HB-5841, As Passed Senate, December 16, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 5841

 

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

 

      A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 16226 (MCL 333.16226), as amended by 2014 PA

 

97.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1        Sec. 16226. (1) After finding the existence of 1 or more of

 

 2  the grounds for disciplinary subcommittee action listed in

 

 3  section 16221, a disciplinary subcommittee shall impose 1 or more

 

 4  of the following sanctions for each violation:

 

 

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 Violations of Section 16221

            Sanctions

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 Subdivision (a), (b)(i),

Probation, limitation, denial,

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 (b)(ii), (b)(iii), (b)(iv),

suspension, revocation,

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 (b)(v), (b)(vi), or (b)(vii),

permanent revocation,

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 (b)(ix), (b)(x), (b)(xi),

restitution, or fine.


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 or (b)(xii)

 

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 Subdivision (b)(viii)

Revocation, permanent revocation,

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or denial.

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 Subdivision (b)(i),

Limitation, suspension,

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 (b)(iii), (b)(v),

revocation, denial,

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 (b)(ix), (b)(x),

probation, restitution,

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 (b)(xi), or (b)(xii)

or fine.

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 Subdivision (b)(xiii)

Permanent revocation

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for a violation described in

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subsection (5); otherwise,

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probation, limitation, denial,

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suspension, revocation, or

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restitution, . A or fine. may

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also be assessed.

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 Subdivision (c)(i)

Denial, revocation, suspension,

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probation, limitation, or fine.

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 Subdivision (c)(ii)

Denial, suspension, revocation,

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restitution, or fine.

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 Subdivision (c)(iii)

Probation, denial, suspension,

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revocation, restitution, or fine.

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 Subdivision (c)(iv)

Fine, probation, denial,


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 or (d)(iii)

suspension, revocation, permanent

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revocation, or restitution.

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 Subdivision (d)(i)

Reprimand, fine, probation,

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 or (d)(ii)

denial, or restitution.

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 Subdivision (e)(i),

Reprimand, fine, probation,

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 (e)(iii), (e)(iv), (e)(v),

limitation, suspension,

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 (h), or (s)

revocation, permanent revocation,

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denial, or restitution.

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 Subdivision (e)(ii)

Reprimand, probation, suspension,

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 or (i)

revocation, permanent

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revocation, restitution,

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denial, or fine.

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 Subdivision (e)(iii),

Reprimand, fine, probation,

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 (e)(iv), or (e)(v)

suspension, revocation,

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limitation, denial, or

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restitution.

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 Subdivision (e)(vi)

Probation, suspension, revocation,

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 or (e)(vii)

limitation, denial, or

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restitution, . A or fine. may

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also be assessed.

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 Subdivision (f)

Reprimand, denial, limitation,

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probation, or fine.

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 Subdivision (g)

Reprimand or fine.

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 Subdivision (h) or (s)

Reprimand, probation, denial,

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suspension, revocation,

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limitation, restitution,

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or fine.

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 Subdivision (j)

Suspension or fine.

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 Subdivision (k), (p),

Reprimand, probation, suspension,

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 or (r)

revocation, permanent revocation,

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or fine.

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 Subdivision (l)

Reprimand, denial, or

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limitation.

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 Subdivision (m) or (o)

Denial, revocation, restitution,

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probation, suspension,

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limitation, reprimand, or fine.

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 Subdivision (n)

Revocation or denial.

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 Subdivision (q)

Revocation.

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 Subdivision (t)

Revocation, permanent revocation,

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fine, and or restitution.

 

 

27        (2) Determination of sanctions for violations under this

 

28  section shall be made by a disciplinary subcommittee. If, during

 


 1  judicial review, the court of appeals determines that a final

 

 2  decision or order of a disciplinary subcommittee prejudices

 

 3  substantial rights of the petitioner for 1 or more of the grounds

 

 4  listed in section 106 of the administrative procedures act of

 

 5  1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.306, and holds that the final decision

 

 6  or order is unlawful and is to be set aside, the court shall

 

 7  state on the record the reasons for the holding and may remand

 

 8  the case to the disciplinary subcommittee for further

 

 9  consideration.

 

10        (3) A disciplinary subcommittee may impose a fine in an

 

11  amount that does not exceed $250,000.00 for a violation of

 

12  section 16221(a) or (b). A disciplinary subcommittee shall impose

 

13  a fine of at least $25,000.00 if the violation of section

 

14  16221(a) or (b) results in the death of 1 or more patients.

 

15        (4) A disciplinary subcommittee may require a licensee or

 

16  registrant or an applicant for licensure or registration who has

 

17  violated this article, article 7, or article 8 or a rule

 

18  promulgated under this article, article 7, or article 8 to

 

19  satisfactorily complete an educational program, a training

 

20  program, or a treatment program, a mental, physical, or

 

21  professional competence examination, or a combination of those

 

22  programs and examinations.

 

23        (5) A disciplinary subcommittee shall impose the sanction of

 

24  permanent revocation for a violation of section 16221(b)(xiii) if

 

25  the violation occurred while the licensee or registrant was

 

26  acting within the health profession for which he or she was

 

27  licensed or registered.

 


 1        (6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5), a

 

 2  disciplinary subcommittee shall not impose the sanction of

 

 3  permanent revocation under this section without a finding that

 

 4  the licensee or registrant engaged in a pattern of intentional

 

 5  acts of fraud or deceit resulting in personal financial gain to

 

 6  the licensee or registrant and harm to the health of patients

 

 7  under the licensee's or registrant's care.

 

 8        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

 9  after the date it is enacted into law.

 

10        Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

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

 

12  enacted into law:

 

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

 

14  05248'14).

 

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

 

16  05249'14).

 

17        (c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5842 (request no.

 

18  05252'14).