HB-5750, As Passed Senate, December 13, 2006

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5750

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 16181 (MCL 333.16181), as amended by 2006 PA

398, and by adding section 2264.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2264. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to

the contrary, more than 1 entity may be certified as a patient

safety organization under section 924 of the patient safety and

quality improvement act of 2005, 42 USC 299b-24.

     Sec. 16181. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection

(2), a board may grant a nonrenewable, temporary license to an

applicant who has completed all requirements for licensure except

for examination or other required evaluation procedure. A board

shall not grant a temporary license to an individual who has

previously failed the examination or other required evaluation

procedure or whose license has been suspended or revoked. A

temporary license issued pursuant to this section is valid for 18

months, but a board shall automatically void the temporary license

if the applicant fails the examination or other required evaluation

procedure.

     (2)  Until January 1, 2012, the  The Michigan board of nursing

may grant a nonrenewable, temporary license to an applicant for a

license under this article to engage in the practice of nursing as

a registered professional nurse if the applicant is licensed as a

registered professional nurse by an equivalent licensing board or

authority in another state or, until January 1, 2012, is licensed

as a registered professional nurse by an equivalent licensing board

or authority in Canada. A temporary license issued under this

subsection expires on the earliest of the following:

     (a) One year after the date of issuance.

     (b) The date the applicant is notified that he or she failed

the commission on graduates of foreign nursing schools qualifying

examination, as approved by the department.

     (c) The date the applicant is notified that he or she failed

the national council licensure examination, as approved by the

department.

     (d) The date the applicant is issued a license under this

article to engage in the practice of nursing as a registered

professional nurse.

     (e) The date the applicant is notified that he or she has

failed to meet the requirements of this article and rules

promulgated under this article for licensure.

     (f) The date the applicant is notified that he or she has

failed to complete the application process for full licensure.

     (3) The holder of a temporary license issued under subsection

(1) shall practice only under the supervision of a licensee who

holds a license, other than a health profession subfield license,

in the same health profession. The holder of a temporary license

issued under subsection (1) shall not be supervised by a licensee

who holds a limited license or temporary license.

     (4) The department shall  promptly issue a temporary license

within 48 hours upon receiving proof that the applicant's license

issued by another state or a province in Canada is currently active

and in good standing.