February 23, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Canfield, Schor, Kelly, Bizon, Kivela, Potvin, Irwin, Phelps, Yanez, Darany, Sarah Roberts, Faris, Dianda, Vaupel, Bumstead, McBroom, LaVoy, Glenn, Muxlow, Johnson, Kesto, Webber, Cochran, Pettalia, Chatfield, Hooker, Pagel, Rendon, Leutheuser, Yonker, Franz, Graves, Cole, Inman, Sheppard, Jenkins, Townsend, Geiss, Liberati, Plawecki, Brunner, Aaron Miller, Lucido, Victory, Santana, Lauwers, Neeley, Singh, Cox, Banks and Gay-Dagnogo and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending sections 17031 and 17531 (MCL 333.17031 and 333.17531),
section 17031 as amended by 2002 PA 643, and by adding sections
17032 and 17532; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 17031. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), and
subject to section 17032, an applicant, in addition to completing
the requirements for the degree in medicine, shall complete a
period of postgraduate education to attain proficiency in the
practice of the profession, as prescribed by the board in rules, as
a condition for more than limited licensure.
(2) The board may grant a full license to practice medicine to
an applicant who has completed the requirements for a degree in
medicine at a medical school that is located outside the United
States or Canada if the applicant demonstrates to the board all of
the following:
(a) That the applicant has engaged in the practice of medicine
for not less than 10 years after completing the requirements for a
degree in medicine.
(b) That the applicant has completed not less than 3 years of
postgraduate clinical training in an institution that has an
affiliation with a medical school that is listed in a directory of
medical
schools published by the world health organization World
Health Organization as approved by the board.
(c) That the applicant has achieved a score determined by the
board to be a passing score on an initial medical licensure
examination approved by the board.
(d) That the applicant has safely and competently practiced
medicine under a clinical academic limited license granted by the
board under this article for 1 or more academic institutions
located in this state for not less than the 2 years immediately
preceding the date of application for a license under this
subsection, during which time the applicant functioned not less
than 800 hours per year in the observation and treatment of
patients.
(3) An applicant under subsection (2) shall file with the
board
a written statement from each academic institution upon on
which the applicant relies to satisfy subsection (2)(d). The
statement shall indicate, at a minimum, that the applicant
functioned for the academic institution in the observation and
treatment of patients not less than 800 hours per year and that in
so
doing the applicant practiced medicine safely and competently. A
person
An individual who in good faith makes a written statement
that is filed under this subsection is not civilly or criminally
liable
for that statement. There is a rebuttable presumption that a
person
an individual who makes a written statement that is filed
under this subsection has done so in good faith.
Sec. 17032. (1) An early primary care program is created to
facilitate the placement of physicians in medically underserved
areas in this state.
(2) The board shall grant a full license to engage in the
practice of medicine under this part to an applicant if the board
determines that all of the following are met:
(a) The applicant has completed the requirements for the
degree in medicine at a medical school that is located in the
United States or Canada and meets all of the requirements for
licensure as a physician under this part except the postgraduate
education requirements described in section 17031.
(b) The applicant has completed at least 1 year of
postgraduate education.
(c) The applicant has received a passing score in step 1, step
2, and step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Board
examination.
(d) The applicant enters into a written employment agreement
with an employer that is a for-profit or nonprofit entity that
includes all of the following requirements:
(i) His or her agreement to work as a physician for at least 2
years, beginning on the date he or she enters the program.
(ii) During the time period described in subparagraph (i), he
or she agrees to engage in the full-time practice of medicine in a
medically underserved area in this state.
(e) He or she is not in violation of the agreement described
in subdivision (d) at the time he or she applies for a license
under this section.
(3) Within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory
act that added this section, the department shall review any rules
promulgated under this part and begin the process of amending those
rules so that the rules are consistent with this section.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Medically underserved area" means an urban or rural area
in this state that is designated by the Secretary of the United
States Department of Health and Human Services as an area with a
shortage of personal health services or as otherwise designated by
the department of health and human services.
(b) "Program" means the early primary care program created in
subsection (1) and described in this section.
(5) This section is repealed December 31, 2022.
Sec.
17531. An applicant, in In
addition to completing the
requirements for the degree in osteopathic medicine and surgery at
a medical school that is located in the United States or Canada,
and subject to section 17532, an applicant shall complete a period
of postgraduate education to attain proficiency in the practice of
the profession as prescribed by the board in rules as a condition
for more than limited licensure.
Sec. 17532. (1) An early primary care program is created to
facilitate the placement of physicians in medically underserved
areas in this state.
(2) The board shall grant a full license to engage in the
practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery under this part to an
applicant if the board determines that all of the following are
met:
(a) The applicant has completed the requirements for the
degree in osteopathic medicine and surgery and meets all of the
requirements for licensure as a physician under this part except
the postgraduate education requirements described in section 17531.
(b) The applicant has completed at least 1 year of
postgraduate education.
(c) The applicant has received a passing score in step 1, step
2, and step 3 of the comprehensive osteopathic medical licensing
examination.
(d) The applicant enters into a written employment agreement
with an employer that is a for-profit or nonprofit entity that
includes all of the following requirements:
(i) His or her agreement to work as a physician for at least 2
years, beginning on the date he or she enters the program.
(ii) During the time period described in subparagraph (i), he
or she agrees to work as a physician in a medically underserved
area in this state.
(e) He or she is not in violation of the agreement described
in subdivision (d) at the time he or she applies for a license
under this section.
(3) Within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory
act that added this section, the department shall review any rules
promulgated under this part and begin the process of amending those
rules so the rules are consistent with this section.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Medically underserved area" means an urban or rural area
in this state that is designated by the Secretary of the United
States Department of Health and Human Services as an area with a
shortage of personal health services or as otherwise designated by
the department of health and human services.
(b) "Program" means the early primary care program created in
subsection (1) and described in this section.
(5) This section is repealed December 31, 2022.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
1, 2017.