HB-5593, As Passed Senate, December 17, 2009
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 5593
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending sections 16315 and 16327 (MCL 333.16315 and
333.16327), section 16315 as amended by 2007 PA 166 and section
16327 as added by 1993 PA 80.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 16315. (1) The health professions regulatory fund is
2 established in the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided
3 in this section, the state treasurer shall credit the fees
4 collected under sections 16319 to 16349 to the health professions
5 regulatory fund. The money in the health professions regulatory
6 fund shall be expended only as provided in subsection (5).
7 (2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the
8 health professions regulatory fund. Interest and earnings from
9 health professions regulatory fund investment shall be credited
1 to the health professions regulatory fund.
2 (3) The unencumbered balance in the health professions
3 regulatory fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in
4 the health professions regulatory fund and shall not revert to
5 the general fund.
6 (4) The health professions regulatory fund may receive gifts
7 and devises and other money as provided by law.
8 (5) The department of community health shall use the health
9 professions regulatory fund to carry out its powers and duties
10 under this article and article 7 including, but not limited to,
11 reimbursing the department of attorney general for the reasonable
12 cost of services provided to the department of community health
13 under this article and article 7. For the fiscal year ending
14 September 30, 2007 only, subject to appropriations by the
15 legislature and approval by the governor, the department of
16 community health may also use the health professions regulatory
17 fund to support health information technology initiatives.
18 (6) The nurse professional fund is established in the state
19 treasury. Of the money that is attributable to per-year license
20 fees collected under section 16327, the state treasurer shall
21 credit $2.00 $8.00
of each individual annual license fee
22 collected to the nurse professional fund. The money in the nurse
23 professional fund shall be expended only as provided in
24 subsection (9).
25 (7) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the
26 nurse professional fund, and shall credit interest and earnings
27 from the investment to the nurse professional fund. The nurse
House Bill No. 5593 as amended December 17, 2009
1 professional fund may receive gifts and devises and other money
2 as provided by law.
3 (8) The unencumbered balance in the nurse professional fund
4 at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the nurse
5 professional fund and shall not revert to the general fund.
6 (9) The department of community health shall use the nurse
7 professional fund each fiscal year only as follows:
8 (a) The department may use not more than 1/3 of the nurse
9 professional fund for the establishment and operation of a nurse
10 continuing education program.
11 (b) The department may use not more than 1/3 of the nurse
12 professional fund to perform research and development studies to
13 promote and advance the nursing profession.
14 (c) The department shall use not less than 1/3 of the nurse
15 professional fund to establish and operate a nursing scholarship
16 program.
17 (a) To promote safe patient care in all nursing practice
18 environments.
19 (b) To advance the safe practice of the nursing <<PROFESSION.
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22 (c) To assure a continuous supply of high-quality direct
23 care nurses, nursing faculty, and nursing education programs.
24 (d) To operate a nursing scholarship program.
25 (10) The pain management education and controlled substances
26 electronic monitoring and antidiversion fund is established in
27 the state treasury.
1 (11) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the
2 pain management education and controlled substances electronic
3 monitoring and antidiversion fund. Interest and earnings from
4 investment of the pain management education and controlled
5 substances electronic monitoring and antidiversion fund shall be
6 credited to the pain management education and controlled
7 substances electronic monitoring and antidiversion fund.
8 (12) The unencumbered balance in the pain management
9 education and controlled substances electronic monitoring and
10 antidiversion fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain
11 in the pain management education and controlled substances
12 electronic monitoring and antidiversion fund and shall not revert
13 to the general fund. The pain management education and controlled
14 substances electronic monitoring and antidiversion fund may
15 receive gifts and devises and other money as provided by law.
16 Twenty dollars of the license fee received by the department of
17 community health under section 16319 shall be deposited with the
18 state treasurer to the credit of the pain management education
19 and controlled substances electronic monitoring and antidiversion
20 fund. The department shall use the pain management education and
21 controlled substances electronic monitoring and antidiversion
22 fund only in connection with programs relating to pain management
23 education for health professionals, preventing the diversion of
24 controlled substances, and development and maintenance of the
25 electronic monitoring system for controlled substances data
26 required by section 7333a.
27 Sec. 16327. Fees for a person licensed or seeking licensure
1 to practice nursing as a registered nurse, a licensed practical
2 nurse, or a trained attendant under part 172 are as follows:
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(a) |
Application
processing fee........... $ |
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4 |
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(b) |
License
fee, per year................ |
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5 |
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(c) |
Temporary license.................... 10.00 |
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6 |
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(d) |
Limited license, per year............ 10.00 |
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(e) |
Specialty certification for |
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8 |
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registered nurse: |
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9 |
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(i) |
Application
processing fee........... |
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10 |
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(ii) |
Specialty
certification, per year.... |