HB-5091, As Passed Senate, December 17, 2009

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5091

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending sections 16423 and 16431 (MCL 333.16423 and 333.16431),

section 16431 as amended by 1994 PA 234.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 16423. (1) The department, in consultation with the

board, shall promulgate rules to establish criteria for the

performance and ordering of tests and the approval of analytical

instruments and adjustment apparatus to be used for the purpose of

examining and treating patients in locating spinal for subluxations

and misalignments of the human spine that produce nerve

interference or joint dysfunction. The criteria established shall

be substantially equivalent to nationally recognized standards in

the profession for the performance and ordering of tests and the

use and operation of the instruments and apparatus. The board may

approve types and makes of analytical instruments and adjustment

apparatus that meet these criteria.

     (2) An individual shall not perform or order tests or use

analytical instruments or adjustment apparatus which does that do

not meet nationally recognized standards or which is that are not

approved by the board.

     Sec. 16431. (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of part 161,

the board may require a licensee seeking renewal of a license to

furnish the board with satisfactory evidence that during the 2

years immediately preceding the application for renewal the

applicant has attended not less than two 2-day educational

conferences approved by the board, in subjects related to the

practice of chiropractic and designed to further educate licensees.

     (2) As required under section 16204, the department, in

consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules requiring each

applicant for license renewal to complete as part of the

educational conferences required under subsection (1) an

appropriate number of hours or courses in pain and symptom

management.

     (3) The department, in consultation with the board, shall

promulgate rules requiring each applicant for license renewal to

complete as part of the educational conferences required under

subsection (1) an appropriate number of hours or courses concerning

the provisions of section 16401(1) that were added by the

amendatory act that added this subsection.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 968.

     (b) Senate Bill No. 970.

     (c) Senate Bill No. 971.

     (d) Senate Bill No. 972.

     (e) Senate Bill No. 973.

     (f) House Bill No. 5105.