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MI SB1201

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/18/2012

Primary Sponsor

Tonya Schuitmaker

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Origin

Senate

96th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates a new "supervised physician limited license" for medical school graduates who have completed all education requirements except postgraduate residency training, or who have passed all three steps of the United States Medical Licensing Examination.

  • Allows supervised physician limited license holders to practice medicine under supervision of a fully licensed physician for up to 10 years and perform activities that their supervising physician determines they are capable of performing.

  • Establishes a pathway to full licensure for supervised physician limited license holders who have held the limited license for at least 5 years and been refused admission to a postgraduate medical program at least 10 times.

  • Sets licensing fee for supervised physician limited license at $30.00 per year, compared to $90.00 per year for regular physician licenses.

  • Requires the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to review existing rules within one year and amend any rules conflicting with the new supervised physician licensing provisions, with a moratorium on enforcement of conflicting rules until amendments are completed.

Legislative Description

Occupations; physicians; issuance of limited license to practice medicine to medical school graduates who meet certain criteria; authorize, and provide for full licensure. Amends secs. 16182, 16325, 17001 & 17031 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16182 et seq.) & adds sec. 17030a.

Occupations, individual licensing and regulation

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Health Policy

7/18/2012

Committee Referrals

Health Policy7/18/2012

Full Bill Text

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