Senate Bill 1081 Summary

• Amends Michigan Public Health Code sections 17062 and 17064 regarding physician's assistant licensure requirements.

• Adds a new pathway for medical school graduates approved by the board to become licensed as physician's assistants, in addition to existing pathways for approved program graduates and out-of-state licensed physician's assistants.

• Clarifies task force authority to waive examination requirements for applicants who have passed a national examination or are licensed in another state with substantially equivalent qualifications.

• Permits the task force to adopt national examinations for licensure purposes while prohibiting examinations that would make out-of-state medical school graduates ineligible to apply.

• Authorizes the task force to conduct investigations and require additional documentation to verify applicant qualifications for licensure.