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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 16167. The committee shall do all of the following:
(a) Establish the general components of the health professional recovery program and a mechanism for monitoring health professionals who may be impaired.
(b) Subject to sections 16169 and 16170 1 and in conjunction with the health professional recovery program consultants described in section 16168, 2 develop and implement criteria for the identification, assessment, and treatment of health professionals who may be impaired.
(c) In conjunction with the health professional recovery program consultants described in section 16168, develop and implement mechanisms for the evaluation of continuing care or aftercare plans for health professionals who may be impaired.
(d) Develop a mechanism and criteria for the referral of a health professional who may be impaired to a professional association when appropriate for the purpose of providing assistance to the health professional. In developing criteria under this subdivision, the committee shall require that a referral be made only with the consent of the health professional.
(e) Annually report to each board and the physician's assistants task force created under this article on the status of the health professional recovery program. The committee shall include in the report, at a minimum, statistical information on the level of participation in the program of each health profession. The committee may include in the report recommendations for changes in the health professional recovery program and for participation by the boards and the physician's assistants task force, professional associations, substance abuse treatment and prevention programs, and other appropriate agencies.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 333. Health § 333.16167 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-333-health/mi-comp-laws-333-16167/
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