SB-0410, As Passed House, June 20, 2017

SB-0410, As Passed Senate, June 15, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 16226 (MCL 333.16226), as amended by 2016 PA

 

379.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1        Sec. 16226. (1) After finding the existence of 1 or more of

 

 2  the grounds for disciplinary subcommittee action listed in

 

 3  section 16221, a disciplinary subcommittee shall impose 1 or more

 

 4  of the following sanctions for each violation:

 

 

5

 Violations of Section 16221

            Sanctions

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 Subdivision (a), (b)(i),

Probation, limitation, denial,

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 (b)(ii), (b)(iii), (b)(iv),

suspension, revocation,

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 (b)(v), (b)(vi), (b)(vii),

permanent revocation,

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 (b)(ix),  (b)(x), (b)(xi),

restitution, or fine.

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 or (b)(xii)


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2

 Subdivision (b)(viii)

Revocation, permanent revocation,

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or denial.

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5

 Subdivision (b)(xiii)

Permanent revocation

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for a violation described in

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subsection (5); otherwise,

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probation, limitation, denial,

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suspension, revocation,

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restitution, or fine.

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12

Subdivision (b)(xiv)

Permanent revocation.

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 Subdivision (c)(i)

Denial, revocation, suspension,

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probation, limitation, or fine.

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 Subdivision (c)(ii)

Denial, suspension, revocation,

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restitution, or fine.

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 Subdivision (c)(iii)

Probation, denial, suspension,

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revocation, restitution, or fine.

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 Subdivision (c)(iv)

Fine, probation, denial,

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 or (d)(iii)

suspension, revocation, permanent

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revocation, or restitution.

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 Subdivision (d)(i)

Reprimand, fine, probation,

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 or (d)(ii)

denial, or restitution.

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1

 Subdivision (e)(i),

Reprimand, fine, probation,

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 (e)(iii),  (e)(iv), (e)(v),

limitation, suspension,

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 (h), or (s)

revocation, permanent revocation,

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denial, or restitution.

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 Subdivision (e)(ii)

Reprimand, probation, suspension,

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 or (i)

revocation, permanent

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revocation, restitution,

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denial, or fine.

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 Subdivision (e)(vi)

Probation, suspension, revocation,

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 or (e)(vii)

limitation, denial,

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restitution, or fine.

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 Subdivision (f)

Reprimand, denial, limitation,

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probation, or fine.

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 Subdivision (g)

Reprimand or fine.

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 Subdivision (j)

Suspension or fine.

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 Subdivision (k), (p),

Reprimand, probation, suspension,

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 or (r)

revocation, permanent revocation,

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or fine.

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 Subdivision (l)

Reprimand, denial, or

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limitation.

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 Subdivision (m) or (o)

Denial, revocation, restitution,


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probation, suspension,

2

limitation, reprimand, or fine.

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4

 Subdivision (n)

Revocation or denial.

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6

 Subdivision (q)

Revocation.

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 Subdivision (t)

Revocation, permanent revocation,

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fine, or restitution.

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 Subdivision (u)

Denial, revocation, probation,

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suspension, limitation, reprimand,

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or fine.

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15        (2) Determination of sanctions for violations under this

 

16  section shall be made by a disciplinary subcommittee. If, during

 

17  judicial review, the court of appeals determines that a final

 

18  decision or order of a disciplinary subcommittee prejudices

 

19  substantial rights of the petitioner for 1 or more of the grounds

 

20  listed in section 106 of the administrative procedures act of

 

21  1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.306, and holds that the final decision

 

22  or order is unlawful and is to be set aside, the court shall

 

23  state on the record the reasons for the holding and may remand

 

24  the case to the disciplinary subcommittee for further

 

25  consideration.

 

26        (3) A disciplinary subcommittee may impose a fine in an

 

27  amount that does not exceed $250,000.00 for a violation of

 


 1  section 16221(a) or (b). A disciplinary subcommittee shall impose

 

 2  a fine of at least $25,000.00 if the violation of section

 

 3  16221(a) or (b) results in the death of 1 or more patients.

 

 4        (4) A disciplinary subcommittee may require a licensee or

 

 5  registrant or an applicant for licensure or registration who has

 

 6  violated this article, article 7, or article 8 or a rule

 

 7  promulgated under this article, article 7, or article 8 to

 

 8  satisfactorily complete an educational program, a training

 

 9  program, or a treatment program, a mental, physical, or

 

10  professional competence examination, or a combination of those

 

11  programs and examinations.

 

12        (5) A disciplinary subcommittee shall impose the sanction of

 

13  permanent revocation for a violation of section 16221(b)(xiii) if

 

14  the violation occurred while the licensee or registrant was

 

15  acting within the health profession for which he or she was

 

16  licensed or registered.

 

17        (6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) and this

 

18  subsection, a disciplinary subcommittee shall not impose the

 

19  sanction of permanent revocation under this section without a

 

20  finding that the licensee or registrant engaged in a pattern of

 

21  intentional acts of fraud or deceit resulting in personal

 

22  financial gain to the licensee or registrant and harm to the

 

23  health of patients under the licensee's or registrant's care.

 

24  This subsection does not apply if a disciplinary subcommittee

 

25  finds that a licensee or registrant has violated section

 

26  16221(b)(xiv).

 

27        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 


 1  after the date it is enacted into law.

 

 2        Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

 3  unless all of the following bills of the 99th Legislature are

 

 4  enacted into law:

 

 5        (a) Senate Bill No. 337.

 

 6        (b) Senate Bill No. 368.

 

 7        (c) House Bill No. 4639.