MI SB1021

Allows individuals licensed in Canadian provinces to obtain Michigan health profession licenses if they substantially meet state requirements and the Canadian province maintains equivalent standards.

Permits Canadian-licensed health professionals to satisfy Michigan's equivalency requirements by passing either a U.S. national examination or a Canadian national examination approved by Michigan's appropriate licensing board.

Requires Canadian-licensed professionals to complete educational requirements in Canada or the United States and to perform professional services and bill from their place of employment in Michigan.

Allows the Department of Health, in consultation with appropriate licensing boards, to promulgate rules disallowing reciprocity for Canadian applicants who lack substantially equivalent training or educational standards.

Specifies that respiratory therapist applications from Canada must be evaluated against the international reciprocity agreement between the National Board for Respiratory Care and the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists effective July 1, 2004.