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MI HB4896

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jason Woolford

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends Michigan's Public Health Code to update licensure requirements for physicians, including graduates of medical schools located outside the United States or Canada

  • Reorganizes definitions in the code, moving "practice as a physician's assistant" to a new subsection and making technical corrections to cross-references throughout

  • Expands the board's authority to grant medical licenses under section 17031(2)(a) or (b), adding a new pathway (subsection b) for qualified applicants

  • Maintains existing requirements for academic institutions sponsoring residency programs, including the $2,000,000 minimum annual spending on medical education

  • Contains a tie bar provision requiring House Bill No. 4925 to be enacted into law before this amendatory act takes effect

Legislative Description

Health occupations: physicians; license to engage in the practice of medicine for international medical school graduates; provide for under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 17001 & 17011 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17001 & 333.17011). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4925'25

State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs

Last Action

Referred To Second Reading

1/15/2026

Committee Referrals

Health Policy9/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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