5614: COMMITTEE SUMMARY (Date Completed: 9-14-10) - UNLICENSED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

UNLICENSED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS H.B. 5614: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
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House Bill 5614 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Roy Schmidt
House Committee: Health Policy
Senate Committee: Health Policy

Date Completed: 9-14-10

CONTENT
The bill would amend the Public Health Code to require the Department of Community Health (DCH) to investigate an individual upon receiving information that he or she was practicing a health profession without the proper license or registration.

Specifically, the DCH would have to investigate if it received information that could constitute a violation of Section 16294 of the Code. That section provides that a person is guilty of a felony if he or she practices or holds himself or herself out as practicing a regulated health profession without a license or registration; under a suspended, revoked, lapsed, void, or fraudulently obtained license or registration; or using another person's license or registration as his or her own.

MCL 333.16321 & 333.16323 Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy

FISCAL IMPACT
Passage of the bill could lead to a minor increase in the number of investigations conducted by the Department of Community Health. This would result in a small but indeterminate fiscal impact.

Fiscal Analyst: Steve Angelotti

Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb5614/0910