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MI HB4903

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Luke Meerman

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Modifies relicensure requirements for licensed professional counselors and limited licensed counselors in Michigan by removing a special pathway that existed for individuals who received degrees before October 1, 1991 and completed professional experience before October 1, 1993

  • Maintains the standard relicensure process for applicants within 3 years of license expiration, requiring a completed application, fees, professional disclosure statement, and verification of no pending disciplinary proceedings from other states

  • Preserves requirements for applicants seeking relicensure more than 3 years after expiration, who must pass the National Board for Certified Counselors exam, the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification exam, or an equivalent examination

  • Updates gendered language throughout the statute, replacing "his or her" and "he or she" with gender-neutral terms like "the individual" and "the individual's"

Legislative Description

Health occupations: counselors; relicensure requirements; modify. Amends sec. 18114 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.18114).

Health occupations: counselors

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/11/2025

9/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Health Policy9/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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