Title 333, HEALTH

Sec. 17753. (1) A pharmacy may perform centralized prescription processing services or outsource those services to another pharmacy if each of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) The pharmacies have the same owner or have a written contract outlining the services to be pro…

Sec. 17754. (1) Except as otherwise provided under article 7, article 8, and the federal act, a prescription may be transmitted electronically if the prescription is transmitted in compliance with the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996, Public Law 104-191…

Sec. 17754a. (1) Except as otherwise provided under article 8, the federal act, or subsection (5), and subject to subsection (10), beginning October 1, 2021, a prescriber or his or her agent shall electronically transmit a prescription, including a prescription for a controlled s…

Sec. 17755. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), when a pharmacist receives a prescription for a brand name drug product or biological drug product, the pharmacist may, or when a purchaser requests a lower cost generically equivalent drug product or interchangeable biologica…

Sec. 17756. (1) A prescription dispensed by a pharmacist shall bear upon the label the name of the medication in the container, unless the prescriber writes "do not label" on the prescription. The prescription shall also bear upon the label the following statement: "Discard this …

Sec. 17757. (1) When a pharmacist engaged in the business of selling drugs receives a prescription, the pharmacist may, or, when the pharmacist receives a request made in person or by telephone, the pharmacist shall provide the current selling price of a drug dispensed by that ph…

Sec. 17757a. (1) Upon a request made in person or by telephone, a dispensing prescriber engaged in the business of selling prescription drugs shall provide the current selling price of a drug dispensed by that dispensing prescriber or comparative current selling prices of generic…

Sec. 17757b. (1) A pharmacy or pharmacist engaged in the business of selling drugs shall not enter into a contract with a pharmacy benefit manager that violates section 26 of the third party administrator act, 1984 PA 218, MCL 550.926, or that prevents or interferes with in any m…

Sec. 17759. A harmful drug shall be dispensed only: (a) As a prescription drug. (b) Under the control of a licensed pharmacist or prescriber, who maintains records for the dispensing of these drugs which are the same as records required for the dispensing of prescriptions.

Sec. 17760. (1) A pharmacy that is owned and operated by a hospital licensed under article 17 may operate an automated device at a location that is affiliated with the hospital but that is not located at the same physical address as the pharmacy. A pharmacy that operates an autom…

Sec. 17761. (1) A pharmacy, except for a pharmacy which only dispenses drugs for inpatient use at a health care facility, shall display the notice required under section 17757 in accordance with this part and the rules promulgated under this part. (2) Unless otherwise requested b…

Sec. 17762. (1) A prescription drug is considered misbranded unless the manufacturer's label states the name and place of business of the manufacturer of the finished dosage form of a drug and, if different, the name and place of business of the packer or distributor. (2) As used…

Sec. 17763. In addition to the grounds set forth in part 161, the disciplinary subcommittee may fine, reprimand, or place a pharmacist licensee on probation, or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke the license of a pharmacist or order restitution or community service for a violation o…

Sec. 17764. (1) A person shall not sell, offer for sale, possess for sale, or manufacture for sale a drug or device bearing or accompanied by a label that is misleading as to the contents, uses, or purposes of the drug or device. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of…

Sec. 17765. A person is not subject to penalties for a violation of this part dealing with adulteration or misbranding, if the person establishes that a guaranty or undertaking was made in accordance with the federal act, or that a guaranty was signed by and contains the name and…

Sec. 17766. Except as provided in sections 17766d, 17780, and 21418, a person that does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Obtains or attempts to obtain a prescription drug by giving a false name to a pharmacist or other authorized seller, prescriber, or dispens…

Sec. 17766c. (1) A person shall not do any of the following: (a) Purchase more than 3.6 grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine alone or in a mixture within a single calendar day. (b) Purchase more than 9 grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine alone or in a mixture within a 30-day p…

Sec. 17766d. (1) Notwithstanding section 17766(f), a pharmacy operated by the department of corrections or under contract with the department of corrections or a county jail may accept for the purpose of resale or redispensing a prescription drug that has been dispensed and has l…

Sec. 17766e. (1) Except as otherwise provided under this section, a person who possesses ephedrine or pseudoephedrine for retail sale pursuant to a license issued under the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51 to 205.78, shall maintain all products that contain any comp…

Sec. 17766f. (1) A person who possesses products that contain any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any detectable quantity of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, a salt or optical isomer of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, or a salt of an optical isomer of ephedrine or pseudoe…

Sec. 17766g. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), a person shall not knowingly or willfully sell or trade a finished drug product containing any quantity of dextromethorphan to a minor. (2) A person making a retail sale of a finished drug product containing any qua…

Sec. 17767. The board may promulgate rules and make determinations necessary or appropriate to the licensing of pharmacists, drugs, dispensers, manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and wholesale distributor-brokers under this part.

Sec. 17768. (1) In a manner consistent with part 161, the disciplinary subcommittee may fine, reprimand, or place on probation a person licensed under this part, may deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a person's license, or may order restitution or community service for a violation …

Sec. 17770. Except as to the labeling of poisonous or deleterious drugs and to adulterating, misbranding, and substituting, this part shall not apply: (a) To the sale of paris green, white hellebore, and other insecticides. (b) To the sale of any substance for use in the arts. (c…

Sec. 17773. (1) Any unused portion of a facility-provided drug that is dispensed for an ophthalmic surgical procedure performed on or for ophthalmic medical care provided to a patient in a hospital or freestanding surgical outpatient facility licensed under article 17 must be off…

Sec. 17775. (1) This section and section 17776 shall be known and may be referred to as the "program for utilization of unused prescription drugs". (2) As used in this section and section 17776: (a) "Board" means the Michigan board of pharmacy created under section 17721. (b) "Ca…

Sec. 17776. (1) Subject to all applicable federal laws and regulations and state laws and rules, a pharmacy, health professional, or charitable clinic that participates in the program shall accept from any person a prescription drug or any other medication that is ineligible for …

Sec. 17780. (1) The board shall establish and maintain a cancer drug repository program that would allow a person to donate a cancer drug or supply for use by an individual who meets the eligibility criteria specified under subsection (7). The board shall establish program guidel…

Sec. 17801. (1) As used in this part: (a) "Physical therapist" means an individual licensed under this article to engage in the practice of physical therapy. (b) "Physical therapist assistant" means an individual with a health profession subfield license under this part who assis…

Sec. 17801. (1) As used in this part: (a) "Physical therapist" means an individual who is licensed under this article or authorized under section 17820a to engage in the practice of physical therapy. (b) "Physical therapist assistant" means an individual with a health profession …

Sec. 17819. This part does not prohibit an individual licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to engage in a health profession under any other part or any other act from performing activities that are considered the practice of physical therapy or the practice as a physical…

Sec. 17820. (1) An individual shall not engage in the practice of physical therapy or practice as a physical therapist assistant unless licensed or otherwise authorized under this part. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a physical therapist or physical therapist as…

Sec. 17820a. (1) An individual who holds a compact privilege to practice as a physical therapist under the physical therapy licensure compact is authorized to engage in the practice of physical therapy under this article. (2) For purposes of this article, including the obligation…

Sec. 17820b. (1) An individual who holds a compact privilege to work as a physical therapist assistant under the physical therapy licensure compact is authorized to engage in practice as a physical therapist assistant under this article under the supervision of a physical therapi…

Sec. 17821. (1) The Michigan board of physical therapy is created in the department and shall consist of the following 11 voting members who shall meet the requirements of part 161: 6 physical therapists, 1 physical therapist assistant, and 4 public members. (2) The terms of offi…

Sec. 17821. (1) The Michigan board of physical therapy is created in the department and shall consist of the following 11 voting members who must meet the requirements of part 161: 6 physical therapists, 1 physical therapist assistant, and 4 public members. (2) The terms of offic…

Sec. 17822. This part does not prohibit a hospital, as a condition of employment or the granting of staff privileges, from requiring that a physical therapist perform activities within his or her scope of practice in the hospital if that treatment is prescribed by an individual w…

Sec. 17823. The department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules to establish professional development requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. Notwithstanding the requirements of part 161, beginning the license year after the effe…

Sec. 17824. (1) A physical therapist who is treating a patient upon the prescription of a health care professional as described in section 17820 shall do all of the following, as applicable: (a) Refer the patient back to the health care professional who issued the prescription fo…

Sec. 17825. This part does not require new or additional third party reimbursement or mandated worker's compensation benefits for physical therapy services and does not preclude a third party payer from requiring a member or enrollee to fulfill benefit requirements for physical t…

Sec. 17826. (1) An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist assistant shall meet the requirements of section 16174 and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), all of the following requirements, as applicable: (a) Is a graduate of a program for the training of phys…

Sec. 17827. Beginning on the effective date of this section and ending on the effective date of rules promulgated regarding the issuance of licenses to physical therapist assistants under this part, the board shall grant a limited license to an applicant who is a graduate of a ph…

Sec. 17829. The department may promulgate rules that provide guidance to licensees on generally accepted standards of practice for services involving vaginal or anal penetration, including internal pelvic floor treatments. If the department promulgates rules under this section, t…

Sec. 17901. (1) As used in this part: (a) "Athletic trainer" means an individual engaged in the practice of athletic training. (b) "Practice of athletic training" means the treatment of an individual for risk management and injury prevention, the clinical evaluation and assessmen…

Sec. 17902. (1) Beginning on February 4, 2010, an individual shall not engage in the practice of athletic training unless licensed under this part or otherwise authorized to engage in the practice of athletic training under this section. An individual licensed under this part sha…

Sec. 17903. (1) The Michigan athletic trainer board is created in the department and shall consist of the following members meeting the requirements of part 161: (a) Until June 30, 2010, 4 athletic trainers. Beginning July 1, 2010, 6 athletic trainers. (b) Until June 30, 2010, 1 …