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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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16605 - Use of Words, Titles, or Letters.

333.16605 Use of words, titles, or letters.
Sec. 16605.
The following words, titles, or letters, or a combination of any of those words, titles, or letters, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those individuals who are authorized under this part to use the following terms and in a way prescribed in this part:
(a) "Dentist", "doctor of dental surgery", "oral and maxillofacial surgeon", "orthodontist", "prosthodontist", "periodontist", "endodontist", "oral pathologist", "pediatric dentist", "dental hygienist", "registered dental hygienist", "dental assistant", "registered dental assistant", "dental therapist", "r.d.a.", "d.d.s.", "d.m.d.", "r.d.h.", and "d.t.".
(b) Beginning September 1, 2022, "oral and maxillofacial radiologist", "dental anesthesiologist", "oral medicine doctor", "public health dentist", and "orofacial pain specialist".
History:
Add. 2006, Act 429, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 2006 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 27, 2019 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 12, Eff. Mar. 30, 2022
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16608 - Health Profession Specialty Field License; Qualifications; Renewal; Reference as Specialty Certification.

333.16608 Health profession specialty field license; qualifications; renewal; reference as specialty certification.
Sec. 16608.
(1) The board may issue a health profession specialty field license to a dentist who has advanced training beyond that required for initial licensure and who has demonstrated competency through examination or other evaluative processes in 1 or more of the following health profession specialty fields:
(a) Prosthodontics, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, or oral pathology.
(b) Beginning September 1, 2022, oral medicine, orofacial pain, dental public health, oral and maxillofacial radiology, or dental anesthesiology.
(2) A dentist who held a health profession specialty certification in 1 or more of the health profession specialty fields listed in subsection (1)(a) on December 23, 2002 is considered to hold a health profession specialty field license on that date in each of those health profession specialty fields and may obtain renewal of each health profession specialty field license on the expiration date of the specialty certification.
(3) A health profession specialty field license issued under this section must be renewed concurrently with the license to practice dentistry.
(4) This section does not prohibit a dentist who has not been issued a health profession specialty field license under this section from performing services in 1 or more of the health profession specialty fields listed in subsection (1).
(5) For purposes of the administration of the general rules of the board in the Michigan Administrative Code, a reference to specialty certification is a reference to a health profession specialty field license.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 174, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1987 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1990 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 643, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 12, Eff. Mar. 30, 2022
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16620 - Terms of Office.

333.16620 Terms of office.
Sec. 16620.
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 June 30 of the year in which the term will expire.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 429, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16621 - Michigan Board of Dentistry; Creation; Appointment and Qualifications of Members; Meetings; Voting.

333.16621 Michigan board of dentistry; creation; appointment and qualifications of members; meetings; voting.
Sec. 16621.
(1) The Michigan board of dentistry is created in the department. Subject to subsection (2), the board consists of the following 20 voting members, each of whom must meet the requirements of part 161:
(a) Nine dentists. Subject to subsection (4), 1 or more of the dentists appointed under this subdivision may have a health profession specialty certification issued under section 16608.
(b) Subject to subsection (4), 2 dentists who have been issued a health profession specialty certification under section 16608.
(c) Four dental hygienists.
(d) Two dental assistants.
(e) Three public members.
(2) Beginning 5 years after the effective date of the 2018 amendatory act that amended this subsection, the board must include 1 dental therapist, bringing the total number of voting members on the board to 21. The dental therapists appointed under this subsection must each meet the requirements of part 161.
(3) The board meeting dates and times must be concurred in by a vote of not less than 13 board members.
(4) One member of the board shall be a dentist who is a dental school faculty member.
(5) A board member who is licensed to practice as a dental hygienist, a dental assistant, or a dental therapist votes as an equal member of the board in all matters except those designated in section 16148(1) or (2) that apply only to dentists and not to dental hygienists, dental assistants, or dental therapists.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 436, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 160, Imd. Eff. June 14, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 590, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 2002 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 27, 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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16624 - Task Force; Creation; Purpose; Membership.

333.16624 Task force; creation; purpose; membership.
Sec. 16624.
A task force to advise the board is created for health profession specialty fields certified under this part. The task force shall consist of the following 9 members, who shall meet the requirements of part 161; 1 dentist who is not a specialist, 1 prosthodontist, 1 endodontist, 1 oral and maxillofacial surgeon, 1 orthodontist, 1 pediatric dentist, 1 periodontist, 1 oral pathologist, and 1 public member. The oral pathologist shall be certified as a dentist specializing in oral pathology by the board not later than 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added an oral pathologist to the task force. If the oral pathologist is not so certified, his or her term shall terminate at the end of that year.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1987 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1990
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the dental specialty task force from the department of commerce to the director of the department of consumer and industry services, and the abolishment of the dental specialty task force, see E.R.O. No. 1996-2, compiled at MCL 445.2001 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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16626 - Dental Assistant as Second Pair of Hands.

333.16626 Dental assistant as second pair of hands.
Sec. 16626.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), and notwithstanding section 16601(1)(f) or the rules promulgated under section 16625(1), a dental hygienist or dental therapist may utilize a dental assistant to act as his or her second pair of hands.
(2) Notwithstanding section 16601(1)(e) or the rules promulgated under section 16625(1), a dental assistant may function as a second pair of hands for a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental therapist if all of the following are met:
(a) The dentist, dental hygienist, or dental therapist is actively performing services in the mouth of a patient at the time the dental assistant is assisting him or her.
(b) If the dental assistant is assisting a dental hygienist, a supervising dentist has assigned the dental assistant to act as the dental hygienist's second pair of hands.
(3) This section 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 dental assistant, dental hygienist, or dental therapist under this article.
(4) As used in this section, "second pair of hands" means that term as defined in R 338.11101 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 289, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 27, 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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16627 - Establishment of Dental Clinic by Nonprofit Corporation.

333.16627 Establishment of dental clinic by nonprofit corporation.
Sec. 16627.
The board shall not by rule or other action prohibit the establishment of a dental clinic by a nonprofit corporation organized for this purpose or by trustees of a health and welfare fund if:
(a) The clinic is created, financed, and operated from trust funds derived from payments and contributions under the terms of collective bargaining agreements between employers and representatives of employees and which are subject to the terms, conditions, and regulations of the labor-management relations act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. 141 to 187.
(b) The clinic is established and operated for the benefit of employees represented or employed by the labor organization, their dependents, and retirees.
(c) The individuals employed by the clinic to practice dentistry are licensed under this article.
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16641 - Work Authorization for Dental Laboratory Services Required; Retention and Inspection of Work Authorizations and Copies.

333.16641 Work authorization for dental laboratory services required; retention and inspection of work authorizations and copies.
Sec. 16641.
(1) A dentist shall not use the services of a dental laboratory without furnishing a written work authorization to the dental laboratory and a carbon copy to the patient for constructing, repairing, or altering prosthetic dentures, bridges, orthodontic or other appliances, or structures to be used as substitutes for or as a part of human teeth or jaws or associated structures, or for the correction of malocclusions or deformities.
(2) A dentist shall retain a written work authorization furnished to a dental laboratory or a copy of the authorization for not less than 3 years and allow the board, its agents, or employees to inspect the file of written work authorizations or copies.
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16642 - Work Authorization for Dental Laboratory Work; Form; Contents; Name or Number of Work Authorization to Accompany Invoice; Prohibition.

333.16642 Work authorization for dental laboratory work; form; contents; name or number of work authorization to accompany invoice; prohibition.
Sec. 16642.
(1) A written authorization for dental laboratory work shall be in a form prescribed by the board and shall contain the following:
(a) The name and address of the laboratory.
(b) An identification of the patient by name or number.
(c) The date on which the authorization was written.
(d) The description of the work to be done, with diagrams if necessary.
(e) A specification of the type and quality of materials to be used.
(f) The dentist's signature, complete business address, and license number.
(2) A dental laboratory shall return completed prescribed work to the prescribing dentist or the dentist's office with the name or number of the written work authorization accompanying the invoice.
(3) A dental laboratory shall not have in its possession a prosthetic denture, bridge, orthodontic or other appliance, or structure to be used as a substitute for or as a part of human teeth or jaws or associated structures or for the correction of malocclusions or deformities, completed or being fabricated without having in its possession a written work authorization therefor.
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16643 - Dental Laboratory; Prohibited Conduct.

333.16643 Dental laboratory; prohibited conduct.
Sec. 16643.
A dental laboratory shall not advertise, solicit, represent, or hold itself out to the general public that it will sell, supply, furnish, construct, repair, or alter a prosthetic denture, bridge, orthodontic or other appliance, or structure to be used as a substitute for or as a part of human teeth or jaws or associated structures or for the correction of malocclusions or deformities.
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16644 - Record of Dental Treatment Required; Retention; Rules Prescribing Form and Content; Using Record for Identification Purposes.

333.16644 Record of dental treatment required; retention; rules prescribing form and content; using record for identification purposes.
Sec. 16644.
(1) A dentist shall make a record of all dental treatment which has been performed upon a patient, and shall retain that treatment record for a period of not less than 10 years after the performance of the last service upon the patient.
(2) The board shall promulgate rules to prescribe the form and content of the record required by subsection (1), so that the record may be used for identification purposes.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 482, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16645 - Marking Identification on Denture or Orthodontic Appliance.

333.16645 Marking identification on denture or orthodontic appliance.
Sec. 16645.
(1) Unless the patient specifically declines, a dentist or dental laboratory that sells, supplies, furnishes, constructs, or repairs a full denture, partial denture with acrylic saddle, or removable orthodontic appliance with acrylic saddle for a specific patient shall permanently mark the patient's name or social security number, whichever the patient chooses, on the denture or orthodontic appliance.
(2) A dentist shall notify a patient who is to receive a denture or orthodontic appliance described in subsection (1) that the patient has the right to decline to have identification marked on the denture or orthodontic appliance, shall ask the patient to choose the information to be marked on the denture or orthodontic appliance, and shall indicate the patient's choices on the work order to the dental laboratory.
History:
Add. 1989, Act 262, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16647 - Dental Laboratory; Inspection; Compliance; Violation as Misdemeanor.

333.16647 Dental laboratory; inspection; compliance; violation as misdemeanor.
Sec. 16647.
(1) The board or an agent or employee of the board may inspect a dental laboratory to determine the laboratory's compliance with this part.
(2) A dental laboratory which violates this part or refuses to allow the board or an agent or employee of the board to inspect a work authorization, prosthetic denture, bridge, orthodontic or other appliance, or structure to be used as a substitute for or as a part of human teeth or jaws or associated structures or for the correction of malocclusions or deformities in its possession is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16648 - Information Relative to Care and Treatment of Dental Patient; Confidentiality; Privilege; Disclosure; Consent; Instances Not Prohibiting Disclosure.

333.16648 Information relative to care and treatment of dental patient; confidentiality; privilege; disclosure; consent; instances not prohibiting disclosure.
Sec. 16648.
(1) Information relative to the care and treatment of a dental patient acquired as a result of providing professional dental services is confidential and privileged. Except as otherwise permitted or required under the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, and regulations promulgated under that act, 45 CFR parts 160 and 164, or as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a dentist or a person employed by the dentist shall not disclose or be required to disclose that information.
(2) This section does not prohibit disclosure of the information described in subsection (1) in the following instances:
(a) Disclosure as part of the defense to a claim in a court or administrative agency challenging the dentist's professional competence.
(b) Disclosure pursuant to 1967 PA 270, MCL 331.531 to 331.533.
(c) Disclosure in relation to a claim for payment of fees.
(d) Disclosure to a third party payer of information relating to fees for services in the course of a good faith examination of the dentist's records to determine the amount and correctness of fees or the type and volume of services furnished pursuant to provisions for payment established by a third party payer, or information required for a third party payer's predeterminations, post treatment reviews, or audits. For purposes of this subdivision, "third party payer" includes, but is not limited to, a nonprofit dental care corporation, nonprofit health care corporation, insurer, benefit fund, health maintenance organization, and dental capitation plan.
(e) Disclosure, pursuant to a court order, to a police agency as part of a criminal investigation.
(f) Disclosure as provided in section 2844a.
(g) Disclosure made pursuant to section 16222 if the licensee reasonably believes it is necessary to disclose the information to comply with section 16222.
(h) Disclosure under section 16281.
History:
Add. 1983, Act 89, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1983 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 496, Eff. Mar. 1, 1999 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16651 - Dental Therapist; Requirements for Licensure.

333.16651 Dental therapist; requirements for licensure.
Sec. 16651.
(1) An individual who is granted a license under this part as a dental therapist may engage in practice as a dental therapist to the extent permitted under this section and sections 16652 to 16658.
(2) To qualify for licensure under this part as a dental therapist, an individual shall apply to the department on forms provided by the department, pay the application fee under section 16323, and demonstrate to the department that he or she meets all of the following:
(a) Has graduated from a dental therapy education program that satisfies all of the following:
(i) Meets the standards established under section 16148 for accreditation of a degree-granting program in dental therapy education at an approved postsecondary education institution.
(ii) As determined by the department in consultation with the board, meets the accreditation standards for dental therapy education programs established by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
(iii) Is accredited under section 16148.
(iv) Meets any other requirements for dental therapy education programs adopted by the board.
(b) Has passed a comprehensive, competency-based clinical examination approved by the department that includes an examination of the applicant's knowledge of the laws of this state under this part and rules promulgated under this part.
(c) Has completed 500 hours of clinical practice in this state or another state under the direct supervision of a dentist, or an individual authorized under the laws of another state to engage in the practice of dentistry, and in conformity with rules adopted by the board. As used in this subdivision, "direct supervision" means that the dentist or individual described in this subdivision complies with all of the following:
(i) Designates a patient of record upon whom the procedures are to be performed and describes the procedures to be performed.
(ii) Examines the patient before prescribing the procedures to be performed and upon completion of the procedures.
(iii) Is physically present in the office at the time the procedures are being performed.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 27, 2019 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 298, 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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16652 - Board; Granting License; Payment of Fees.

333.16652 Board; granting license; payment of fees.
Sec. 16652.
(1) The board shall grant a license to practice as a dental therapist to an applicant for licensure under sections 16651 to 16658 who meets the requirements of sections 16651 to 16658 and rules adopted under those sections for licensure and pays the application fee under section 16323.
(2) A dental therapist shall pay to the board the license fee under section 16323.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 27, 2019
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16653 - License Renewal; Continuing Education.

333.16653 License renewal; continuing education.
Sec. 16653.
As a condition of renewal of a license to practice under sections 16651 to 16658, a dental therapist shall certify that he or she has successfully completed 35 hours of continuing education in the 2 years before renewal. Continuing education under this section must conform with the requirements of part 161 concerning continuing education courses and must include board-approved courses, including, but not limited to, a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 27, 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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16654 - Dental Therapist; Scope of Practice; Within Certain Health Settings.

333.16654 Dental therapist; scope of practice; within certain health settings.
Sec. 16654.
A dental therapist may provide services described in section 16656 included within the scope of practice as a dental therapist and under the supervision of a dentist in any of the following health settings:
(a) A hospital that is licensed under article 17.
(b) A health facility or agency, other than a hospital, that is licensed under article 17 and is reimbursed as a federally qualified health center as defined in 42 USC 1395x(aa)(4) or that has been determined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to meet the requirements for funding under section 330 of the public health service act, 42 USC 254b.
(c) A federally qualified health center, as defined in 42 USC 1395x(aa)(4), that is licensed as a health facility or agency under article 17.
(d) An outpatient health program or facility operated by a tribe or tribal organization under the Indian self-determination act, 25 USC 5321 to 5332, or by an urban Indian organization receiving funds under title V of the Indian health care improvement act, 25 USC 1651 to 1660h.
(e) A correctional facility. As used in this subdivision, "correctional facility" means a facility or institution that houses a prisoner population under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.
(f) A health setting in a geographic area that is designated as a dental shortage area by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(g) A school-based health center, as that term is defined in 42 USC 280h-5.
(h) A local health department.
(i) Any other clinic or practice setting, including a mobile dental unit, in which at least 50% of the annual total patient base of the dental therapist will consist of patients who meet any of the following:
(i) Are enrolled in a health care program administered by the department of health and human services.
(ii) Have a medical disability or chronic condition that creates a significant barrier to receiving dental care.
(iii) Do not have dental health coverage, either through a public health care program or private insurance, and have an annual gross family income equal to or less than 200% of the federal poverty level. As used in this subparagraph and subparagraph (iv), "federal poverty level" means the poverty guidelines published annually in the federal register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under its authority to revise the poverty line under 42 USC 9902.
(iv) Do not have dental health coverage, either through a state public health care program or private insurance, and whose family gross income is equal to or less than 200% of the federal poverty level.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 27, 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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16657 - Referrals; Beyond Scope of Practice.

333.16657 Referrals; beyond scope of practice.
Sec. 16657.
(1) A supervising dentist shall arrange for another dentist or specialist to provide any services needed by a patient of a dental therapist who is supervised by that dentist that are beyond the scope of practice of the dental therapist and that the supervising dentist is unable to provide.
(2) A dental therapist, in accordance with a written practice agreement entered into under section 16655, shall refer patients to another qualified dental professional or health care professional to receive needed services that exceed the scope of practice of the dental therapist.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 27, 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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16658 - Rules; Study on Licensing Dental Therapists; Written Report.

333.16658 Rules; study on licensing dental therapists; written report.
Sec. 16658.
(1) Within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate any rules that the department considers necessary to implement this section and sections 16651 to 16657.
(2) Within 7 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the department of health and human services, in consultation with the department, shall conduct and complete a study concerning the impact of licensing dental therapists on patient safety, cost-effectiveness, and access to dental services in this state. The study shall focus on the following outcome measures:
(a) Number of new patients served.
(b) Reduction in waiting time for needed services.
(c) Decreased travel time for patients.
(d) Impact on emergency room usage for dental care.
(e) Costs to the health care system.
(3) Within 30 days after the completion of the study described in subsection (2), the department of health and human services shall provide a written report concerning the results of the study to the director of the department and the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives responsible for health policy.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 27, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
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) › 368-1978-15-166 - Part 166 Dentistry (333.16601...333.16659) › Section 333.16659 - Third Party Reimbursement or Mandated Worker's Compensation Benefits.

333.16659 Third party reimbursement or mandated worker's compensation benefits.
Sec. 16659.
Sections 16651 to 16658 do 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 dental therapist under this article.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 27, 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) › 368-1978-15-168. - Part 168. Audiology (333.16801...333.16811) › Section 333.16801 - Definitions; Scope of Practice; Limitation.

333.16801 Definitions; scope of practice; limitation.
Sec. 16801.
(1) As used in this part:
(a) "Audiologist" means an individual licensed under this article to engage in the practice of audiology.
(b) "Practice of audiology" means the nonmedical and nonsurgical application of principles, methods, and procedures related to disorders of hearing, including all of the following:
(i) Facilitating the conservation of auditory system function.
(ii) Developing and implementing hearing conservation programs.
(iii) Preventing, identifying, and assessing hearing disorders of the peripheral and central auditory system.
(iv) Selecting, fitting, and dispensing of amplification systems, including hearing aids and related devices, and providing training for their use.
(v) Providing auditory training, consulting, education, and speech reading to individuals with hearing disorders.
(vi) Administering and interpreting tests of vestibular function and tinnitus in compliance with section 16809 and in adherence to the mandate of subsection (2).
(vii) Routine cerumen removal from the cartilaginous portion of the external ear in otherwise healthy ears except that if the audiologist, while engaged in routine cerumen removal, discovers any trauma, including, but not limited to, continuous uncontrolled bleeding, lacerations, or other traumatic injuries, he or she shall, as soon as practically possible, refer the patient to a person licensed in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(viii) Speech and language screening limited to a pass-fail determination for the purpose of identification of individuals with disorders of communication.
(2) Practice of audiology does not include the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery or medical diagnosis or treatment.
(3) In addition to the definitions in 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. 2004, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 7, 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) › 368-1978-15-168. - Part 168. Audiology (333.16801...333.16811) › Section 333.16803 - Practice of Audiology; License Required; Use of Words, Titles, or Letters.

333.16803 Practice of audiology; license required; use of words, titles, or letters.
Sec. 16803.
(1) Beginning September 4, 2004 and except as otherwise provided in section 16807, an individual shall not engage in the practice of audiology unless licensed or otherwise authorized by this article.
(2) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination thereof, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those individuals authorized under this part to use the following terms and in a way prescribed in this part: "audiometrist", "audiologist", "hearing therapist", "hearing aid audiologist", "educational audiologist", "industrial audiologist", and "clinical audiologist".
History:
Add. 2004, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 7, 2004 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 411, 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) › 368-1978-15-168. - Part 168. Audiology (333.16801...333.16811) › Section 333.16805 - Michigan Board of Audiology; Creation; Membership; Terms of Office.

333.16805 Michigan board of audiology; creation; membership; terms of office.
Sec. 16805.
(1) The Michigan board of audiology is created within the department. The board consists of the following 9 voting members who meet the requirements of part 161:
(a) Five audiologists. The members initially appointed under this subdivision shall meet the requirements of section 16135.
(b) Two members shall be persons licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery who hold a certificate of qualification from the American board of otolaryngology.
(c) Two public members, neither of whom is an audiologist or physician or has family or financial ties to an audiologist or physician.
(2) The terms of office of individual members of the board created under subsection (1), except those appointed to fill vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on June 30 of the year in which the term will expire.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 7, 2004 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 411, 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) › 368-1978-15-168. - Part 168. Audiology (333.16801...333.16811) › Section 333.16807 - Limitations; Exceptions.

333.16807 Limitations; exceptions.
Sec. 16807.
This part does not limit any of the following:
(a) An individual employed by a regionally accredited college or university and involved with research or the teaching of communication disorders from performing those duties for which he or she is employed by that institution, as long as the individual does not engage in the practice of audiology or hold himself or herself out as licensed or otherwise authorized under this article as an audiologist.
(b) An individual who is employed by the department of community health in 1 of its approved hearing screening training programs from conducting screening of hearing sensitivity.
(c) An individual certified by an agency acceptable to the occupational health standards commission from engaging in hearing screening as part of a hearing conservation program in compliance with standards adopted under the Michigan occupational safety and health act, 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1001 to 408.1094.
(d) A certified, licensed, registered, or otherwise statutorily recognized member of another profession, including a person licensed in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery and an unlicensed or licensed person to whom tasks have been delegated under his or her supervision, and including a person licensed under article 13 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.1301 to 339.1309, from practicing his or her profession as authorized by law, so long as the individual does not hold himself or herself out to the public as possessing a license issued or title protected under this article.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 7, 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) › 368-1978-15-168. - Part 168. Audiology (333.16801...333.16811) › Section 333.16809 - Administration of Tests; Compliance With Federal Guidelines for Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Instruments; Sale of Hearing Instrument to Person Under 18 Years of Age.

333.16809 Administration of tests; compliance with federal guidelines for fitting and dispensing hearing instruments; sale of hearing instrument to person under 18 years of age.
Sec. 16809.
(1) An audiologist shall administer tests of vestibular function only to patients who have been referred to him or her by a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(2) If an audiologist administers an audiometric test for tinnitus and his or her examination of the patient reflects the presence of otologic or systemic diseases, the audiologist shall promptly refer the patient to a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(3) An audiologist shall comply with the federal food and drug administration medical referral guidelines for fitting and dispensing hearing instruments, 21 CFR 801.621, incorporated by reference.
(4) A licensed audiologist may not sell a hearing instrument to a person under 18 years of age unless the person or the parent or guardian of the person presents to the audiologist a written statement signed by a licensed physician who specializes in diseases of the ear stating that both of the following exist:
(a) The person's hearing loss has been medically evaluated during the 6-month period preceding the date the statement is presented.
(b) The person may be considered a candidate for a hearing instrument.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 7, 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) › 368-1978-15-169 - Part 169 Marriage and Family Therapy (333.16901...333.16915) › Section 333.16901 - Definitions; Principles of Construction.

333.16901 Definitions; principles of construction.
Sec. 16901.
(1) As used in this part:
(a) "Advertise" means issuing or ordering the printing or distribution of a card, sign, or device or causing, permitting, or allowing a sign or marking on or in a building or structure, or placing material in a newspaper, magazine, or directory, or on radio or television.
(b) "Marriage and family therapist" means an individual licensed under this article to engage in the practice of marriage and family therapy.
(c) "Practice of marriage and family therapy" means the providing of guidance, testing, discussions, therapy, instruction, or advice that is intended to avoid, eliminate, relieve, manage, or resolve marital or family conflict or discord, to create, improve, or restore marital or family harmony, or to prepare couples for marriage. Practice of marriage and family therapy does not include the administration and interpretation of psychological tests except for those tests that are consistent with the individual's education and training and with the code of ethics for licensed marriage and family therapists.
(2) 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. 1995, Act 126, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996
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) › 368-1978-15-169 - Part 169 Marriage and Family Therapy (333.16901...333.16915) › Section 333.16907 - Board of Marriage and Family Therapy; Creation; Membership; Terms.

333.16907 Board of marriage and family therapy; creation; membership; terms.
Sec. 16907.
(1) Subject to section 16913(2), the Michigan board of marriage and family therapy is created in the department. The board consists of the following 9 voting members who shall meet the requirements of part 161: six licensed marriage and family therapists and 3 public members.
(2) Subject to section 16913(2), the terms of office of individual members of the board created under subsection (1), except those appointed to fill vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on June 30 of the year in which the term will expire.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 126, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 388, 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) › 368-1978-15-169 - Part 169 Marriage and Family Therapy (333.16901...333.16915) › Section 333.16911 - Privileged Information; Waiver.

333.16911 Privileged information; waiver.
Sec. 16911.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), information regarding an individual to whom a licensee provided marriage and family therapy is privileged information and not subject to waiver, regardless of any of the following:
(a) Whether the information was obtained directly from the individual, from another person involved in the therapy, from a test or other evaluation mechanism, or from other sources.
(b) Whether the information was obtained before, during, or following therapy.
(c) Whether the individual involved is a present client or a former client.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), referrals made by a circuit court or its counseling service, as provided in the circuit court family counseling services act, Act No. 155 of the Public Acts of 1964, being sections 551.331 to 551.344 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is privileged information not subject to waiver.
(3) The privilege established in this section is waived only under 1 of the following circumstances:
(a) If disclosure is required by law or necessary to protect the health or safety of an individual.
(b) If the licensee is a party defendant to a civil, criminal, or administrative action arising from services performed as a licensee, in which case the waiver is limited only to that action.
(c) If a waiver specifying the terms of disclosure is obtained in writing from each individual over 18 years of age involved in the marriage and family therapy and then only in accordance with the terms of the written waiver. If more than 1 individual is or was involved in the marriage and family therapy performed by a licensee, the privilege is not waived for any individual unless all individuals over 18 years of age involved in the marriage and family therapy have executed the written waiver.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 126, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996
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) › 368-1978-15-169 - Part 169 Marriage and Family Therapy (333.16901...333.16915) › Section 333.16913 - Licenses Issued Under Former Article; Terms of Board Members Appointed Under Former Section; Effect of Rules Promulgated Under Former Article.

333.16913 Licenses issued under former article; terms of board members appointed under former section; effect of rules promulgated under former article.
Sec. 16913.
(1) An individual who holds a license issued under former article 15 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980 on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this part is licensed under this part until that license expires and may renew his or her license pursuant to part 161.
(2) The members of the board of marriage and family therapy created under former section 1502 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980 shall serve as the initial members of the Michigan board of marriage and family therapy 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 marriage and family therapy created under former section 1502 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980 has not expired on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this part, that term expires on June 30 of the year in which the term will expire.
(3) Rules promulgated by the board of marriage and family therapy under former article 15 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980 and under section 308 of the occupational code, Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being section 339.308 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and in effect on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this part continue in effect to the extent that they do not conflict with this article. The rules shall be enforced by and may be amended or rescinded by the Michigan board of marriage and family therapy.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 126, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996
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) › 368-1978-15-169 - Part 169 Marriage and Family Therapy (333.16901...333.16915) › Section 333.16915 - Additional Health Care Payments or Benefits Not Mandated by Part.

333.16915 Additional health care payments or benefits not mandated by part.
Sec. 16915.
The addition of this part to the code does not mandate additional coverage, payments, or benefits by a health care payment or benefits provider including, but not limited to, a health insurer, nonprofit health care corporation, or health maintenance organization.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 126, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996
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 333.17008 - Physician's Assistant; Health Profession Subfield.

333.17008 Physician's assistant; health profession subfield.
Sec. 17008.
Practice as a physician's assistant is a health profession subfield of the practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine and surgery, and podiatric medicine and surgery.
History:
1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 161, Eff. Nov. 26, 2006
Popular Name:
Act 368