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Committee hears bill to limit mental-health questions on health professional license forms
Summary
House Bill 4277 would amend the public health code to restrict licensing questions to current fitness-to-practice items and bar look‑back mental‑health diagnosis/treatment queries; proponents said the change would reduce stigma and encourage clinicians to seek care without endangering patient safety.
Representative Bierlein presented House Bill 4277 to the House Health Policy Committee, saying the bill would limit licensure and renewal application questions to two narrowly drawn items about current risk and ability to perform essential functions.
Bierlein said overly intrusive questions on some states' applications have discouraged clinicians from seeking mental health care and that HB4277 seeks to prevent that outcome in Michigan. "These questions ... have actually discouraged medical professionals from seeking the mental health care they need," Bierlein…
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