2023 House Bill 4101 / 2024 Public Act 57

Health occupations: speech-language pathologists; temporary licensing of speech-language pathologists; modify.

An act to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending section 17609 (MCL 333.17609), as amended by 2010 PA 304.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4101 would amend the Public Health Code to extend, from 12 months to 24 months, the maximum period for which a temporary license for completing a supervised postgraduate clinical experience in speech-language pathology may be issued. In addition, the temporary license of a qualified applicant could be renewed for one additional 12- month term.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 15, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Curtis VanderWall (R-102)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Oct. 5, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1

Feb. 20, 2024

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Substitute H-2 offered by Rep. Curtis VanderWall (R-102)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Feb. 21, 2024

Passed in the House 104 to 2 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Feb. 22, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

March 13, 2024

Reported without amendment

March 14, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

April 10, 2024

Reported without amendment

May 15, 2024

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

June 6, 2024