MI HB4899

Requires Michigan's nursing board to accept credential verifications from the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, and equivalent organizations when evaluating foreign-trained nursing applicants

Allows graduates of nursing programs outside the United States to obtain Michigan licensure if their education is verified as substantially equivalent to Michigan-approved programs and they pass the required examination

Permits foreign-trained nurses already licensed in another U.S. state to obtain Michigan licensure, with those holding an active license for at least 5 years with no disciplinary sanctions exempt from the education equivalency verification requirement

Updates statutory language to replace gendered pronouns with gender-neutral terms and modernizes phrasing from "pursuant to" to "under"