HB 5612 Summary

• Amends the Public Health Code to modify definitions and licensing requirements for physicians, including adding definitions for "practice as a physician's assistant" and clarifying "practice of genetic counseling"

• Changes references in licensing sections from "section 17031(2)" to "section 17031(2)(a) or (b)" to accommodate additional pathways for medical licensure

• Expands conditions under which the Michigan medical board can grant licenses to applicants with prior sanctions in other states, including provisions allowing licensure if sanctions are non-permanent, not based on patient safety violations, and the applicant agrees to probationary terms

• Updates gender-neutral language throughout by replacing "him or her" with "the applicant"

• Makes bill effective only upon enactment of Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5613 (tied legislation requirement)