SB-0184, As Passed Senate, May 22, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     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 A license issued

 

under section 17905 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.