Under the new rules that take effect July 1, after partial investigation information is presented to health-licensing boards by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, a full investigation will only be performed by the MDLRA if at least three members of a health-licensing board ask the MDLRA to do so, according to the report.
Additionally, under the new laws, the MDLRA will have the final say on whether a healthcare professional’s license is suspended, modified or revoked. The laws give the MDLRA the authority to overrule the decision of a health-licensing board’s disciplinary subcommittee to end a disciplinary investigation if public health and welfare are in jeopardy, according to the report.
The new laws affect more than 400,000 professionals and 27 licensing-boards in Michigan, according to the report.
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