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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17011a - Expedited License Under the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; Authorization to Engage in Practice of Medicine; "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact" Defined.

333.17011a Expedited license under the interstate medical licensure compact; authorization to engage in practice of medicine; "interstate medical licensure compact" defined.
Sec. 17011a.
(1) An allopathic physician who holds an expedited license under the interstate medical licensure compact is authorized to engage in the practice of medicine under this article.
(2) For purposes of this article, including the obligations of an individual who is licensed as a physician under this part, an allopathic physician who holds an expedited license under the interstate medical licensure compact is considered a physician who is licensed under this part.
(3) As used in this section, "interstate medical licensure compact" means the interstate medical licensure compact as enacted in section 16189.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 524, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17012 - Postgraduate Medical Study Requiring Practice of Medicine; Full or Limited License Required; Requirements of Limited License; Training; Renewing Limited License.

333.17012 Postgraduate medical study requiring practice of medicine; full or limited license required; requirements of limited license; training; renewing limited license.
Sec. 17012.
(1) An individual shall not engage in postgraduate medical study which requires the practice of medicine by that individual without a full or limited license to practice under this part.
(2) A limited license for a postgraduate shall require that the individual confine his or her practice and training to a hospital or institution approved by the board for the training. The hospital or institution is responsible for the training. A limited license for a postgraduate is renewable for not more than 5 years.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17015a - Coercion; Screening; Protocols; Report; Availability of Publications About Violence Against Women; Right to Abortion Not Created.

333.17015a Coercion; screening; protocols; report; availability of publications about violence against women; right to abortion not created.
Sec. 17015a.
(1) At the time a patient first presents at a private office, freestanding surgical outpatient facility, or other facility or clinic in which abortions are performed for the purpose of obtaining an abortion, whether before or after the expiration of the 24-hour period described in section 17015(3), the physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall orally screen the patient for coercion to abort using the screening tools developed by the department under section 17015(11). The oral screening required under this subsection may occur before the requirements of section 17015(3) have been met with regard to that patient.
(2) If a patient discloses that she is the victim of domestic violence that does not include coercion to abort, the physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall follow the protocols developed by the department under section 17015(11).
(3) If a patient discloses coercion to abort, the physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall follow the protocols developed by the department under section 17015(11).
(4) If a patient who is under the age of 18 discloses domestic violence or coercion to abort by an individual responsible for the health or welfare of the minor patient, the physician or qualified person assisting the physician shall report that fact to a local child protective services office.
(5) A private office, freestanding surgical outpatient facility, or other facility or clinic in which abortions are performed shall post in a conspicuous place in an area of its facility that is accessible to patients, employees, and visitors the notice described in section 17015(11)(i). A private office, freestanding surgical outpatient facility, or other facility or clinic in which abortions are performed shall make available in an area of its facility that is accessible to patients, employees, and visitors publications that contain information about violence against women.
(6) This section does not create a right to abortion. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person shall not perform an abortion that is prohibited by law.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 499, Eff. Mar. 31, 2013
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17016 - Performance of Partial-Birth Abortion Prohibited.

***** 333.17016 THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 209 OF 2023 EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
333.17016 Performance of partial-birth abortion prohibited.
Sec. 17016.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a physician or an individual performing an act, task, or function under the delegatory authority of a physician shall not perform a partial-birth abortion, even if the abortion is otherwise permitted by law.
(2) A physician or an individual described in subsection (1) may perform a partial-birth abortion if the physician or other individual reasonably believes that performing the partial-birth abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury and that no other medical procedure will accomplish that purpose.
(3) This section does not create a right to abortion.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person shall not perform an abortion that is prohibited by law.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Abortion" means the intentional use of an instrument, drug, or other substance or device to terminate a woman's pregnancy for a purpose other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, or to remove a dead fetus. Abortion does not include a procedure to complete a spontaneous abortion or the use or prescription of a drug or device intended as a contraceptive.
(b) "Fetus" means an individual organism of the species homo sapiens at any time before complete delivery from a pregnant woman.
(c) "Partial-birth abortion" means an abortion in which the physician or individual acting under the delegatory authority of the physician performing the abortion partially vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 273, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17017 - Physical Examination Required; Certain Other Means Prohibited; Right to Abortion Not Created; Definitions.

***** 333.17017 THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 209 OF 2023 EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
333.17017 Physical examination required; certain other means prohibited; right to abortion not created; definitions.
Sec. 17017.
(1) This section and section 17517 do not apply after December 31, 2018.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a physician shall not diagnose and prescribe a medical abortion for a patient who is or is presumed to be pregnant unless the physician or an individual licensed and qualified by education and training first personally performs a physical examination of the patient. A physician shall not utilize other means including, but not limited to, an internet web camera, to diagnose and prescribe a medical abortion.
(3) A physician shall obtain the informed consent of a patient in the manner prescribed under section 17015 to perform a medical abortion. The physician shall be physically present at the location of the medical abortion when the prescription drug used to initiate the medical abortion is dispensed. An individual under the direct supervision of the prescribing physician who is qualified by education and training as provided in this act may dispense or administer the prescription drug used to initiate the medical abortion.
(4) This section does not create a right to abortion. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person shall not perform an abortion that is prohibited by law.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Abortion" means that term as defined in section 17015.
(b) "Medical abortion" means an abortion procedure that is not a surgical procedure and that utilizes a prescription drug to induce an abortion.
(c) "Prescription drug" means that term as defined in section 17708.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 499, Eff. Mar. 31, 2013
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17021 - Michigan Board of Medicine; Creation; Membership; Limitation on Powers and Duties.

333.17021 Michigan board of medicine; creation; membership; limitation on powers and duties.
Sec. 17021.
(1) The Michigan board of medicine is created in the department and consists of the following 19 voting members who meet the requirements of part 161:
(a) Ten physicians.
(b) One physician's assistant.
(c) One genetic counselor. However, the governor shall not appoint a genetic counselor member to the board until there are only 7 public members of the board under subdivision (d).
(d) Seven public members. However, if there are 8 public members of the board on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this sentence, each public member of the board may continue in office until he or she resigns or otherwise vacates the office or until the expiration of his or her term.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the board of medicine does not have the powers and duties vested in the task force by sections 17060 to 17084.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 2017 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 624, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17025 - Joint Task Force; Creation; Membership.

333.17025 Joint task force; creation; membership.
Sec. 17025.
A joint task force is created for the health profession subfields licensed under this part. The task force shall consist of the following members, who shall meet the requirements of part 161:
(a) One member each from the board of medicine, the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery, and the board of podiatric medicine and surgery holding a license other than a health profession subfield license.
(b) Until June 30, 2010, 5 physician's assistants. Beginning July 1, 2010, 7 physician's assistants.
(c) Three public members.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 146, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1980 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 161, Eff. Nov. 26, 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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17026 - Terms of Office.

333.17026 Terms of office.
Sec. 17026.
The terms of office of individual members of the board and task force created under this part, except those appointed to fill vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on December 31 of the year in which the term expires.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 385, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17029 - Standards of Medical Practice for Medical Services Involving Vaginal or Anal Penetration; Promulgation of Rules.

333.17029 Standards of medical practice for medical services involving vaginal or anal penetration; promulgation of rules.
Sec. 17029.
The department may promulgate rules that provide guidance to licensees on generally accepted standards of medical practice for medical services involving vaginal or anal penetration, including internal pelvic floor treatments but excluding medical services that primarily relate to a patient's urological, gastrointestinal, reproductive, gynecological, or sexual health, that are performed to measure a patient's temperature, or that are performed for the purpose of rectally administering a drug or medicine. If the department promulgates rules under this section, the department shall consult with appropriate professional associations and other interested stakeholders.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 10, 2023
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17030 - Clinical Academic Limited License; Requirements; Annual Renewal; Duration of Practice.

333.17030 Clinical academic limited license; requirements; annual renewal; duration of practice.
Sec. 17030.
(1) A clinical academic limited license granted by the board under section 16182(2)(c) for the practice of medicine shall require that the individual practice only for an academic institution and under the supervision of 1 or more physicians fully licensed under this part.
(2) A clinical academic limited license granted by the board under section 16182(2)(c) for the practice of medicine is renewable annually, but an individual shall not engage in the practice of medicine under 1 or more clinical academic limited licenses for more than 5 years.
History:
Add. 1990, Act 248, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17033 - Renewal of License; Evidence Required; Completion of Hours or Courses in Pain and Symptom Management as Continuing Education; Rules.

333.17033 Renewal of license; evidence required; completion of hours or courses in pain and symptom management as continuing education; rules.
Sec. 17033.
(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of part 161, the board may require a licensee seeking renewal of a license to furnish the board with satisfactory evidence that during the 3 years immediately preceding application for renewal the licensee has attended continuing education courses or programs approved by the board totaling not less than 150 hours in subjects related to the practice of medicine including, but not limited to, medical ethics and designed to further educate licensees.
(2) As required under section 16204, the board shall promulgate rules requiring each applicant for license renewal to complete as part of the continuing education requirement of subsection (1) an appropriate number of hours or courses in pain and symptom management.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 290, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1986 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 234, Imd. Eff. June 30, 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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17040-333.17047 - Repealed. 1990, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990.

333.17040-333.17047 Repealed. 1990, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to supervision or employment of physician's assistants.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17047 - Practice as Physician's Assistant; Practice Agreement.

333.17047 Practice as physician's assistant; practice agreement.
Sec. 17047.
(1) A physician's assistant shall not engage in the practice as a physician's assistant except under the terms of a practice agreement that meets the requirements of this section.
(2) A practice agreement must include all of the following:
(a) A process between the physician's assistant and participating physician for communication, availability, and decision making when providing medical treatment to a patient. The process must utilize the knowledge and skills of the physician's assistant and participating physician based on their education, training, and experience.
(b) A protocol for designating an alternative physician for consultation in situations in which the participating physician is not available for consultation.
(c) The signature of the physician's assistant and the participating physician.
(d) A termination provision that allows the physician's assistant or participating physician to terminate the practice agreement by providing written notice at least 30 days before the date of termination.
(e) Subject to section 17048, the duties and responsibilities of the physician's assistant and participating physician. The practice agreement shall not include as a duty or responsibility of the physician's assistant or participating physician an act, task, or function that the physician's assistant or participating physician is not qualified to perform by education, training, or experience and that is not within the scope of the license held by the physician's assistant or participating physician.
(f) A requirement that the participating physician verify the physician's assistant's credentials.
(3) The number of physician's assistants in a practice agreement with a participating physician and the number of individuals to whom a physician has delegated the authority to perform acts, tasks, or functions are subject to section 16221.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17049 - Practice Agreement; Designation of Physician; Countersigning Order or Signing Official Form Not Required.

333.17049 Practice agreement; designation of physician; countersigning order or signing official form not required.
Sec. 17049.
(1) A group of physicians practicing other than as sole practitioners may designate 1 or more physicians in the group to enter into a practice agreement under section 17047.
(2) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a physician is not required to countersign orders written in a patient's clinical record by a physician's assistant with whom the physician has a practice agreement. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a physician is not required to sign an official form that lists the physician's signature as the required signatory if that official form is signed by a physician's assistant with whom the physician has a practice agreement.
History:
Add. 1990, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 512, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2011 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17050 - Prohibiting Physician or Physician's Assistant From Entering Into Practice Agreement; Grounds.

333.17050 Prohibiting physician or physician's assistant from entering into practice agreement; grounds.
Sec. 17050.
In addition to its other powers and duties under this article, the board may prohibit a physician or a physician's assistant from entering into a practice agreement for any of the grounds set forth in section 16221.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 2017
Popular Name:
Act 368
Admin Rule:
R 338.6101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17054 - Criteria for Licensure of Physician's Assistants and for Evaluation of Training Programs; Recommendations.

333.17054 Criteria for licensure of physician's assistants and for evaluation of training programs; recommendations.
Sec. 17054.
The board shall make written recommendations on criteria for the licensure of physician's assistants and on criteria for the evaluation of physician's assistants' training programs to the task force on physician's assistants.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17056 - Exception.

333.17056 Exception.
Sec. 17056.
This part does not apply to a student in training to become a physician's assistant while performing duties assigned as part of the training.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17058 - Repealed. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994.

333.17058 Repealed. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to powers and duties of task force.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17060 - Duties of Department.

333.17060 Duties of department.
Sec. 17060.
The department, in consultation with the task force, shall do all of the following:
(a) Promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of its powers and duties under this part and may perform the acts and make the determinations necessary for the proper implementations of those powers and duties.
(b) Promulgate rules to establish the requirements for the education, training, or experience of physician's assistants for licensure in this state. The requirements must take into account nationally recognized standards for education, training, and experience and the desired utilization of physician's assistants. By January 14, 2017, the rules must include training standards for identifying victims of human trafficking. The training standards for identifying victims of human trafficking must apply for a physician's assistant license or registration renewal beginning with the first renewal cycle after the rules are promulgated and for an initial license or registration issued 5 or more years after the rules are promulgated.
(c) Grant licenses to applicants who meet the requirements of this part and the rules promulgated under this part for practice and use of the title of physician's assistant.
(d) Promulgate rules to establish criteria for the evaluation of programs for the education and training of physician's assistants for the purpose of determining whether graduates of the programs have the knowledge and skills requisite for practice and use of the title physician's assistant in this state as defined by this part and the rules promulgated under this part. The criteria established must be substantially consistent with nationally recognized standards for the education and training of physician's assistants. Until the criteria are established, the criteria developed by the advisory commission on physician's assistants shall remain in effect. The department shall consider and may use where appropriate the criteria established by professional associations, education accrediting bodies, or governmental agencies. In establishing criteria for the evaluation of education and training programs, the department may seek the advice of the boards and the department of education.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 1980 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 290, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1986 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 343, Eff. Jan. 14, 2015 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 2017
Popular Name:
Act 368
Admin Rule:
R 338.6101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17062 - Applicant for Licensure as Physician's Assistant; Qualifications.

333.17062 Applicant for licensure as physician's assistant; qualifications.
Sec. 17062.
An applicant for licensure as a physician's assistant shall meet the requirements of section 16174(a), (b), and (d) and be a graduate of a program for the training of physician's assistants approved by the task force or be a licensed, certified, registered, approved, or other legally recognized physician's assistant in another state with qualifications substantially equivalent to those established by the task force.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 146, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1980 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 174, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986
Compiler's Notes:
Section 3 of Act 174 of 1986 provides: “This amendatory act shall only apply to contested cases filed on or after July 1, 1986.”
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17064 - Applicant for Licensure as Physician's Assistant; Examination Required; Waiver; Nature of Examination; Use of National Examination; Discrimination Prohibited; Reciprocity; Investigation; Additional Documentation or Information.

333.17064 Applicant for licensure as physician's assistant; examination required; waiver; nature of examination; use of national examination; discrimination prohibited; reciprocity; investigation; additional documentation or information.
Sec. 17064.
(1) To determine whether an applicant for initial licensure has the appropriate level of skill and knowledge as required by this part, the task force shall require the applicant to submit to an examination which shall include those subjects the general knowledge of which is commonly and generally required of a graduate of an accredited physician's assistants' program in the United States. The task force may waive the examination requirement for a graduate of an approved program if the applicant has taken a national examination and achieved a score acceptable to the task force as demonstrating the level of skill and knowledge required by this part. The task force may waive the examination for an applicant who is licensed, certified, registered, approved, or otherwise legally recognized as a physician's assistant in another state, when the task force determines that the other state has qualifications, including completion of a national or state approved examination for physician's assistants, that are substantially equivalent to those established by this part.
(2) The nature of an examination shall be determined by the task force and may include the use and acceptance of national examinations where appropriate. The use of examinations or the requirements for successful completion shall not permit discriminatory treatment of applicants.
(3) The task force shall provide for the recognition of the certification or experience consistent with this part acquired by physician's assistants in other states who wish to practice in this state.
(4) The task force may cause an investigation to be conducted when necessary to determine the qualifications of an applicant for licensure. An applicant may be required to furnish additional documentation and information upon a determination by the task force that the documentation or information is necessary to evaluate the applicant's qualifications.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 174, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986
Compiler's Notes:
Section 3 of Act 174 of 1986 provides: “This amendatory act shall only apply to contested cases filed on or after July 1, 1986.”
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17066 - Repealed. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 2017.

333.17066 Repealed. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 2017.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to design of standards and decisions regarding qualifications of physician's assistants.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17068 - Application by Physician's Assistant for Licensure or Renewal of Licensure; Form; Requirements for Relicensing; Standards; Temporary License.

333.17068 Application by physician's assistant for licensure or renewal of licensure; form; requirements for relicensing; standards; temporary license.
Sec. 17068.
(1) A physician's assistant shall apply for licensure or renewal of licensure on a form provided by the department.
(2) A physician's assistant who has failed to renew a license may be relicensed upon showing that he or she meets the current requirements for licensure set forth in this part and rules promulgated under this part. In relicensing an individual under this section, the task force may establish standards for training, education, or experience equivalent to current educational and practice requirements. A temporary license under section 17072 may be issued pending the results of action taken under this subsection.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 462, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989
Popular Name:
Act 368
Admin Rule:
R 388.6101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17070 - Granting Renewal; Notice of Denial; Right to Hearing.

333.17070 Granting renewal; notice of denial; right to hearing.
Sec. 17070.
(1) If the applicant meets the requirements for renewal as set forth in this part or rules promulgated under this part, the task force shall direct the board to grant a renewal.
(2) If an applicant is determined by the task force not to have met the requirements for renewal, the applicant shall be notified in writing of the reasons for denial and shall have the right to a hearing.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17072 - Certificate of Licensure, Temporary Licensure, or Renewal; Issuance; Contents; Interim Licensure; Nonrenewable Temporary License; Display; Pocket Card; Identification.

333.17072 Certificate of licensure, temporary licensure, or renewal; issuance; contents; interim licensure; nonrenewable temporary license; display; pocket card; identification.
Sec. 17072.
(1) A certificate of licensure, temporary licensure, or renewal shall be issued by the department to an applicant who is granted licensure, temporary licensure, or renewal. A certificate issued under this part shall contain the full name of the individual licensed, a permanent individual number, and the date of expiration.
(2) The task force shall direct the board to grant interim licensure to an unlicensed individual who was employed as a physician's assistant on December 29, 1977, to be effective until the task force formally issues or denies a license to the physician's assistant pursuant to this part and the rules promulgated under this part. During this period the task force may direct the board to grant interim licensure to a new applicant who has graduated from a program training physician's assistants.
(3) The task force may direct the board to grant a nonrenewable temporary license to an applicant who meets all requirements for licensure except examination, if required. The task force shall make its decision within 30 days after submission of a complete application or the conclusion of a department investigation, whichever is later. The temporary license shall be valid for a period determined by the task force, but not to exceed 1 year, or until the results of a required examination are made available, whichever is sooner. The department shall issue a certificate of temporary licensure within 15 days after the board grants the license.
(4) A physician's assistant licensed under this part shall publicly display the current certificate of licensure, temporary license, or renewal permanently in that individual's place of practice, if feasible, and shall have available for inspection a pocket card issued by the department containing the essential information of the license. While working, the individual shall wear appropriate identification, clearly indicating that the individual is a physician's assistant.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 625, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1979
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17074 - Prohibited Undertakings, Representations, and Services by Physician's Assistant; Permissible Services.

333.17074 Prohibited undertakings, representations, and services by physician's assistant; permissible services.
Sec. 17074.
(1) A physician's assistant shall not undertake or represent that he or she is qualified to undertake provision of a medical care service that he or she knows or reasonably should know to be outside his or her competence or is prohibited by law.
(2) A physician's assistant shall not:
(a) Perform acts, tasks, or functions to determine the refractive state of a human eye or to treat refractive anomalies of the human eye, or both.
(b) Determine the spectacle or contact lens prescription specifications required to treat refractive anomalies of the human eye, or determine modification of spectacle or contact lens prescription specifications, or both.
(3) A physician's assistant may perform routine visual screening or testing, postoperative care, or assistance in the care of medical diseases of the eye under a practice agreement.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 161, Eff. Nov. 26, 2006 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17078 - Physician's Assistant; Conformance to Minimal Standards of Practice.

333.17078 Physician's assistant; conformance to minimal standards of practice.
Sec. 17078.
A physician's assistant shall conform to minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing practice under this part, part 175, or part 180, as applicable.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 161, Eff. Nov. 26, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2011 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17082 - Investigations and Evaluations by Task Force; Purpose; Revision of Criteria for Education and Training; Continuation of Program Approval and Criteria.

333.17082 Investigations and evaluations by task force; purpose; revision of criteria for education and training; continuation of program approval and criteria.
Sec. 17082.
(1) The task force may conduct or cause to be conducted, investigations and evaluations necessary to determine whether a program meets the criteria established by this part and rules promulgated under this part.
(2) At times the task force determines appropriate, the task force may revise the criteria for the education and training of graduates to determine whether the graduates meet the requirements for practice and use of the title physician's assistant in this state.
(3) A program approval of the director of public health and the criteria developed or recommended by the physician's assistant's advisory commission permitted under section 20 of former Act No. 420 of the Public Acts of 1976 shall be continued for the duration of its initial approval, unless disapproved by the task force.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Compiler's Notes:
Act 420 of 1976, referred to in this section, was repealed by Act 368 of 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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17084 - Register of Programs; Contents; Public Inspection.

333.17084 Register of programs; contents; public inspection.
Sec. 17084.
The department shall keep a register of programs meeting the criteria established by the task force. The register of programs shall include the full title of the program, the institution of which it is a part, and its address. A copy of the register or the information contained in the register shall be available for public inspection.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17086-333.17088 - Repealed. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994.

333.17086-333.17088 Repealed. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to procedures for maintaining disciplinary action; denying, suspending, limiting, or revoking a license or renewal; examinations; hearings; and application for reinstatement.
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17091 - Rules.

333.17091 Rules.
Sec. 17091.
(1) The department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules that specify the minimum standards for licensure, temporary licensure, and license renewal of genetic counselors.
(2) In addition to any other requirements of this article, the board shall perform other functions and duties as necessary to carry out the regulation of genetic counselors under this part.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 624, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17092 - Genetic Counselor; Licensure Requirements.

333.17092 Genetic counselor; licensure requirements.
Sec. 17092.
To be licensed as a genetic counselor under this part, an individual shall do all of the following:
(a) Submit an application prescribed by the board.
(b) Pay the fee prescribed in section 16338.
(c) Provide satisfactory evidence of having current certification through a nationally recognized certifying agency for genetic counselors or medical geneticists approved by the board.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 624, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17093 - Practice of Genetic Counseling; License Required.

333.17093 Practice of genetic counseling; license required.
Sec. 17093.
Beginning 1 year after the effective date of the rules promulgated under section 17091, an individual shall not engage in the practice of genetic counseling unless he or she is licensed as a genetic counselor under this part.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 624, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17094 - Genetic Counselor; Temporary License; Interim Requirements.

333.17094 Genetic counselor; temporary license; interim requirements.
Sec. 17094.
A temporary licensed genetic counselor shall work under the supervision of a qualified supervisor at all times during which the temporary licensed genetic counselor engages in the practice of genetic counseling.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 624, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17095 - Use of Titles, Words, or Initials; Applicability of Sections 17091 to 17096.

333.17095 Use of titles, words, or initials; applicability of sections 17091 to 17096.
Sec. 17095.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), an individual who is not licensed as a genetic counselor under this part shall not use in connection with his or her name or place of business, the title "genetic counselor", "licensed genetic counselor", "gene counselor", "genetic consultant", "genetic associate" or any words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that an individual holds a license to engage in the practice of genetic counseling under this part.
(2) Sections 17091 to 17096 do not apply to the following individuals:
(a) An individual who is certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics as a doctor of philosophy medical geneticist, or holds an equivalent certification as determined by the board.
(b) An individual who is licensed by this state to engage in the practice of a health profession other than the practice of genetic counseling when acting within the scope of the individual's health profession and doing work of a nature consistent with the individual's education and training.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 624, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17096 - Renewal of License; Evidence Required.

333.17096 Renewal of license; evidence required.
Sec. 17096.
To obtain a license renewal as a genetic counselor under this part, a licensee shall present satisfactory evidence to the board that in the period since the license was issued or last renewed the licensee has maintained certification through a nationally recognized certifying agency for genetic counselors or medical geneticists approved by the board.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 624, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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) › 368-1978-15-170 - Part 170 Medicine (333.17001...333.17097) › Section 333.17097 - Third Party Reimbursement or Mandated Worker's Compensation Benefits.

333.17097 Third party reimbursement or mandated worker's compensation benefits.
Sec. 17097.
This part does not require new or additional third party reimbursement or mandated worker's compensation benefits for services rendered by an individual who is licensed as a genetic counselor under this part.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 624, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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) › 368-1978-15-171. - Part 171. Midwifery (333.17101...333.17123) › Section 333.17101 - Definitions; Principles of Construction.

333.17101 Definitions; principles of construction.
Sec. 17101.
(1) As used in this part:
(a) "Appropriate health professional", for the purposes of referral, consultation, or collaboration with a midwife under this part, means any of the following:
(i) A physician.
(ii) A certified nurse midwife.
(iii) As identified in rules promulgated under section 17117, another appropriate health professional licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to engage in a health profession under this article.
(b) "Certified nurse midwife" means a registered professional nurse under part 172 who has been granted a specialty certification in the profession specialty field of nurse midwifery by the board of nursing under section 17210.
(c) "Health care provider" means an individual who is licensed or registered under this article.
(d) "Midwife" means an individual licensed under this part to engage in the practice of midwifery.
(e) "Physician" means an individual licensed to engage in the practice of medicine under part 170 or the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery under part 175.
(f) "Practice of midwifery", subject to subsection (2), means providing maternity care that is consistent with a midwife's training, education, and experience, to women and neonates during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods.
(2) For purposes of this part, practice of midwifery does not include either of the following:
(a) The practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(b) The practice of nursing, including the practice of nursing with a specialty certification in the profession specialty field of nurse midwifery under part 172.
(3) In addition to the definitions of this part, 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:
Add. 2016, Act 417, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Popular Name:
Act 368