HEALTH CARE OCCUPATIONS H.B. 6145-6150: FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bills 6145 through 6148 (as reported without amendment)
House Bill 6149 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
House Bill 6150 (as reported with amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Michael C. Murphy (H.B. 6145)
Representative Edward Gaffney, Jr. (H.B. 6146 & 6147)
Representative Brenda Clack (H.B. 6148)
Representative Leslie Mortimer (H.B. 6149)
Representative John Gleason (H.B. 6150)
House Committee: Health Policy
Senate Committee: Health Policy
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 6145, 6146, 6148, 6149 (H-1), and 6150 would amend the Code to reenact in Parts 183 (Occupational Therapists), 185 (Social Work), 175 (Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery), 180 (Podiatric Medicine & Surgery), and 181 (Counseling), respectively, the provisions of the repealed sections applicable to each of those professions.
The bills are tie-barred to House Bill 6147.
MCL 333.18305 (H.B. 6145) Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
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)
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 9-7-06 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. hb6145-6150/0506