reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-185. - Part 185. Social Work (333.18501...333.18518) › Section 333.18507 - Social Service Technician; Registration Requirements; Limited Registration.

333.18507 Social service technician; registration requirements; limited registration.
Sec. 18507.
(1) The board may grant registration under this article as a social service technician to an individual who meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Has had 1 year of social work experience acceptable to the board or has successfully completed 2 years of college that included some coursework relevant to human services areas.
(b) Is employed in the practice of social work and applies social work values, ethics, principles, and skills. This subdivision is waived if the individual has the equivalent of 2,000 hours of service in social work with an agency recognized by the board or has received an associate degree in social work at a college approved by the board that includes supervised instructional field experience.
(2) The board may grant registration under this article as a limited social service technician to an individual who has successfully completed 2 years of college and is employed in the practice of social work, or has been made an offer of employment in the practice of social work, with an agency recognized by the board, applies social work values, ethics, principles, and skills under the supervision of a licensee under this part, and is seeking to obtain the experience for registration as a social service technician. A limited registration under this subsection is renewable for not more than 1 year.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2000 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 61, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-185. - Part 185. Social Work (333.18501...333.18518) › Section 333.18509 - License Requirements; Limited License.

333.18509 License requirements; limited license.
Sec. 18509.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 18515, an individual granted a license under this part shall meet the following requirements:
(a) A licensed bachelor's social worker shall have been awarded a bachelor's degree in social work from a college or university social work program approved by the board and shall have completed at least 2 years of full-time postbachelor's degree experience, or the equivalent in part-time hours, in the practice of social work at the bachelor's level under the supervision of a licensed master's social worker. Until July 1, 2008, the required experience in the practice of social work at the bachelor's level shall be performed under the supervision of a person who has been awarded a master's or doctoral degree in social work from a college or university school of social work.
(b) A licensed master's social worker shall have been awarded a master's or doctoral degree in the field of social work from a college or university social work program approved by the board and shall have completed at least 2 years of full-time postmaster's or postdoctoral degree experience, or the equivalent in part-time hours, in the practice of social work at the master's level under the supervision of a licensed master's social worker. Until July 1, 2008, the required experience in the practice of social work at the master's level shall be performed under the supervision of a person who has been awarded a master's or doctoral degree in the field of social work from a college or university school of social work and has engaged in the practice of social work for not less than 2 years. In addition to the requirements set forth in this subdivision, a licensed master's social worker employed by a school district shall meet the requirements for employment as a school social worker contained in the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, and the rules promulgated under that act.
(2) The board may grant a limited license to engage in the 2-year postdegree experience required under subsection (1) to an individual who has completed all the educational requirements for licensure as a bachelor's social worker or a master's social worker. A limited license granted under this subsection is renewable for not more than 6 years.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2000 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 61, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-185. - Part 185. Social Work (333.18501...333.18518) › Section 333.18511 - Practice of Social Work; Requirements.

333.18511 Practice of social work; requirements.
Sec. 18511.
A licensee shall not perform an act, task, or function within the practice of social work unless he or she is trained to perform the act, task, or function and the performance of the act, task, or function is consistent with the code of ethics for social workers.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2000 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 61, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-185. - Part 185. Social Work (333.18501...333.18518) › Section 333.18513 - Confidentiality of Communication.

333.18513 Confidentiality of communication.
Sec. 18513.
(1) An individual registered or licensed under this part or an employee or officer of an organization that employs the registrant or licensee is not required to disclose a communication or a portion of a communication made by a client to the individual or advice given in the course of professional employment.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a communication between a registrant or licensee or an organization with which the registrant or licensee has an agency relationship and a client is a confidential communication. A confidential communication shall not be disclosed, except under either or both of the following circumstances:
(a) The disclosure is part of a required supervisory process within the organization that employs or otherwise has an agency relationship with the registrant or licensee.
(b) The privilege is waived by the client or a person authorized to act in the client's behalf.
(3) If requested by the court for a court action, a registrant or licensee shall submit to an appropriate court a written evaluation of the prospect or prognosis of a particular client without disclosing a privileged fact or a privileged communication. An attorney representing a client who is the subject of an evaluation described in this subsection has the right to receive a copy of the evaluation. If required for the exercise of a public purpose by a legislative committee, a registrant or licensee or agency representative may make available statistical and program information without violating the privilege established under subsection (2).
(4) A registrant or licensee may disclose a communication or a portion of a communication made by a client pursuant to section 946 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1946, in order to comply with the duty set forth in that section.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2000 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 61, Eff. July 1, 2005
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-185. - Part 185. Social Work (333.18501...333.18518) › Section 333.18515 - Registration Issued Under Former Act; Term of Member of Board of Examiners of Social Workers; Continuation of Rules; Full Licensure Upon Renewal Application.

333.18515 Registration issued under former act; term of member of board of examiners of social workers; continuation of rules; full licensure upon renewal application.
Sec. 18515.
(1) An individual who holds a registration issued under former article 16 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, on March 7, 2000 is registered under this part until that registration expires and may renew his or her registration pursuant to part 161.
(2) The members of the board of examiners of social workers created under former section 1602 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, shall serve as the initial members of the Michigan board of social work until their successors are appointed under this article or until the expiration of their respective terms, whichever occurs first. However, if the term of a member of the board of examiners of social workers has not expired on March 7, 2000, that term expires on June 30 of the year in which the term will expire.
(3) Rules promulgated by the board of examiners of social workers or the director under former article 16 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, and in effect on March 7, 2000 continue in effect to the extent that they do not conflict with this article and shall continue to be enforced. The rules may be amended or rescinded by the director.
(4) The board shall grant a full license as a licensed bachelor's social worker to an individual who holds a certificate of registration as a social worker issued before the effective date of this subsection upon the next renewal application for registration.
(5) The board shall grant a full license as a licensed master's social worker to an individual who holds a registration as a certified social worker issued before the effective date of this subsection upon the next renewal application for registration.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2000 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 61, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-185. - Part 185. Social Work (333.18501...333.18518) › Section 333.18516 - Continuing Education; Rules.

333.18516 Continuing education; rules.
Sec. 18516.
(1) Beginning the license renewal cycle after the effective date of the rules promulgated under this section, an individual licensed under this part shall meet the continuing education requirements of this section when renewing his or her license.
(2) The department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules to require a licensee seeking renewal to furnish evidence that during the 3 years immediately preceding application for renewal, the licensee attended continuing education courses or programs related to the practice of social work and designed to further educate licensees.
(3) The department, in consultation with the board, shall establish by rule the total number of course or program clock hours at a minimum of 45 clock hours in any 3-year license renewal cycle. A portion of those clock hours must be in social work ethics.
(4) The department shall ensure that all approved continuing education courses include defined measurements of preknowledge and postknowledge or skill improvements, or both, as a result of the continuing education program.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 61, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-185. - Part 185. Social Work (333.18501...333.18518) › Section 333.18517 - Third Party Reimbursement or Worker's Compensation Benefits.

333.18517 Third party reimbursement or worker's compensation benefits.
Sec. 18517.
This part does not require new or additional third party reimbursement or mandated worker's compensation benefits for services by an individual licensed as a social worker or registered as a social service technician under this article.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 61, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-185. - Part 185. Social Work (333.18501...333.18518) › Section 333.18518 - Training Requirements; Rules.

333.18518 Training requirements; rules.
Sec. 18518.
(1) The department shall promulgate rules regarding the minimum training requirements for the practice of social work at the bachelor's level and for the practice of social work at the master's level.
(2) The rules regarding the practice of social work at the master's level shall distinguish between the training, education, and experience requirements relative to the social work applications described in section 18501(g)(ii) and (iii). The training, education, and experience requirements for the applications described in section 18501(g)(iii) shall include at least the following:
(a) Possession of a master's degree in social work.
(b) Completion of course work in normal human development and diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of individuals, couples, families, and groups, using a variety of psychotherapeutic methods or techniques.
(c) Completion of not less than 2 years of supervised post-master's degree clinical experience.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 61, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-187. - Part 187. Respiratory Care (333.18701...333.18713) › Section 333.18703 - Restricted Use of Words, Titles, or Letters.

333.18703 Restricted use of words, titles, or letters.
Sec. 18703.
Beginning the effective date of the amendatory act that added this part, an individual shall not use the titles "respiratory therapist", "respiratory care practitioner", "licensed respiratory therapist", "licensed respiratory care practitioner", "r.t.", "r.c.p.", "l.r.t.", "l.r.c.p.", or similar words that indicate the individual is a respiratory therapist unless the individual is licensed under this article as a respiratory therapist or respiratory care practitioner.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 3, Eff. July 1, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-187. - Part 187. Respiratory Care (333.18701...333.18713) › Section 333.18705 - Michigan Board of Respiratory Care; Creation; Membership; Terms.

333.18705 Michigan board of respiratory care; creation; membership; terms.
Sec. 18705.
(1) The Michigan board of respiratory care is created in the department and consists of the following members who meet the requirements of part 161:
(a) Until June 30, 2010, 4 individuals who meet the requirements of section 16135(2). Beginning July 1, 2010, 7 individuals who are engaged in the practice of respiratory care.
(b) One medical director.
(c) Until June 30, 2010, 2 public members. Beginning July 1, 2010, 3 public members.
(2) The terms of office of individual members of the board created under this section, except those appointed to fill vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on December 31 of the year in which the term expires.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 3, Eff. July 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 407, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 79, Imd. Eff. May 20, 2010
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-187. - Part 187. Respiratory Care (333.18701...333.18713) › Section 333.18707 - Practice of Respiratory Care; License Required.

333.18707 Practice of respiratory care; license required.
Sec. 18707.
(1) An individual shall not engage in the practice of respiratory care or provide or offer to provide respiratory care services unless licensed under this part.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent any of the following:
(a) An individual licensed under any other part or act from performing activities that are considered respiratory care services if those activities are within the individual's scope of practice and if the individual does not use the titles protected under section 18703.
(b) An individual not licensed under this part from performing activities that are considered respiratory care services while under the supervision of an individual who is licensed under this part as a respiratory therapist or respiratory care practitioner, if the individual does not use the titles protected under section 18703.
(c) An individual not licensed under this part from performing activities that are considered diagnostic services if the individual possesses a level of training approved by the board, has successfully passed a credentialing examination approved by the board, and if the individual does not use the titles protected under section 18703.
(d) The practice of respiratory care which is an integral part of a program of study by students enrolled in an accredited respiratory therapist educational program approved by the board, provided that they are identified as a student and provide respiratory care services only while under the supervision of a licensed respiratory therapist or respiratory care practitioner.
(e) Self-care by a patient or uncompensated care by a friend or family member who does not represent or hold himself or herself out to be a licensed respiratory therapist or respiratory care practitioner.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 3, Eff. July 1, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-187. - Part 187. Respiratory Care (333.18701...333.18713) › Section 333.18709 - Licensure Requirements; Rules; Temporary License; Interim Standards.

333.18709 Licensure requirements; rules; temporary license; interim standards.
Sec. 18709.
(1) The department shall promulgate rules under section 16145 as necessary or appropriate to fulfill its functions under this article. In promulgating rules to establish requirements for licensure under section 16145, the department shall adopt all of the following requirements:
(a) Successful completion of an accredited respiratory therapist training program approved by the department.
(b) Having at least a 2-year associate's degree from an accredited college or university approved by the department.
(c) Having the credential conferred by the national board for respiratory care or its successor organization as a respiratory therapist or its successor credential, as approved by the department.
(2) The department shall issue a license as a respiratory therapist to an individual who had either of the credentials as a registered respiratory therapist or certified respiratory therapist, or their predecessor credentials, conferred by the national board for respiratory care, or its predecessor organization, on or before the effective date of this part, and who applies for licensure as a respiratory therapist within 1 year after the effective date of this part.
(3) The department shall issue a license as a respiratory therapist to an individual who is a holder of a temporary license as a respiratory therapist if a holder of a temporary license meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Applies for licensure as a respiratory therapist prior to the expiration of his or her temporary license as prescribed in section 18711(2).
(b) Provides proof to the department that he or she has successfully completed the national credentialing exam by the national board for respiratory care or its successor organization, as approved by the department.
(4) The department may utilize the standards contained in the clinical practice guidelines issued by the American association of respiratory care that are in effect on the effective date of this part as interim standards, which are adopted by reference, until rules are promulgated under subsection (1).
History:
Add. 2004, Act 3, Eff. July 1, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-187. - Part 187. Respiratory Care (333.18701...333.18713) › Section 333.18711 - Temporary License.

333.18711 Temporary license.
Sec. 18711.
(1) The department may issue a temporary license as a respiratory therapist to an applicant who does not meet all of the requirements of section 18709, if the applicant does all of the following:
(a) Applies to the department for a temporary license within 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this part.
(b) Provides satisfactory proof to the department that he or she has been employed full-time as a respiratory therapist for the 4 years immediately preceding the date of application in 1 of the following:
(i) An inpatient or outpatient respiratory care service or department within a licensed health facility.
(ii) A durable medical equipment company or home care agency.
(iii) A respiratory care educational program.
(c) Provides the department with a letter of recommendation from his or her medical director at the time of application attesting to the applicant's clinical competence as a respiratory therapist.
(d) Pays the applicable fees prescribed by section 16344.
(2) A temporary license issued by the department under this section expires within the same time period as a nontemporary license issued by the department under this part. The holder of a temporary license issued under this section may apply for 1 or more renewals of the temporary license a number of times, but an individual may not hold a temporary license for more than a total of 4 years.
(3) The holder of a temporary license issued under this section is subject to this part and the rules promulgated under this part, except for the requirements for licensure.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 3, Eff. July 1, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-187. - Part 187. Respiratory Care (333.18701...333.18713) › Section 333.18713 - New or Additional Reimbursement or Benefits Not Required.

333.18713 New or additional reimbursement or benefits not required.
Sec. 18713.
This part does not require new or additional third party reimbursement or mandated worker's compensation benefits for services rendered by an individual licensed as a respiratory therapist under this article.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 3, Eff. July 1, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18801 - Meanings of Words and Phrases; General Definitions and Principles of Construction.

333.18801 Meanings of words and phrases; general definitions and principles of construction.
Sec. 18801.
(1) For purposes of this part the words and phrases defined in sections 18802 to 18805 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(2) In addition, article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction applicable to all articles in this code and part 161 contains definitions applicable to this part.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of certain health-related functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18802 - Definitions; a to S.

333.18802 Definitions; A to S.
Sec. 18802.
(1) "Abandoned by its owner" means any of the following:
(a) Failure of an owner to return to regain custody of an animal left in the custody of a veterinarian by its owner for treatment, boarding, or other services at the scheduled time for the animal's return or at completion of the services.
(b) Refusal of an owner to accept custody of an animal left in the custody of a veterinarian by its owner for treatment, boarding, or other services at the scheduled time for the animal's return or at completion of the services.
(c) Failure of an owner to provide payment for treatment, boarding, or other services on an animal left in the custody of a veterinarian by its owner as agreed upon by the owner and the veterinarian.
(2) "Animal" means an animal other than a human being and includes all fowl, birds, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead, which may be carriers of infectious diseases.
(3) "Owner" means the actual owner of an animal, an agent of the owner of the animal, or a person with the apparent authority to act as the owner or as the agent of the owner of an animal.
(4) "Supervision" includes that degree of close physical proximity necessary for the supervising veterinarian to observe and monitor the performance of a veterinary technician.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 353, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1982 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2000
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18805 - Definitions; P to V.

333.18805 Definitions; P to V.
Sec. 18805.
(1) "Practice as a veterinary technician" means the practice of veterinary medicine based on less comprehensive knowledge and skill than that required of a veterinarian and performed under supervision of a veterinarian.
(2) "Practice of veterinary medicine" means:
(a) Prescribing or administering a drug, medicine, treatment, or method of procedure; performing an operation or manipulation; applying an apparatus or appliance; or giving an instruction or demonstration designed to alter an animal from its normal condition.
(b) Curing, ameliorating, correcting, reducing, or modifying a disease, deformity, defect, wound, or injury in or to an animal.
(c) Diagnosing or prognosing, or both, a disease, deformity, or defect in an animal by a test, procedure, manipulation, technique, autopsy, biopsy, or other examination.
(3) "Veterinarian" means an individual licensed under this article to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 353, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1982
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18808 - Veterinary Technician; Health Profession Subfield.

333.18808 Veterinary technician; health profession subfield.
Sec. 18808.
Practice as a veterinary technician is a health profession subfield of the practice of veterinary medicine.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 353, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1982
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18811 - Veterinarian or Veterinary Technician; License or Authorization Required; Prohibited Conduct; Use of Words, Titles, or Letters.

333.18811 Veterinarian or veterinary technician; license or authorization required; prohibited conduct; use of words, titles, or letters.
Sec. 18811.
(1) A person shall not engage in the practice of veterinary medicine unless licensed or otherwise authorized by this article.
(2) After July 1, 1979, an individual shall not practice as a veterinary technician without a license.
(3) A veterinary technician shall not diagnose animal diseases, prescribe medical or surgical treatment, or perform as a surgeon.
(4) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination thereof, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those persons authorized under this part to use the terms and in a way prescribed in this part: "veterinary", "veterinarian", "veterinary doctor", "veterinary surgeon", "doctor of veterinary medicine", "v.m.d.", "d.v.m.", "animal technician", or "animal technologist".
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 353, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1982 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 406, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18812 - Limited License for Practice Apart From Veterinary Education; Requirements; Graduates of Nonapproved Veterinary Education Programs.

333.18812 Limited license for practice apart from veterinary education; requirements; graduates of nonapproved veterinary education programs.
Sec. 18812.
(1) A limited license for practice apart from veterinary education shall require that the individual be a senior student in an approved school of veterinary medicine and be under the supervision of a veterinarian licensed by this state.
(2) Graduates of nonapproved veterinary education programs may be granted a limited license under section 16182(1).
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 337, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 1982
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18813 - Veterinarian or Veterinary Technician License Renewal; Continuing Education; Evidence; License Cycle.

333.18813 Veterinarian or veterinary technician license renewal; continuing education; evidence; license cycle.
Sec. 18813.
(1) Beginning January 1, 2020, a licensee seeking renewal of a veterinarian's license shall, if requested, furnish the department with satisfactory evidence that during the 3 years immediately preceding application for renewal, he or she attended at least 45 hours of continuing education courses or programs approved by the board.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, a licensee seeking renewal of a veterinary technician's license shall, if requested, furnish the department with satisfactory evidence that during the 3 years immediately preceding application for renewal, he or she attended at least 15 hours of continuing education courses or programs approved by the board.
(3) The license cycle for a veterinarian's license and a veterinary technician's license is 3 years.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 47, Eff. June 13, 2016 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 383, Eff. Mar. 28, 2017
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18814 - Conduct Not Considered Practice of Veterinary Medicine.

333.18814 Conduct not considered practice of veterinary medicine.
Sec. 18814.
An individual is not engaging in the practice of veterinary medicine in this state who:
(a) Administers to livestock owned by that individual, except when the title is vested in him or her for the purpose of circumventing this act.
(b) Conducts experimentation and scientific research in the development of methods, techniques, or treatments directly or indirectly applicable to the problems of medicine and who in connection therewith uses animals.
(c) Conducts routine vaccination and pullorum testing of poultry under supervision of the national poultry improvement plan as administered by the official state agency and the United States department of agriculture.
(d) Is a regularly employed veterinarian of the United States department of agriculture or a full-time veterinary food inspector while engaged in the inspection of animals as food for human consumption.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18817 - Use of Marihuana or Industrial Hemp.

333.18817 Use of marihuana or industrial hemp.
Sec. 18817.
(1) A veterinarian may consult with an owner on the use of marihuana or industrial hemp on an animal of the owner.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Industrial hemp" means that term as defined in section 7106.
(b) "Marihuana" means that term as defined in section 7106.
History:
Add. 2020, Act 280, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18821 - Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine; Creation; Membership; Waiver; Terms.

333.18821 Michigan board of veterinary medicine; creation; membership; waiver; terms.
Sec. 18821.
(1) The Michigan board of veterinary medicine is created in the department and shall consist of the following 9 members who shall meet the requirements of part 161: 5 veterinarians, 1 veterinary technician, and 3 public members. The chief of the animal health division of the department of agriculture is an ex officio member without vote.
(2) The requirement of section 16135(d) that a board member shall have practiced that profession for 2 years immediately before appointment is waived until September 30, 1980 for members of the board who are licensed in a health profession subfield created by this part.
(3) The terms of office of individual members of the board created under this section, except those appointed to fill vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on December 31 of the year in which the term expires.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 353, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1982 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 406, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18822 - Animal Diseases; Advising Department of Agriculture.

333.18822 Animal diseases; advising department of agriculture.
Sec. 18822.
In addition to the functions set forth in part 161, upon request, the board shall advise the department of agriculture in matters pertaining to animal diseases.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18824 - Repealed. 1989, Act 201, Imd. Eff. Oct. 23, 1989.

333.18824 Repealed. 1989, Act 201, Imd. Eff. Oct. 23, 1989.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to task force to advise board.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18826 - Veterinarian or Veterinary Technician; Civil Liability for Acts or Omissions; Immunity; Applicability; Notice.

333.18826 Veterinarian or veterinary technician; civil liability for acts or omissions; immunity; applicability; notice.
Sec. 18826.
(1) A veterinarian or veterinary technician is not liable for civil damages as a result of the acts or omissions described in subsection (2) if both of the following apply:
(a) The animal has been brought to the veterinarian or veterinary technician by a person other than the owner of the animal.
(b) The veterinarian or veterinary technician does not know who owns the animal or is unable to contact the owner of the animal before a decision must be made with respect to emergency treatment or euthanasia.
(2) The immunity granted by this section applies to both of the following:
(a) An injury to an animal or death of an animal that results from acts or omissions by the veterinarian or veterinary technician in providing treatment to the animal.
(b) The euthanasia of a seriously injured or seriously ill animal.
(3) This section does not apply to an act or omission by a veterinarian or veterinary technician amounting to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct in providing treatment to an animal.
(4) A veterinarian or veterinary technician shall notify the animal control authority in the county in which the animal is found of the disposition of the treatment rendered to the animal before the end of the first business day following the day treatment is rendered.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2000
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18827 - Veterinarian or Veterinary Technician; Reporting Animal to Be Abandoned, Neglected, or Abused; Immunity.

333.18827 Veterinarian or veterinary technician; reporting animal to be abandoned, neglected, or abused; immunity.
Sec. 18827.
A veterinarian or veterinary technician who in good faith reports to a peace officer, an animal control officer, or an officer of a private organization devoted to the humane treatment of animals an animal that the veterinarian or veterinary technician knows or reasonably believes to be abandoned, neglected, or abused is immune from civil or criminal liability for making the report.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2000
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18835 - Grounds for Fine, Reprimand, or Probation; Grounds for Denying, Limiting, Suspending, or Revoking License.

333.18835 Grounds for fine, reprimand, or probation; grounds for denying, limiting, suspending, or revoking license.
Sec. 18835.
In addition to the grounds set forth in part 161, the disciplinary subcommittee may fine, reprimand, or place a licensee on probation, or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke the license of a veterinarian for fraudulent use or misuse of a health certificate, inspection certificate, vaccination certificate, test chart, meat inspection stamp, or other blank form used in the practice of veterinary medicine that might lead to the dissemination of disease, unlawful transportation of diseased animals, or the sale of inedible products of animal origin for human consumption.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 15 - Occupations (333.16101...333.18838) › 368-1978-15-188 - Part 188 Veterinary Medicine (333.18801...333.18838) › Section 333.18838 - Disposal of Abandoned Animal; Notices; Costs; Relinquishment of Rights by Owner.

333.18838 Disposal of abandoned animal; notices; costs; relinquishment of rights by owner.
Sec. 18838.
(1) A veterinarian may dispose of an animal placed in the veterinarian's custody for treatment, boarding, or other care and abandoned by its owner by sending the notices required by this section. The veterinarian shall send a first written notice of an intent to dispose of the animal by certified mail to the owner, at his or her last known address and a second written notice not less than 5 days after sending the first notice. Upon the expiration of 5 days after sending the second written notice to the owner, a veterinarian may dispose of the animal.
(2) The disposal of an animal does not release the owner from payment of costs incurred, including the disposal.
(3) This section does not prevent the owner or agent from mitigating additional costs by removing the animal from custody of the veterinarian.
(4) In the case of an animal abandoned by its owner, the owner is considered to have relinquished all rights to the animal.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2000
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 17 - Facilities and Agencies (333.20101...333.22260) › 368-1978-17-201 - Part 201 General Provisions (333.20101...333.20211) › Section 333.20101 - Meanings of Words and Phrases; Principles of Construction.

333.20101 Meanings of words and phrases; principles of construction.
Sec. 20101.
(1) The words and phrases defined in sections 20102 to 20109 apply to all parts in this article except part 222 and have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(2) In addition, article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction applicable to all articles in this code.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 332, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the division of health facility licensing and certification in the bureau of health systems, division of federal support services, and the division of emergency medical services, with the exception of the division of managed care and division of health facility development, from the department of public health to the director of the department of commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1996-1, compiled at MCL 330.3101 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For transfer of powers and duties of the bureau of health services from the department of consumer and industry services to the director of the department of community health by Type II transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.For transfer of powers and duties of the bureau of family services from the department of consumer and industry services to the family independence agency by Type II transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 17 - Facilities and Agencies (333.20101...333.22260) › 368-1978-17-201 - Part 201 General Provisions (333.20101...333.20211) › Section 333.20102 - Definitions; A.

333.20102 Definitions; A.
Sec. 20102.
(1) "Aircraft transport operation" means that term as defined in section 20902.
(2) "Ambulance operation" means that term as defined in section 20902.
(3) "Attending physician" means the physician selected by, or assigned to, the patient and who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient.
(4) "Authorized representative" means the individual designated in writing by the board of directors of the corporation or by the owner or person with legal authority to act on behalf of the company or organization on licensing matters. The authorized representative who is not an owner or licensee shall not sign the original license application or amendments to the application.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 79, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1981 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 179, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1990 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 381, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2010 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 25, 2022
Popular Name:
Act 368
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 333 - Health › Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211) › Article 17 - Facilities and Agencies (333.20101...333.22260) › 368-1978-17-201 - Part 201 General Provisions (333.20101...333.20211) › Section 333.20104 - Definitions; C to G.

333.20104 Definitions; C to G.
Sec. 20104.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in part 221, "certification" means the issuance of a document by the department to a health facility or agency attesting to the fact that the health facility or agency meets both of the following:
(a) It complies with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements and standards.
(b) It is eligible to participate as a provider of care and services in a specific federal or state health program.
(2) "Consumer" means a person who is not a health care provider as that term is defined in 42 USC 300jj.
(3) "County medical care facility" means a nursing care facility, other than a hospital long-term care unit, that provides organized nursing care and medical treatment to 7 or more unrelated individuals who are suffering or recovering from illness, injury, or infirmity and that is owned by a county or counties.
(4) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(5) "Direct access" means access to a patient or resident or to a patient's or resident's property, financial information, medical records, treatment information, or any other identifying information.
(6) "Director" means the director of the department.
(7) "Freestanding surgical outpatient facility" means a facility, other than the office of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or other private practice office, offering a surgical procedure and related care that in the opinion of the attending physician can be safely performed without requiring overnight inpatient hospital care. Freestanding surgical outpatient facility does not include a surgical outpatient facility owned by and operated as part of a hospital.
(8) "Good moral character" means that term as defined in, and determined under, 1974 PA 381, MCL 338.41 to 338.47.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 381, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2010 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 104, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 155, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 25, 2022
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of department of licensing and regulatory affairs relative to registration, licensing, or regulation of professional occupations arising from part 209 of the public health code, including board, commission, council, or similar entity providing regulation of health professionals under part 209 of article 17 of the public health code to department of health and human services, see E.R.O. No. 2017-3, compiled at MCL 333.26254.
Popular Name:
Act 368