient facility is

 

10  applying for a certificate of need to initiate, replace, or

 

11  expand a covered clinical service consisting of surgical

 

12  services, the department shall not count abortion procedures in

 

13  determining if the freestanding surgical outpatient facility

 

14  meets the annual minimum number of surgical procedures required

 

15  in the certificate of need standards governing surgical services.

 

16        (3) As used in this section, "abortion" means that term as

 

17  defined in section 17015.17115.

 

18        Enacting section 1. Sections 7335, 7336, 16106a, 16109a,

 

19  16331, 18048, 18054, and 18056, part 170, and part 175 of the

 

20  public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7335, 333.7336,

 

21  333.16106a, 333.16109a, 333.16331, 333.18048, 333.18054,

 

22  333.18056, 333.17001 to 333.17084, and 333.17501 to 333.17556,

 

23  are repealed.

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