Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17211 (2026)

Practice of nursing or as licensed practical nurse; license or authorization required; use of words, titles, or letters.

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE

Act 368 of 1978

333.17211 Practice of nursing or as licensed practical nurse; license or authorization required; use of words, titles, or letters.

Sec. 17211.

(1) An individual shall not engage in the practice of nursing or the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse unless he or she is licensed or is otherwise authorized by this article.

(2) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination of the words, titles, or letters, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those persons authorized under this part to use the terms and in a way prescribed in this part:

(a) "Registered professional nurse", "registered nurse", "r.n.", "licensed practical nurse", "l.p.n.", "nurse midwife", "certified nurse midwife", "c.n.m.", "advanced practice registered nurse", "a.p.r.n.", "nurse anesthetist", "nurse practitioner", "n.p.", "certified nurse practitioner", and "c.n.p.".

(b) Beginning 12 months after the effective date of the rules promulgated under section 17210(2), "clinical nurse specialist", "c.n.s.", "clinical nurse specialist-certified", and "c.n.s.-c.".

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 409, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 499, Eff. Apr. 9, 2017 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 2017

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2022 · leading case: McElhaney v. Harper-Hutzel Hosp., 711 N.W.2d 795 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006).

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McElhaney v. Harper-Hutzel Hosp., 711 N.W.2d 795 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “Nurse midwives are licensed to practice under MCL 333.17211 and certified under MCL 333.”

Clarke v. North Detroit Gen. Hosp., 470 N.W.2d 393 (Mich. 1991). · cites it 2× “[2] MCL 333.17211; MSA 14.15(17211). [3] North Detroit General Hospital informed Clarke during her exit interview that the hospital budget would not allow it to absorb the cost.”

Russell Mem'l Hosp. Ass'n v. United Steelworkers, 720 F. Supp. 583 (E.D. Mich. 1989). “§ 333.17211. In addition, Michigan’s comprehensive public health code, which is intended “to protect and promote the public health,” see 1978 Mich.”

Emp. Sec. Comm'n v. Child.'s Hosp., 362 N.W.2d 819 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “MCL 333.17211; MSA 14.15(17211) provides that no one may engage in the practice of nursing in the State of Michigan unless licensed to do so.”

People v. Cassadime, 671 N.W.2d 559 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “] MCL 333.17211 provides that “[a] person shall not engage in the practice of nursing or the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse unless licensed or otherwise authorized by this article.”

Simpson v. Total Renal Care, Inc. d/b/a Town Ctr. Dialysis (E.D. Mich. 2022). · cites it 4× “Plaintiff contends that taking orders from Chandler would have been a violation of Michigan Complied Laws § 333.17211 which prohibits people from practicing nursing without a license.”

Kelley Crego v. Edward W Sparrow Hosp. Assn (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “In reaching that conclusion, this Court reasoned that the nurse midwife was licensed to practice in nursing under MCL 333.17211 and certified in nurse midwifery under MCL 333.”

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