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Bill 4915 would end implicit-bias training mandate for health-profession licensure; doctors' group and critics spar over evidence

6402371 · October 20, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 4915 would remove a state licensure requirement for implicit-bias training across health professions. Advocates for repeal argued the training is ineffective and burdensome; opponents filed cards in opposition and committee members asked for evidence of effectiveness.

House Bill 4915 would repeal Michigan's implicit-bias training mandate as a condition of licensure and relicensure for many health professions.

Kurt Miceli, medical director for Do No Harm Action, and Dr. Aida Cerundolo, an emergency medicine physician and Do No Harm volunteer, testified in favor of HB4915. Miceli said the mandate applies to 26 health professions and "nearly 400,000 health care professionals" in Michigan and estimated the required 2–3 hours of training per licensing cycle totals…

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