Definiciones sobre instituciones académicas y servicios médicos en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Esta sección de la ley explica qué se considera una 'institución académica' y qué son los 'servicios médicos'. Por ejemplo, un hospital que ha estado formando médicos durante años puede ser una institución académica. También se habla de pruebas médicas para verificar cómo funcionan los músculos y nervios.

Es como cuando eliges una escuela para aprender a cocinar; algunas son más reconocidas porque han enseñado a muchos chefs exitosos. De la misma manera, los hospitales y escuelas de medicina que cumplen con ciertos requisitos son considerados instituciones académicas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que el Hospital San José ha estado formando médicos por más de tres años y ha gastado más de dos millones de dólares en educación médica. Cuando un nuevo médico, Juan, quiere obtener su licencia para practicar, puede hacerlo porque el hospital cumple con las reglas de la ley.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 333.17001 - Definitions; principles of construction Sec. 17001. (1) As used in this part: (a) "Academic institution" means either of the following: (i) A medical school approved by the board. (ii) A hospital licensed under article 17 that meets all of the following requirements: (A) Was the sole sponsor or a co-sponsor, if each other co-sponsor is either a medical school approved by the board or a hospital owned by the federal government and directly operated by the United States department of veterans' affairs, of not less than 4 postgraduate education residency programs approved by the board under section 17031(1) for not less than the 3 years immediately preceding the date of an application for a limited license under section 16182(2)(c) or an application for a full license under section 17031(2), provided that at least 1 of the residency programs is in the specialty area of medical practice, or in a specialty area that includes the subspecialty of medical practice, in which the applicant for a limited license proposes to practice or in which the applicant for a full license has practiced for the hospital. (B) Has spent not less than $2,000,000.00 for medical education during each of the 3 years immediately preceding the date of an application for a limited license under section 16182(2)(c) or an application for a full license under section 17031(2). As used in this subparagraph, "medical education" means the education of physicians and candidates for degrees or licenses to become physicians, including, but not limited to, physician staff, residents, interns, and medical students. (b) "Electrodiagnostic studies" means the testing of neuromuscular functions utilizing nerve conduction tests and needle electromyography. It does not include the use of surface electr