A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 16170a, 16222, 16231, 16238, and 17201 (MCL 333.16170a, 333.16222, 333.16231, 333.16238, and 333.17201), section 16170a as amended by 2013 PA 268, section 16222 as amended by 2014 PA 97, section 16231 as amended by 2017 PA 249, section 16238 as added by 1993 PA 79, and section 17201 as amended by 2016 PA 499, and by adding sections 16187, 17225, and 17225a.
The legislation amends the Public Health Code to enhance confidentiality in reporting health professionals' impairments and enacts the Nurse Licensure Compact, facilitating interstate nursing practice and cooperation among states, with specific provisions for notification of criminal convictions and disciplinary actions, investigation procedures, and compact implementation.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
