HB 6490 Summary

• Amends the Public Health Code to modify licensing requirements for registered professional nurses educated outside the United States.

• Allows the board to license nurses graduated from foreign nursing programs who meet Michigan's educational standards, pass required examinations, and provide verification of equivalent education.

• Permits licensing of nurses already licensed in another state or foreign country without requiring re-verification of educational equivalency if they have maintained active licensure for at least 5 years with no disciplinary sanctions.

• Creates a new pathway for nurses licensed in a foreign country (but not in any U.S. state) to obtain Michigan licensure by passing either the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools certification exam or providing an equivalent credential evaluation report.

• Changes regulatory language from "pursuant to" to "under" throughout the affected sections.