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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16109 (2026)

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE


Act 368 of 1978


333.16109 Definitions; S to U.

Sec. 16109.

    (1) "Specialty certification" means an authorization to use a title by a licensee who has met qualifications established by a board for registration in a health profession specialty field.

    (2) "Supervision", except as otherwise provided in this article, means the overseeing of or participation in the work of another individual by a health professional licensed under this article in circumstances where at least all of the following conditions exist:

    (a) The continuous availability of direct communication in person or by radio, telephone, or telecommunication between the supervised individual and a licensed health professional.

    (b) The availability of a licensed health professional on a regularly scheduled basis to review the practice of the supervised individual, to provide consultation to the supervised individual, to review records, and to further educate the supervised individual in the performance of the individual's functions.

    (c) The provision by the licensed supervising health professional of predetermined procedures and drug protocol.

    (3) "Task force" means a task force created by this article.

    (4) "Temporary license" means a license of limited duration granted to an applicant who has completed all requirements for licensure except an examination or other required evaluation procedure.

    (5) "Uniformed services" means the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.

    

    

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1991 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 25, Eff. Sept. 7, 2021

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: People v. Callon, 662 N.W.2d 501 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).
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People v. Callon, 662 N.W.2d 501 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “MCL 333.16109. Thus, the statute does not require direct supervision by a licensed physician of the qualified person to whom the task of drawing blood has been delegated, nor does the statute require that a licensed physician specifically delegate an individual to draw blood in…”
Cherry v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 489 N.W.2d 788 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Defendant has otherwise paid for plaintiffs medical expenses and indicated that it would pay for acupuncture treatments as recommended by plaintiffs physicians, but that it would only pay for treatments from licensed acupuncturists, or a person acting under the supervision of a…”
Measel v. Auto Club Grp. Ins. Co., 886 N.W.2d 193 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “MCL 333.16109(2). At her deposition, Dr. Batanjski explained that when she does not perform therapeutic massages herself, she directs her massage therapists to perform the *334 massages and “explain[s] to them what to work on.”
People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, 924 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “[MCL 333.16109(2).] 5 Langlois , unpub op at 1-2.”
Nolan v. Dep't of Licensing & Reg., 391 N.W.2d 424 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “MCL 333.16109(3); MSA 14.15(16109)(3) provides: *654 "Task Force” means a task force created by this article.”
Gillam v. Lloyd, 432 N.W.2d 356 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “Lloyd also had a statutory duty to supervise his physician’s assistant, pursuant to MCL 333.16109; MSA 14.15(16109); MCL 333.”
Dep't of Consum. & Indus. Servs. v. Hoffmann, 583 N.W.2d 260 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “The hearing referee also concluded that appellee was not being supervised by a veterinarian such that appellee’s manipulation of horses’ spines could be done pursuant to MCL 333.16109(2); MSA 14.15(16109)(2). After the parties filed their responses to the hearing referee’s…”
Cons. & Ind. Svcs. v. Hoffman, 583 N.W.2d 260 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “§ 333.16109(2); M.S.A. § 14.15(16109)(2).”
People of Michigan v. Xun Wang (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “” MCL 333.16109(2). Supervision also requires “[t]he continuous availability of direct communication in person or by radio, telephone, or telecommunication between the supervised individual and a licensed health professional,” as well as “[t]he availability of a licensed health…”
People of Michigan v. Xun Wang (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “” MCL 333.16109(2). Supervision also requires “[t]he continuous availability of direct communication in person or by radio, telephone, or telecommunication between the supervised individual and a licensed health professional,” as well as “[t]he availability of a licensed health…”
People of Michigan v. John Paul Schieding (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “Regarding the third requirement, the record shows that the prosecution established that the laboratory technician was authorized to take a sample from defendant.”
People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “[MCL 333.16109(2).] -4- procedures,5 a determination has been made that defendant does not meet the requirements of a licensee regarding “the level of education, skill, and judgment” required, not only to practice veterinary medicine in general, but to perform the specific task…”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16109(1) — 1 case
Eva Lafave v. All. Healthcare Servs. Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16109(2) — 10 cases
Cherry v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 489 N.W.2d 788 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). “Defendant has otherwise paid for plaintiffs medical expenses and indicated that it would pay for acupuncture treatments as recommended by plaintiffs physicians, but that it would only pay for treatments from licensed acupuncturists, or a person acting under the supervision of a…”
Measel v. Auto Club Grp. Ins. Co., 886 N.W.2d 193 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “MCL 333.16109(2). At her deposition, Dr. Batanjski explained that when she does not perform therapeutic massages herself, she directs her massage therapists to perform the *334 massages and “explain[s] to them what to work on.”
People of Michigan v. Bruce Phillip Langlois, 924 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “[MCL 333.16109(2).] 5 Langlois , unpub op at 1-2.”
Dep't of Consum. & Indus. Servs. v. Hoffmann, 583 N.W.2d 260 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “The hearing referee also concluded that appellee was not being supervised by a veterinarian such that appellee’s manipulation of horses’ spines could be done pursuant to MCL 333.16109(2); MSA 14.15(16109)(2). After the parties filed their responses to the hearing referee’s…”
Cons. & Ind. Svcs. v. Hoffman, 583 N.W.2d 260 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “§ 333.16109(2); M.S.A. § 14.15(16109)(2).”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16109(2)(a) — 2 cases
People of Michigan v. Xun Wang (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “” MCL 333.16109(2). Supervision also requires “[t]he continuous availability of direct communication in person or by radio, telephone, or telecommunication between the supervised individual and a licensed health professional,” as well as “[t]he availability of a licensed health…”
People of Michigan v. Xun Wang (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “” MCL 333.16109(2). Supervision also requires “[t]he continuous availability of direct communication in person or by radio, telephone, or telecommunication between the supervised individual and a licensed health professional,” as well as “[t]he availability of a licensed health…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16109(3) — 1 case
Nolan v. Dep't of Licensing & Reg., 391 N.W.2d 424 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “MCL 333.16109(3); MSA 14.15(16109)(3) provides: *654 "Task Force” means a task force created by this article.”
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