Section 333.16171 - License for practice of health profession; exemptions.
PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978
333.16171 License for practice of health profession; exemptions.
Sec. 16171.
Under the circumstances and subject to the limitations stated in each case, the following individuals are not required to have a license issued under this article for practice of a health profession in this state:
(a) A student in a health profession training program, which has been approved by the appropriate board, while performing the duties assigned in the course of training.
(b) An individual practicing a health profession in the discharge of official duties while in the military service of the United States, the United States public health service, the United States department of agriculture, or the United States veterans administration. The institution in which the individual practices shall report the name and address of the individual to the appropriate board within 30 days after the date of employment.
(c) An individual who by education, training, or experience substantially meets the requirements of this article for licensure while rendering medical care in a time of disaster or to an ill or injured individual at the scene of an emergency.
(d) An individual who provides nonmedical nursing or similar services in the care of the ill or suffering or an individual who in good faith ministers to the ill or suffering by spiritual means alone, through prayer, in the exercise of a religious freedom, and who does not hold himself or herself out to be a health professional.
(e) An individual residing in another state or country and authorized to practice a health profession in that state or country who, in an exceptional circumstance, is called in for consultation or treatment by a health professional in this state.
(f) An individual residing in another state or country and authorized to practice a health profession in that state or country, when attending meetings or conducting lectures, seminars, or demonstrations under the auspices of professional associations or training institutions in this state, if the individual does not maintain an office or designate a place to meet patients or receive calls in this state.
(g) An individual authorized in another country to practice a health profession and who is employed by the United States public health service or the government of another country for the exclusive use of members of its merchant marine and members of its consular and diplomatic corps, while caring for those members in the performance of his or her official duties.
(h) An individual residing adjacent to the land border between this state and an adjoining state who is authorized under the laws of that state to practice a health profession and whose practice may extend into this state, but who does not maintain an office or designate a place to meet patients or receive calls in this state.
(i) An individual authorized to practice a health profession in another state or territory of the United States who has been appointed by the United States olympic committee to provide health services exclusively to team personnel and athletes registered to train and compete at a training site in this state approved by the United States olympic committee or at an event conducted under the sanction of the United States olympic committee. The exemption granted by this subdivision shall apply to the individual while performing the duties assigned in the course of the sanctioned training program or event and for the time period specified by the United States olympic committee.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 82, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1985
Popular Name: Act 368