June 7, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Clack and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 17511 (MCL 333.17511) and by adding section
17526.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 17511. (1) A person shall not engage in the practice of
osteopathic medicine and surgery or practice as a physician's
assistant unless licensed or otherwise authorized by this article.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
following words, titles, or letters or a combination thereof, with
or without qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only
to those persons authorized under this part to use the terms and in
a way prescribed in this part: "osteopath", "osteopathy",
"osteopathic practitioner", "doctor of osteopathy", "diplomate in
osteopathy", "d.o.", "physician's assistant", and "p.a.".
Notwithstanding section 16261, a person who was specially trained
at an institution of higher education in this state to assist a
physician in the field of orthopedics and, upon completion of
training, received a 2-year associate of science degree as an
orthopedic physician's assistant before January 1, 1977 may use the
title "orthopedic physician's assistant" whether or not the
individual is licensed under this part.
Sec. 17526. The terms of office of individual members of the
board and task force created under this part, except those
appointed to fill vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on
December 31 of the year in which the term expires.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6147(request no.
05150'05) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.