HOUSE BILL NO. 5947
September 25, 2024, Introduced by Rep. Rheingans and referred to the Committee on Health
Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 16207.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 16207. (1) A licensee or registrant shall furnish the
2 department with satisfactory evidence that, during the license or
3 registration cycle immediately preceding the licensee's or
4 registrant's application for renewal, the licensee or registrant
5 has completed an appropriate number of hours of training on
6 implicit bias, as determined by the department.
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1 (2) The training required under this section must include, but
2 is not limited to, all of the following:
3 (a) Trauma-informed approaches to care.
4 (b) Anti-stigma education on physical, cognitive, and
5 developmental disabilities and behavioral health conditions.
6 (3) The department may promulgate rules to implement this
7 section.
8 (4) This section does not apply to an individual who is
9 licensed under part 188.
10 (5) As used in this section, "implicit bias" means an attitude
11 or stereotype that affects an individual's perception, action, or
12 decision making in an unconscious manner and that often contributes
13 to unequal treatment of an individual based on race, ethnicity,
14 nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion,
15 socioeconomic status, age, disability, trauma, condition, or other
16 characteristic.
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Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 333.1101, 333.25211