Section 333.16181 - Temporary license; nonrenewable; exception; eligibility; duration; automatically voiding; expiration; supervision; issuance.
PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978
333.16181 Temporary license; nonrenewable; exception; eligibility; duration; automatically voiding; expiration; supervision; issuance.
Sec. 16181.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a board may grant a nonrenewable, temporary license to an applicant who has completed all requirements for licensure except for examination or other required evaluation procedure. A board shall not grant a temporary license to an individual who has previously failed the examination or other required evaluation procedure or whose license has been suspended or revoked. A temporary license issued pursuant to this section is valid for 18 months, but a board shall automatically void the temporary license if the applicant fails the examination or other required evaluation procedure.
(2) The Michigan board of nursing may grant a nonrenewable, temporary license to an applicant for a license under this article to engage in the practice of nursing as a registered professional nurse if the applicant is licensed as a registered professional nurse by an equivalent licensing board or authority in another state or, until January 1, 2012, is licensed as a registered professional nurse by an equivalent licensing board or authority in Canada. A temporary license issued under this subsection expires on the earliest of the following:
(a) One year after the date of issuance.
(b) The date the applicant is notified that he or she failed the commission on graduates of foreign nursing schools qualifying examination, as approved by the department.
(c) The date the applicant is notified that he or she failed the national council licensure examination, as approved by the department.
(d) The date the applicant is issued a license under this article to engage in the practice of nursing as a registered professional nurse.
(e) The date the applicant is notified that he or she has failed to meet the requirements of this article and rules promulgated under this article for licensure.
(f) The date the applicant is notified that he or she has failed to complete the application process for full licensure.
(3) The holder of a temporary license issued under subsection (1) shall practice only under the supervision of a licensee who holds a license, other than a health profession subfield license, in the same health profession. The holder of a temporary license issued under subsection (1) shall not be supervised by a licensee who holds a limited license or temporary license.
(4) The department shall issue a temporary license within 48 hours upon receiving proof that the applicant's license issued by another state or a province in Canada is currently active and in good standing.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 625, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1979 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 174, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 293, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 80, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 256, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 200, Imd. Eff. July 12, 2004 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 398, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 2006 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 643, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2007
Compiler's Notes: Section 3 of Act 174 of 1986 provides: “This amendatory act shall only apply to contested cases filed on or after July 1, 1986.”
Popular Name: Act 368