HOUSE BILL NO. 4901

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending sections 17211 and 17603 (MCL 333.17211 and 333.17603), section 17211 as amended by 2017 PA 22 and section 17603 as added by 2008 PA 524.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 17211. (1) An individual shall not engage in the practice of nursing or the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse unless he or she the individual is licensed or is otherwise authorized by this article.

(2) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination of the words, titles, or letters, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those persons individuals authorized under this part to use the terms and in a way prescribed in this part:

(a) "Registered professional nurse", "registered nurse", "r.n.", "licensed practical nurse", "l.p.n.", "nurse midwife", "certified nurse midwife", "c.n.m.", "advanced practice registered nurse", "a.p.r.n.", "nurse anesthetist", "nurse practitioner", "n.p.", "certified nurse practitioner", and "c.n.p.".

(b) Beginning 12 months after the effective date of the rules promulgated under section 17210(2), "clinical nurse specialist", "c.n.s.", "clinical nurse specialist-certified", and "c.n.s.-c.".

(3) The license cycle for a registered professional nurse and a licensed practical nurse is 3 years.

Sec. 17603. (1) Beginning the effective date of this part, an An individual shall not use the titles "speech-language pathologist", "speech pathologist", "speech therapist", "speech correctionist", "speech clinician", "language therapist", "language pathologist", "logopedist", "communicologist", "aphasiologist", "phoniatrist", "voice therapist", and "voice pathologist", or similar words that indicate that the individual is a speech-language pathologist, unless the individual is licensed under this part as a speech-language pathologist.

(2) The license cycle for a speech-language pathologist is 3 years.