For a temporary period, continuing education fulfillment won’t be a factor for the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to renew professional licenses for physicians, nurses and other licensed health care workers.
This is one of several stipulations for professional licensees that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent executive order has allowed, as health care facilities deal with the influx of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.
Executive Order 2020-13 (COVID-19) is effective immediately and will continue through April 14, 2020, at 11:59 p.m.
In the order, Whitmer is giving LARA the authority to renew professional licenses “regardless of whether the licensee has satisfied the continuing education requirement applicable to their license.”
The order also states that LARA “may recognize hours worked responding to the COVID-19 emergency as hours toward continuing education courses or programs required for licensure.” (Emphasis added.)
In addition, Whitmer’s order gives LARA permission to:
Although Michigan has declared a State of Emergency, neither its Board of Medicine nor its Board of Osteopathic Medicine have waived licensure requirements as of yet.
The Coronavirus pandemic has made daily life chaotic for everyone, but none more so than health care professionals such as physicians, nurses and other health care professionals. You are on the front lines tackling one of the most devastating health crises of all time. And we at Chapman Law Group give you our full respect and appreciation for all you are doing.
As part of our regulatory compliance practice, we at Chapman Law Group are keeping a watchful eye on licensure matters for our clients in Florida as well as for Michigan. We also are monitoring how Coronavirus is affecting physicians, reviewing and providing guidelines for health care professionals who could be exposed to COVID-19, and staying alert on how telehealth is factoring in during the pandemic.
Our health care compliance law attorneys are here to handle your regulatory compliance matters as you focus on combating COVID-19. We serve licensed healthcare providers in Michigan (Detroit, Troy, Dearborn, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Lansing) and Florida (Miami, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville).
Talk to us if you have concerns over waivers of license requirements or applying for temporary or emergency licensure. We’re here for you.
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On recommendation from the Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities, Michigan doctors, nurses and others licensed health care professionals must take implicit bias training before they can get their license issued or renewed.
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