August 31, 2005, Introduced by Senator BROWN and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 16181 (MCL 333.16181), as amended by 2004 PA
200.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
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, 2007, 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 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.
(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.