June 7, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Kahn and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 17011 (MCL 333.17011), as amended by 1993 PA
79, and by adding section 17026.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 17011. (1) An individual shall not engage in the practice
of medicine or practice as a physician's assistant unless licensed
or otherwise authorized by this article. An individual shall not
engage in teaching or research that requires the practice of
medicine unless the individual is licensed or otherwise authorized
by this article.
(2) Notwithstanding section 16145 or rules promulgated
pursuant to that section, the board may grant a license to an
individual who meets the requirements of section 16186 or 17031(2)
after reviewing the applicant's record of practice, experience, and
credentials and determining that the applicant is competent to
practice medicine.
(3) For individuals applying for licensure under section
16186, the board shall not impose requirements on graduates of
medical schools located outside the United States or Canada that
exceed the requirements imposed on graduates of medical schools
located in the United States or Canada.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 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 terms
and in a way prescribed in this part: "doctor of medicine", "m.d.",
"physician's assistant", and "p.a.". Notwithstanding section 16261,
an individual who was specially trained at an institution of higher
education in this state to assist a physician in the field of
orthopedics and, upon completion of training, received a 2-year
associate of science degree as an orthopedic physician's assistant
before January 1, 1977 may use the title "orthopedic physician's
assistant" whether or not the individual is licensed under this
part.
Sec. 17026. 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
December 31 of the year in which the term expires.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6147(request no.
05150'05) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.