2023 House Bill 4608 / 2024 Public Act 39

Health occupations: dietitians and nutritionists; licensure of dietitian nutritionists; provide for.

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 sections 16141 and 16145 (MCL 333.16141 and 333.16145), as amended by 1993 PA 80, and by adding section 16346 and part 183A.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4608 would add Part 183A (Dietetics and Nutrition) to Article 15 (Occupations) of the Public Health Code, to establish a licensure framework for dietitian nutritionists, describe a scope of practice, set license fees, create the Michigan Board of Dietetics and Nutrition in the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), and require LARA to develop and issue rules governing specified aspects of licensure.

Introduced in the House

May 23, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-17) and 13 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Veronica Paiz (D-11), Stephanie Young (D-16), Noah Arbit (D-20), Natalie Price (D-5), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Christine Morse (D-40), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Will Snyder (D-87), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Regina Weiss (D-6), Kelly Breen (D-21) and Carol Glanville (D-84)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

June 13, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

June 22, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 19, 2023

Passed in the House 63 to 46 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 24, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Feb. 28, 2024

Reported without amendment

Feb. 29, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

March 5, 2024

Reported without amendment

April 10, 2024

Passed in the Senate 26 to 11 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

April 30, 2024