Bill > HB4899

This bill modifies the process for granting nursing licenses to foreign-trained registered nurses in Michigan. The bill allows the state nursing board to grant licenses to applicants who graduated from nurse education programs outside the United States, provided they meet specific requirements. These requirements include providing verification that their educational program is substantially equivalent to approved nursing programs in Michigan, with the board now explicitly accepting verifications from recognized credential evaluation services like the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services and the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools. The bill also provides a pathway for foreign-trained nurses who are already licensed in another state to obtain a Michigan nursing license. Notably, if an applicant has maintained an active license in another state for at least 5 years without disciplinary sanctions, they may be exempt from providing detailed educational program verification. The bill makes minor language changes, such as replacing "pursuant to" with "under" and removing gender-specific pronouns, to streamline and modernize the existing licensing statute.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4899