HEALTH CARE OCCUPATIONS H.B. 6062-6064, 6086, 6138-6143, 6145-6150, & 6205-6208 (H-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY




House Bills 6062, 6063, and 6064 (as passed by the House)
House Bill 6086 (as passed by the House)
House Bills 6138 through 6143 (as passed by the House)
House Bills 6145 through 6148 (as passed by the House)
House Bill 6149 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)
House Bill 6150 (as passed by the House)
House Bills 6205, 6206 and 6207 (as passed by the House)
House Bill 6208 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Leslie Mortimer (H.B. 6062, 6063, 6064, & 6149) Representative Lisa Wojno (H.B. 6086) Representative Barbara Vander Veen (H.B. 6138) Representative Richard Ball (H.B. 6139) Representative David Robertson (H.B. 6140) Representative Roger Kahn (H.B. 6141) Representative Gary A. Newell (H.B. 6142) Representative Joe Hune (H.B. 6143) Representative Michael C. Murphy (H.B. 6145) Representative Edward Gaffney, Jr. (H.B. 6146, 6147, & 6207) Representative Brenda Clack (H.B. 6148) Representative John Gleason (H.B. 6150) Representative Kevin Green (H.B. 6205) Representative Mike Nofs (H.B. 6206) Representative Chris Ward (H.B. 6208)
House Committee: Health Policy
Senate Committee: Health Policy


Date Completed: 9-5-06

CONTENT House Bill 6147 would repeal Sections 16131 and 16263 of the Public Health Code, which prescribe the length and expiration date of terms of members serving on boards regulating various health occupations, and restrict the use of certain words, titles, and letters to individuals authorized to use them under the Code, respectively.


House Bills 6062, 6063, 6064, 6138 through 6143, 6145, 6146, 6148, 6149 (H-1), 6150, and 6205 through 6208 (H-1) would reenact the provisions of the repealed sections in the part of the Code applicable to each profession.


House Bill 6086 would amend the Code to include the title "sanitarian" (in addition to "registered sanitarian" and "R.S.") among the titles that a person may not use unless he or she is registered under the Code.

All of the bills are tie-barred to House Bill 6147.


Under Section 16131, the terms of office of individual members of regulatory boards and task forces, except those appointed to fill vacancies, expire four years after appointment on either June 30 or December 31, depending on the occupation. Under Section 16263, specific words, titles, or letters, or a combination of those words, titles, and letters are restricted in use, only to individuals authorized under Article 15 (Occupations) to use the terms in a way prescribed in Article 15. The bills would move these terms to the applicable part of the Code and specify that their use would be restricted with or without qualifying words or phrases. Table 1 lists each occupation and the part to which the existing provisions would be relocated, the restricted titles, the applicable board or task force, and the expiration date of a member's term.


Table 1

Bill Number Part & Occupation  
Restricted Words, Titles, & Letters		 Regulatory Body Expiration Date
  6063 188 (Veterinary Medicine) veterinary, veterinarian, veterinary doctor, veterinary surgeon, doctor of veterinary medicine, V.M.D., D.V.M., animal technician, animal technologist Board of Veterinary Medicine December 31
6138 172 (Nursing) registered professional nurse, registered nurse, R.N., licensed practical nurse, L.P.N., nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner, trained attendant, T.A. Board of Nursing June 30
6139 174 (Optometry) doctor of optometry, optometrist, O.D. Board of Optometry June 30
6140 168 (Audiology) audiometrist, audiologist, hearing therapist, hearing aid audiologist, educational audiologist, industrial audiologist, clinical audiologist Board of Audiology June 30
6141 170 (Medicine) doctor of medicine, M.D., physician's assistant, P.A. Board of Medicine, joint task force for health profession subfields December 31
6142 164 (Chiropractic) chiropractic, doctor of chiropractic, chiropractor, D.C., chiropractic physician Board of Chiropractic December 31
6143 182 (Psychology) consulting psychologist, psychologist, psychological assistant, psychological examiner, licensed psychologist, limited licensed psychologist Board of Psychology December 31
6148 175 (Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery) osteopath, osteopathy, osteopathic practitioner, doctor of osteopathy, diplomate in osteopathy, D.O, physician's assistant, P.A. Board of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery, joint task force for health profession subfields December 31
6149 (H-1) 180 (Podiatric Medicine & Surgery) chiropodist, chiropody, chiropodical, podiatry, podiatrist, podiatric, doctor of podiatric medicine, foot specialist, podiatric physician and surgeon, D.P.M. Board of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery June 30
6150 181 (Counseling) licensed professional counselor, licensed counselor, professional counselor, L.P.C. Board of Counseling June 30
6205 177 (Pharmacy Practice & Drug Control) pharmacy, pharmacist, apothecary, drugstore, druggist, medicine store, prescriptions, R.Ph. Board of Pharmacy June 30
6207 169 (Marriage & Family Therapy) marriage advisor, marriage consultant, family counselor, family advisor, family therapist, family consultant, family guidance counselor, family guidance advisor, family guidance consultant, marriage guidance counselor, marriage guidance advisor, marriage guidance consultant, family relations counselor, marriage relations counselor, marriage relations advisor, marriage relations consultant, marital counselor, marital therapist Board of Marriage & Family Therapy June 30
6208 (H-1) 178 (Physical Therapy) Physical therapy, physical therapist, physiotherapist, registered physical therapist, licensed physical therapist, physical therapy technician, P.T., R.P.T., L.P.T., P.T.T. Board of Physical Therapy December 31



Additionally, House Bills 6141 and 6148 would add to Parts 170 and 175 a provision that, notwithstanding the regulations regarding the use of titles, a person who was specially trained at an institution of higher education in Michigan to assist a physician in the field of orthopedics and, upon completion of training, received a two-year associate of science degree as an orthopedic physician's assistant before January 1, 1977, could use the title "orthopedic physician's assistant" whether or not he or she were licensed under Part 170 or 175.


Several parts of the Code already contain provisions restricting the use of certain words, titles, and letters, and the bills would amend them to enact the expiration date of board members' terms in those parts. They are shown in Table 2.


Table 2

Bill Number  
Part		  
Restricted Words, Titles, & Letters		 Regulatory Body Expiration Date
  6062 165 (Acupuncture) acupuncturist, certified acupuncturist, registered acupuncturist Board of Acupuncture June 30
6064 187 (Respiratory Care) respiratory therapist, respiratory care practitioner, licensed respiratory therapist, licensed respiratory care practitioner, R.T., R.C.P., L.R.T., L.R.C.P. Board of Respiratory Care December 31
6145 183 (Occupational Therapists) occupational therapist, O.T., occupational therapist registered, O.T.R., certified occupational therapist, C.O.T., certified occupational therapy assistant, C.O.T.A., occupational therapy assistant Board of Occupational Therapists December 31
6146 185 (Social Work) social service technician, S.S.T., licensed bachelor's social worker, L.B.S.W., licensed master's social worker, L.M.S.W. Board of Social Work December 31
6206 173 (Nursing Home Administration) nursing home administrator Board of Nursing Home Administrators June 30
6208 179 (Athletic Training) athletic trainer, licensed athletic trainer, certified athletic trainer, athletic trainer certified, A.T., A.T.L., C.A.T., A.C.T. Athletic Trainer Board June 30

MCL 333.16511 & 333.16521 (H.B. 6062) Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy 333.18811 & 333.18821 (H.B. 6063) 333.18705 (H.B. 6064) 333.18411 (H.B. 6086) 333.17211 & 333.17221 (H.B. 6138) 333.17411 & 333.17421 (H.B. 6139) 333.16803 & 333.16805 (H.B. 6140) 333.17011 et al. (H.B. 6141) 333.16411 & 333.16421 (H.B. 6142) 333.18211 & 333.18221 (H.B. 6143) 333.18305 (H.B. 6145) 333.18505 (H.B. 6146) 333.7301a et al. (H.B. 6147) 333.17511 et al. (H.B. 6148) 333.18011 & 18021 (H.B. 6149) 333.18103 et al. (H.B. 6150) 333.17711 & 333.17721 (H.B. 6205) 333.17305 (H.B. 6206) 333.16903 et al. (H.B. 6207) 333.17820 et al. (H.B. 6208) FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Fiscal Analyst: David Fosdick

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. hb6062/0506