HB-4469 Summary

• Amends Michigan Public Health Code section 16221 to establish grounds for disciplinary action against health profession licensees, including negligence, incompetence, substance abuse, and mental or physical inability to practice safely.

• Adds conviction of criminal sexual conduct offenses under Michigan Penal Code sections 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, and 520f as grounds for license discipline, with certified court records serving as conclusive evidence.

• Establishes disciplinary grounds for fraudulent conduct, including fraud in obtaining licenses, fraudulent fee-related convictions, and false advertising related to health practice.

• Prohibits unlawful possession or distribution of controlled substances and drugs, fraudulent third-party reimbursement schemes, and self-referral arrangements where licensees have financial interests in referred services.

• Ties the bill's effectiveness to passage of House Bills 4468 and 5043 from the 95th Legislature.