Bill Text: MI HB5842 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Vehicles; emergency vehicles; reinstatement of or limitation on a permanently revoked license or registration; prohibit, provide part-time ambulance service licensure for advanced life support under certain circumstances, limit membership of occupation boards and task forces, and clarify licensure of pharmacy technicians and designation of pharmacist in charge. Amends secs. 16135, 16216, 16245, 16247, 16248, 16249, 17711, 17748, 17768, 20920 & 20921 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16135 et seq.); adds secs. 16245a & 20921a & repeals 20921a . TIE BAR WITH: HB 5839'14, HB 5840'14, HB 5841'14

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)

Status: (Passed) 2014-12-31 - Assigned Pa 413'14 With Immediate Effect 2014 Addenda [HB5842 Detail]

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HOUSE BILL No. 5842

 

September 23, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Pettalia and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending sections 16245, 16247, 16248, and 16249 (MCL 333.16245,

 

333.16247, 333.16248, and 333.16249), section 16245 as amended by

 

2013 PA 268 and sections 16247, 16248, and 16249 as amended by 1993

 

PA 79, and by adding section 16245a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 16245. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section

 

or section 16245a, an individual whose license is limited,

 

suspended, or revoked under this part may apply to his or her board

 

or task force for a reinstatement of a revoked or suspended license

 

or reclassification of a limited license pursuant to section 16247

 

or 16249.

 

     (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section or section

 


16245a, an individual whose registration is suspended or revoked

 

under this part may apply to his or her board for a reinstatement

 

of a suspended or revoked registration pursuant to section 16248.

 

     (3) A board or task force shall reinstate a license or

 

registration suspended for grounds stated in section 16221(j) upon

 

payment of the installment.

 

     (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, section

 

or section 16245a, in case of a revoked license or registration, an

 

applicant shall not apply for reinstatement before the expiration

 

of 3 years after the effective date of the revocation. In Except as

 

otherwise provided in this section or section 16245a, in the case

 

of a license or registration that was revoked for a violation of

 

section 16221(b)(vii) or (xiii), a violation of section 16221(c)(iv)

 

consisting of a felony conviction, any other felony conviction

 

involving a controlled substance, or a violation of section

 

16221(q), an applicant shall not apply for reinstatement before the

 

expiration of 5 years after the effective date of the revocation.

 

In the case of a license or registration that was permanently

 

revoked for a violation of section 16221(b)(xiii), the former

 

licensee or registrant is ineligible for reinstatement. The

 

department shall return an application for reinstatement received

 

before the expiration of the applicable time period under this

 

subsection. or if the applicant is ineligible for reinstatement

 

under this subsection.

 

     (5) The department shall provide an opportunity for a hearing

 

before final rejection of an application for reinstatement unless

 

the application is returned because the applicant is ineligible for

 


reinstatement under subsection (4) or (9).

 

     (6) Based upon the recommendation of the disciplinary

 

subcommittee for each health profession, the department shall adopt

 

guidelines to establish specific criteria to be met by an applicant

 

for reinstatement under this article, article 7, or article 8. The

 

criteria may include corrective measures or remedial education as a

 

condition of reinstatement. If a board or task force, in

 

reinstating a license or registration, deviates from the guidelines

 

adopted under this subsection, the board or task force shall state

 

the reason for the deviation on the record.

 

     (7) An individual who seeks reinstatement or reclassification

 

of a license or registration pursuant to under this section shall

 

pay the application processing fee as a reinstatement or

 

reclassification fee. If approved for reinstatement or

 

reclassification, the individual shall pay the per year license or

 

registration fee for the applicable license or registration period.

 

     (8) An individual who seeks reinstatement of a revoked or

 

suspended license or reclassification of a limited license under

 

this section shall have a criminal history check conducted in

 

accordance with section 16174 and submit a copy of the results of

 

the criminal history check to the board with his or her application

 

for reinstatement or reclassification.

 

     (9) An individual whose license is permanently revoked under

 

section 16221 is ineligible for reinstatement. The department shall

 

return an application for reinstatement received if the applicant

 

is ineligible for reinstatement under this subsection.

 

     Sec. 16245a. (1) In addition to any other penalty, remedy, or

 


sanction under this act, an individual whose license, registration,

 

or authorization to engage in the practice of a health profession

 

has been permanently revoked under this article is permanently

 

ineligible for a license, registration, or authorization to engage

 

in the practice of a health profession under this article by the

 

department or a board or task force.

 

     (2) The department or a board or task force shall not issue a

 

license or registration to an individual whose license,

 

registration, or authorization to engage in the practice of a

 

health profession has been permanently revoked under this article.

 

The department or a board or task force shall not otherwise

 

authorize an individual to engage in the practice of a health

 

profession under this article if that individual's license,

 

registration, or authorization to engage in the practice of a

 

health profession has been permanently revoked under this article.

 

     Sec. 16247. (1) A Except as otherwise provided in this

 

section, a board or task force may reinstate a license or issue a

 

limited license to an individual whose license has been suspended

 

or revoked under this part if after a hearing the board or task

 

force is satisfied by clear and convincing evidence that the

 

applicant is of good moral character, is able to practice the

 

profession with reasonable skill and safety to patients, has met

 

the criteria in the rules promulgated under section 16245(6), and

 

should be permitted in the public interest to practice. Pursuant to

 

the rules promulgated under section 16245(6), as a condition of

 

reinstatement, a disciplinary subcommittee, upon the recommendation

 

of a board or task force, may impose a disciplinary or corrective

 


measure authorized under this part and require that the licensee

 

attend a school or program selected by the board or task force to

 

take designated courses or training to become competent or

 

proficient in those areas of practice in which the board or task

 

force finds the licensee to be deficient. The board or task force

 

may require a statement on a form approved by it from the chief

 

administrator of the school or program attended or the person

 

responsible for the training certifying that the licensee has

 

achieved the required competency or proficiency.

 

     (2) As a condition of reinstatement, a board or task force

 

shall place the licensee on probation for 1 year under conditions

 

set by the board or task force. If a licensee whose license has

 

been revoked cannot apply for reinstatement for 5 years after the

 

date of revocation, then, as a condition of reinstatement, the

 

board or task force shall require the licensee to take and pass the

 

current licensure examination.

 

     (3) A board or task force shall not reinstate a license

 

suspended or revoked for grounds stated in section 16221(b)(i),

 

(iii), or (iv) until it finds that the licensee is mentally or

 

physically able to practice with reasonable skill and safety to

 

patients. The board or task force may require further examination

 

of the licensee, at the licensee's expense, necessary to verify

 

that the licensee is mentally or physically able. A The board or

 

task force shall give a licensee affected by described in this

 

section shall be afforded the opportunity at reasonable intervals

 

to demonstrate that he or she can resume competent practice in

 

accordance with standards of acceptable and prevailing practice.

 


     (4) A board or task force shall not reinstate a license or

 

issue a limited license to an individual whose license has been

 

permanently revoked under section 16221.

 

     Sec. 16248. (1) A Except as otherwise provided in this

 

section, a registration board may reinstate a registration revoked

 

or suspended under this part if, after a hearing, the board is

 

satisfied by clear and convincing evidence that the individual is

 

of good moral character, has the education and experience as

 

required in this article, has met the criteria in the rules

 

promulgated under section 16245(6), and will use the title lawfully

 

and act in accordance with this article.

 

     (2) A board or task force shall not reinstate a registration

 

or issue a limited registration to an individual whose license has

 

been permanently revoked under section 16221.

 

     Sec. 16249. A Except as otherwise provided in section 16245a,

 

a disciplinary subcommittee may reclassify a license limited under

 

this part to alter or remove the limitations if, after a hearing,

 

it is satisfied that the applicant will practice the profession

 

safely and competently within the area of practice and under

 

conditions stipulated by the disciplinary subcommittee, and should

 

be permitted in the public interest to so practice. The

 

disciplinary subcommittee may require the submission of information

 

necessary to make the determination required for reclassification.

 

As a condition of reclassification, the disciplinary subcommittee

 

may require that the licensee take an examination or attend a

 

school or program selected by the disciplinary subcommittee to take

 

designated courses or training to become competent in those areas

 


of practice the disciplinary subcommittee determines necessary for

 

reclassification. The disciplinary subcommittee may require a

 

statement on a form approved by it from the chief administrator of

 

the school or program attended or the person responsible for the

 

training certifying that the licensee has achieved the required

 

competency.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 97th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5839 (request no.

 

05248'14).

 

     (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5840 (request no.

 

05249'14).

 

     (c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5841 (request no.

 

05250'14).

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