Section 333.16135 - Board, committee, or task force; qualifications of members. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.16135 Board, committee, or task force; qualifications of members.

Sec. 16135.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a member of a board, the committee, or a task force created by this article shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Be 18 or more years of age.

(b) Be of good moral character.

(c) Be a resident of this state for not less than the 6 months immediately preceding appointment and remain a resident of this state throughout the term of the appointment.

(d) Be currently licensed or registered in this state where licensure or registration in a health profession is a requirement for membership. The member shall have actively practiced that profession or taught in an approved educational institution that prepares applicants for licensure or registration in that profession, or a combination of both, in any state for not less than the 2 years immediately preceding appointment.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), for a board created on or after January 1, 1989, the governor may appoint as the members of the board who are required to be licensed or registered under subsection (1)(d) individuals who meet either or both of the following requirements:

(a) Are certified or otherwise approved by a national organization that certifies or otherwise approves individuals in the profession to be licensed or registered by the board.

(b) Have actively practiced the profession licensed or registered by the board or taught in an educational institution that prepares applicants for licensure or registration in that profession, or a combination of both, for not less than the 2 years immediately preceding their appointment.

(3) Each individual appointed under subsection (2) shall be licensed or registered under this article in the profession licensed or registered by that board within 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that created the board.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 174, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 421, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 473, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1988 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 80, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994
Compiler's Notes: Section 3 of Act 174 of 1986 provides: “This amendatory act shall only apply to contested cases filed on or after July 1, 1986.”
Popular Name: Act 368