HOUSE BILL NO. 6491

December 02, 2020, Introduced by Rep. Frederick and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending sections 21911 and 21913 (MCL 333.21911 and 333.21913), as added by 2017 PA 172, and by adding section 21914.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 21911. (1) The Subject to section 21914, the department may grant registration as a nurse aide to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Submits an application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department.

(b) Pays the fee prescribed in section 21919.

(c) Demonstrates to the department that he or she has successfully completed a nurse aide training program and a competency examination approved by the department.

(d) Meets the requirements for registration in rules promulgated under section 21923.

(2) The department may grant a permit as a nurse aide trainer to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Submits an application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department.

(b) Pays the fee prescribed in section 21919.

(c) Is a registered professional nurse licensed under article 15 who meets the requirements of 42 CFR 483.152(a)(5)(i) and (ii), or who meets the requirements for a permit in rules promulgated under section 21923.

(3) The department may grant a permit as a nurse aide training program to an applicant that meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Submits an application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department.

(b) Pays the fee prescribed in section 21919.

(c) Meets the requirements for a permit in rules promulgated under section 21923.

(d) Demonstrates to the department that the applicant's curriculum is consistent with other nurse aide training programs as provided by rules promulgated by the department under this part.

(4) A registration or permit is not transferable. A certificate of registration or certificate of permit must state the persons to which it applies.

Sec. 21913. (1) The department may grant registration to an applicant who is from another state if the applicant meets either of the following requirements:

(a) The applicant passes a training program that the department determines is equivalent to or exceeds a nurse aide training program offered in this state and the applicant passes a competency examination approved by the department.

(b) The applicant's status as a nurse aide in the other state is in good standing, as verified by that state's nurse aide registry, and the department determines that the other state's training program is equivalent to or exceeds a nurse aide training program offered in this state.

(2) This section is subject to section 21914.

Sec. 21914. (1) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, compliance with sections 21911 and 21913 does not apply to the extent that the department may grant a temporary registration as a nurse aide to an applicant, regardless of whether the applicant demonstrates to the department that he or she has successfully completed the competency examination required under sections 21911(1)(c) and 21913(1)(a). A temporary registration granted under this section is valid for 28 days and may be renewed by the department until the date that this section no longer applies.

(2) This section does not apply beginning 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.