Bill Text: MI HB4605 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Health occupations; health professionals; disciplinary action for long-term antibiotic treatments; prohibit under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16221c.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-21 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/21/2019 [HB4605 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2019-HB4605-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4605

 

 

May 16, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Neeley, Whitsett, Eisen, Peterson, Elder, Yancey, Rendon, Hoitenga, Garza, Tate, Chirkun, Cambensy, Kennedy, Brenda Carter, Wozniak, Coleman, Slagh, Jones and Robinson and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 16221c.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 16221c. (1) Except in the case of gross negligence or

 

willful misconduct as determined by the department, a licensee or

 

registrant who prescribes, administers, or dispenses a long-term

 

antibiotic for the treatment of Lyme disease in a human patient in

 

accordance with the licensee's or registrant's scope of practice is

 

not subject to administrative action under this article.

 

     (2) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Gross negligence" means conduct so reckless as to

 

demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for whether an injury

results.

 

     (b) "Willful misconduct" means conduct committed with an

 

intentional or reckless disregard for the safety of others, as by

 

failing to exercise reasonable care to prevent a known danger.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.