{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.18711","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18711","heading":"Temporary license.","body":"Sec. 18711.\n\nThe department may issue a temporary license as a respiratory therapist to an applicant who does not meet all of the requirements of section 18709, if the applicant does all of the following:\n\nApplies to the department for a temporary license within 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this part.\n\nProvides satisfactory proof to the department that he or she has been employed full-time as a respiratory therapist for the 4 years immediately preceding the date of application in 1 of the following:\n\nAn inpatient or outpatient respiratory care service or department within a licensed health facility.\n\nA durable medical equipment company or home care agency.\n\nA respiratory care educational program.\n\nProvides the department with a letter of recommendation from his or her medical director at the time of application attesting to the applicant's clinical competence as a respiratory therapist.\n\nPays the applicable fees prescribed by section 16344.\n\nA temporary license issued by the department under this section expires within the same time period as a nontemporary license issued by the department under this part. The holder of a temporary license issued under this section may apply for 1 or more renewals of the temporary license a number of times, but an individual may not hold a temporary license for more than a total of 4 years.\n\nThe holder of a temporary license issued under this section is subject to this part and the rules promulgated under this part, except for the requirements for licensure.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-18711","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"90d77403c771208258cd702ebadf5415072bd735cbc7a0963c791dd9119ba6df","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.18709","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.18713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}