Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.5203

  • Board: means , in each article of this act that is related to a specific occupation or occupations, the board that is created in that article and composed principally of members of the regulated occupation or occupations, or the commission or other agency that is defined in or designated as the board for purposes of that article. See Michigan Laws 339.5103
  • Competence: means a degree of expertise that enables an individual to engage in an occupation at a level that meets or exceeds minimal standards of acceptable practice for the occupation. See Michigan Laws 339.5103
  • Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 339.5103
  • License: includes the whole or part of a governmental permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required under a specific article of this act. See Michigan Laws 339.5105
  • Limitation: means a condition, stricture, constraint, restriction, or probation attached to a license that relates to the scope of practice of that occupation by the licensee. See Michigan Laws 339.5105
  • Occupation: means a field of endeavor regulated under this act. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
  • Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, or common law trust or a combination of those legal entities. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
  • Rule: means a rule promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
  (1) The department may issue a license to an individual under a specific article of this act if the individual demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department and a board, in the manner required under article 5, that the licensure requirements do not constitute a fair and adequate measure of the individual’s knowledge and skills or that a required examination for receipt of a license does not serve as an adequate basis for determining whether an individual could perform an occupation with competence.
  (2) The department shall not issue and a person shall not receive a license under this act until the person pays the appropriate fees established by rule promulgated by the department under section 207.
  (3) The department may issue a license under this act with a limitation. If the department intends to impose a limitation on the issuance of a license of a person under a specific article of this act, the department shall notify the appropriate board of its intent, and the department may impose the limitation only with the approval of that board. However, if a board, within 60 days after it receives notification by the department under this subsection, does not approve or disapprove of the imposition of the limitation, the department may impose the limitation. A person that receives a license with a limitation may receive a review of the decision to place the limitation under section 533.