Public Act 3 of 2004

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• Introduced by Rep. Stephen Ehardt (R) on February 18, 2003, to impose registration (licensure) on respiratory therapists, including application and registration fees, and create a board of respiratory care in the Department of Consumer and Industry Services. The bill would require therapists to complete at least two years of college on the subject.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on February 18, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on April 1, 2003, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Stephen Ehardt (R) on April 8, 2003, to extend the same licensure standards proposed by the bill to respiratory therapists from Canada and other states who practice in Michigan, and allow their practice here upon demonstrating that the requirements to obtain the non-Michigan license are substantially equivalent to those of this state. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 8, 2003.
• Passed 99 to 7 in the House on April 8, 2003.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on April 22, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on April 22, 2003.
  • Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on September 24, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one establishes a licensure system rather than registration.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom (R) on September 25, 2003, to clarify certain technical requirements in the bill, and to establish a new date on which it will go into effect if passed. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 25, 2003.
• Passed 27 to 11 in the Senate on September 25, 2003, to impose licensure on respiratory therapists, including application and licensure fees and continuing education requirements, and create a board of respiratory care in the Department of Consumer and Industry Services. The bill would require therapists to complete at least two years of college on the subject.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 10, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Stephen Ehardt (R) on December 10, 2003, to eliminate a continuing education provision that is in the Senate-passed version of the bill. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on December 10, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Stephen Ehardt (R) on December 10, 2003, to move back the date the bill goes into effect to July 1, 2004. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on December 10, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Stephen Ehardt (R) on December 10, 2003, to clarify the provisions for giving a permanent licnse to a person with a temporary license. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on December 10, 2003.
• Passed 74 to 31 in the House on December 10, 2003, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which converted it into an unambiguous licensure scheme.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 16, 2003.
• Passed 36 to 1 in the Senate on December 17, 2003, to concur with the House amendment to the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on January 22, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Stephen Ehardt (R) on January 22, 2004, to extend until 2007 the sunset on a law that allows health care professionals licensed in Canada to practice in Michigan, if the Canadian license requirements are substantially the same as Michigan’s. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on January 22, 2004.
• Passed 97 to 7 in the House on January 22, 2004, to add to the bill an extension until 2007 of the sunset on a law that allows health care professionals licensed in Canada to practice in Michigan, if the Canadian license requirements are substantially the same as Michigan’s.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on January 27, 2004.
• Passed 36 to 1 in the Senate on January 28, 2004, to add to the bill an extension until 2007 of the sunset on a law that allows health care professionals licensed in Canada to practice in Michigan, if the Canadian license requirements are substantially the same as Michigan’s.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on February 17, 2004.