***** 333.16515.added THIS ADDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE MARCH 4, 2020 *****

Sec. 16515.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3), the department shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of section 16174 and the requirements for licensure established in rules promulgated under section 16525.

(2) On or before the expiration of 36 months after the effective date of the rules promulgated under section 16525 regarding licensure, the department shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of section 16174 and 1 of the following:

(a) He or she is a registered acupuncturist.

(b) He or she has the education, training, and experience appropriate to the practice of acupuncture as established in rules promulgated under section 16525 regarding licensure. In determining whether an applicant has met the requirements for licensure under this subdivision, the department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for considering patient records, billing records, education records, training records, or other evidence of the applicant's education, training, and experience that is submitted to the department. An applicant shall ensure that any document that is submitted to the department under this subdivision ensures the confidentiality of a patient's identity.

(3) On or before the expiration of 36 months after the effective date of the rules promulgated under section 16525 regarding licensure, the department shall issue a limited license to an applicant who meets the requirements of section 16174, and who, at the time of the application, meets all of the following requirements:

(a) The applicant has been performing acupuncture under the supervision of a physician licensed under part 170 or part 175 for at least 2 years as of the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section. The applicant shall include the name of the physician under which he or she is engaging in the practice of acupuncture on the application for limited licensure.

(b) The applicant holds a license to engage in another health profession.

(4) An individual who is granted a limited license under subsection (3) shall comply with all of the following:

(a) He or she shall only engage in the practice of acupuncture while he or she is under the supervision of the physician named in the application for limited licensure and shall immediately notify the department if the physician named in the application is no longer willing or able to supervise the individual.

(b) He or she shall not collect payment from an insurer for performing a service that is within the practice of acupuncture. As used in this subdivision, "insurer" means that term as defined in section 106 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.106.

History: Add. 2019, Act 140, Eff. Mar. 4, 2020 Popular Name: Act 368