HB-5327, As Passed House, June 22, 2006

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5327

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 17221 (MCL 333.17221), as amended by 1993 PA

79.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 17221. (1) The Michigan board of nursing is created in

the department and shall consist of the following 23 voting members

who shall meet the requirements of part 161: 9 registered

professional nurses, 1 nurse midwife, 1 nurse anesthetist, 1 nurse

practitioner, 3 licensed practical nurses, and 8 public members.

     (2) Three of the registered professional nurse members shall

be engaged in nursing education, 1 of whom shall be in less than a

baccalaureate program, 1 in a baccalaureate or higher program and 1

in a licensed practical nurse program and each of whom shall have a

master's degree from an accredited college with a major in nursing.

Three of the registered professional nurse members shall be engaged

in nursing practice or nursing administration, each of whom shall

have a baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited college.

Three of the registered professional nurse members shall be engaged

in nursing practice or nursing administration, each of whom shall

be a nonbaccalaureate registered nurse. The 3 licensed practical

nurse members shall have graduated from a state approved program

for the preparation of individuals to practice as licensed

practical nurses. The nurse midwife, the nurse anesthetist, and the

nurse practitioner shall each have a specialty certification issued

by the department in his or her respective specialty field.

     (3) If more than 1 individual seeking appointment or

reappointment on or after the effective date of the amendatory act

that added this subsection meets the requirements of part 161 and

subsections (1) and (2) and the individuals have similar

qualifications, preference shall be given to the individual who

resides in, or is employed in, a health service area that is not

currently being represented on the board in order to broaden the

geographic representation on the board to include a representative

from each health service area and to maintain that geographical

equity.  As used in this section, "health service area" means any

of the following areas in this state:

     (a) Southeast, which consists of the counties of Livingston,

Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne.

     (b) Midsouthern, which consists of the counties of Clinton,

Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, and

Shiawassee.

     (c) Southwest, which consists of the counties of Barry,

Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van

Buren.

     (d) West, which consists of the counties of Allegan, Ionia,

Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana,

Osceola, and Ottawa.

     (e) East, which consists of the counties of Arenac, Bay,

Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw,

Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, and Tuscola.

     (f) Northern Lower, which consists of the counties of Alcona,

Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet,

Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee,

Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, and Wexford.

     (g) Upper Peninsula, which consists of the counties of Alger,

Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron,

Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, and

Schoolcraft.