2023 House Bill 5114

Mental health: code; definition of mental health professional; expand to include physician assistants, certified nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists-certified, and allow them to perform certain examinations.

A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” by amending sections 100a, 100b, 100c, 281b, 400, 420, 423, 425, 426, 427, 429, 430, 434, 435, 438, 452, 461, 463, 498o, 517, 532, 700, 740, and 742 (MCL 330.1100a, 330.1100b, 330.1100c, 330.1281b, 330.1400, 330.1420, 330.1423, 330.1425, 330.1426, 330.1427, 330.1429, 330.1430, 330.1434, 330.1435, 330.1438, 330.1452, 330.1461, 330.1463, 330.1498o, 330.1517, 330.1532, 330.1700, 330.1740, and 330.1742), sections 100a and 100b as amended by 2020 PA 402, section 100c as amended by 2020 PA 285, section 281b as added by 2014 PA 200, sections 400 and 420 as amended by 2018 PA 595, sections 423, 425, 427, and 463 as amended by 2016 PA 320, sections 426, 429, and 438 as amended by 2022 PA 214, sections 430, 498o, 700, and 740 as amended by 1995 PA 290, sections 434, 435, 452, and 461 as amended by 2018 PA 593, sections 517 and 532 as amended by 2018 PA 596, and section 742 as amended by 2004 PA 527.

Official record

Introduced in the House

Oct. 10, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Carrie Rheingans (D-47) and 20 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Donavan McKinney (D-14), William Bruck (R-30), Kara Hope (D-74), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Rachel Hood (D-81), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Jenn Hill (D-109), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Luke Meerman (R-89), Reggie Miller (D-31), Julie Brixie (D-73), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Timothy Beson (R-96), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Curtis VanderWall (R-102) and Karen Whitsett (D-4)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy