SENATE BILL No. 1204
November 27, 2018, Introduced by Senator STAMAS and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending sections 17905 and 17906 (MCL 333.17905 and 333.17906),
as amended by 2015 PA 166.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 17905. (1) The department shall issue a license under
this article as an athletic trainer to an individual who meets all
of the following requirements:
(a) Applies to the department on a form provided by the
department.
(b) Meets the requirements for licensure in rules promulgated
pursuant to under section 17904.
(c) Pays the fees prescribed in section 16336.
(2) The department,in consultation with the board, shall
promulgate rules to require at least 75 clock hours of continuing
education within each 3-year license cycle in subjects related to
athletic training and approved by the department.establish
continuing education requirements for athletic trainers.
Notwithstanding the requirements of part 161, beginning the license
cycle after the effective date of the rules promulgated under this
subsection, an individual must meet the continuing education
requirements established under this subsection. The department, in
consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules to require
licensees seeking renewal to furnish evidence acceptable to the
department and the board of the successful completion, during the
preceding license cycle, of those continuing education
requirements.
Sec. 17906. (1) The department shall issue a license under
section 17905 for a 3-year license cycle. The license is renewable
upon payment of the prescribed license renewal fee and submission
to the department of proof of satisfactory completion of at least
75 clock hours of continuing education within the 3-year license
cycle in subjects related to athletic training and approved by the
department.the successful completion of the requirements for
license renewal in rules promulgated under section 17905(2).
(2) In addition to the continuing education requirements of
subsection (1), an athletic trainer shall submit along with his or
her application for license renewal proof satisfactory to the
department of both of the following:
(a) That he or she has successfully completed a course of
training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and automated
external defibrillator use for health care professionals or
emergency services personnel approved by the department and offered
or approved by the American Red Cross, the American Heart
Association, or a comparable organization, as determined by the
department.
(b) That he or she holds, at the time of application for
renewal and at all times during the previous license period, a
valid certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
issued by the organization offering the training.