Bill Text: MI SB0691 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Health occupations; speech-language pathologists; reference to "hearing impaired"; revise to "hard of hearing". Amends sec. 17601 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17601).

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2016-09-06 - Presented To Governor 6/14/2016 @ 12:06 Pm [SB0691 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-SB0691-Engrossed.html

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SB-0691, As Passed House, June 2, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 691

 

 

January 13, 2016, Introduced by Senators KNOLLENBERG, O'BRIEN, WARREN, ZORN, GREGORY, JOHNSON, HERTEL, BIEDA, HOOD, KNEZEK, HUNE, SMITH, SCHUITMAKER, PAVLOV, BOOHER and EMMONS and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 17601 (MCL 333.17601), as added by 2008 PA 524.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 17601. (1) As used in this part:

 

     (a) "Practice of speech-language pathology", subject to

 

subsection (2), means the application of principles, methods, and

 

procedures related to the development of disorders of human

 

communication including the following:

 

     (i) Identifying by history or nonmedical physical examination,

 

assessing, treating with therapy, rehabilitating, and preventing

 

disorders of speech, voice, and language.

 

     (ii) Identifying by history or nonmedical physical

 

examination, assessing, treating with therapy, rehabilitating, and

 

preventing disorders of oral-pharyngeal function and disorders

related to swallowing dysfunction.

 

     (iii) Identifying by history or nonmedical physical

 

examination, assessing, treating with therapy, rehabilitating, and

 

preventing cognitive-communicative disorders.

 

     (iv) Assessing, selecting, and developing augmentative and

 

alternative communication systems and providing training in their

 

use.

 

     (v) Providing speech-language treatment or therapy and related

 

counseling services to deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing

 

impaired individuals persons and their families.

 

     (vi) Enhancing speech-language proficiency and communication

 

effectiveness.

 

     (vii) Screening of hearing for the purpose of speech-language

 

assessment provided that judgments and descriptive statements about

 

results of that screening are limited to pass-fail determinations.

 

     (b) "Speech-language pathologist" means an individual who is

 

engaged in the practice of speech-language pathology.

 

     (2) Practice of speech-language pathology does not include

 

either of the following:

 

     (a) The practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and

 

surgery or medical diagnosis, medical management with medication,

 

surgical interventions, ordering medical testing, or medical

 

treatment.

 

     (b) The fitting and dispensing of hearing aids as provided by

 

under article 13 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL

 

339.1301 to 339.1309.

 

     (3) In addition to the definitions in this part, article 1

 

contains general definitions and principles of construction

 

applicable to all articles in this act and part 161 contains

 

definitions applicable to this part.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.