Bill > HB4903

This bill modifies the relicensure requirements for professional counselors in Michigan by simplifying and standardizing the process for counselors seeking to renew their licenses after expiration. The bill eliminates different relicensure provisions for counselors who received degrees before a specific date and creates a more uniform approach for all applicants. Under the new provisions, counselors can be granted relicensure less than 3 years after their license expiration by submitting a completed application, paying required fees, and providing a professional disclosure statement. For counselors applying more than 3 years after license expiration, they must either retake and pass a recognized counseling examination (such as the National Counselor Examination or the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification exam) or demonstrate certification from a recognized national counseling board. The bill also updates language to be more gender-neutral by replacing gendered pronouns like "his or her" with "the individual's" throughout the text. These changes aim to streamline the relicensure process while maintaining professional standards for counselors in Michigan.

Health and Social Services

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4903