Bill > HB4221

This bill amends sections of Michigan's Public Health Code related to veterinary practice, making several key modifications to existing regulations. The bill adds provisions that require the Michigan Department of Health to create rules for veterinary practice in consultation with the Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine, and specifies that these rules are subject to additional oversight under section 18818. The legislation clarifies language around who can practice veterinary medicine, replacing generic terms like "person" with "individual" and emphasizing that only licensed professionals can engage in veterinary practice. The bill also maintains restrictions on veterinary technicians, explicitly prohibiting them from diagnosing diseases, prescribing treatments, or performing surgeries. Additionally, the bill preserves existing language that limits the use of specific professional titles and abbreviations (such as "veterinarian", "v.m.d.", "d.v.m.") to only those individuals legally authorized to practice veterinary medicine. Importantly, the bill includes a tie-bar provision, meaning it will only take effect if companion legislation (Senate Bill No. S01935'25 or House Bill No. 4220) is also enacted into law.

Government Affairs

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4221