---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health; other; prescribing drugs, including controlled substances, via telehealth; provide for under certain circumstances and allow Michigan board of nursing to promulgate certain rules for clinical nurse specialists. Amends secs. 16285, 16287, 17210 & 17211 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16285 et seq.)."
description: "Health; other; prescribing drugs, including controlled substances, via telehealth; provide for under certain circumstances and allow Michigan board of nursing to promulgate certain rules for clinical nurse specialists. Amends secs. 16285, 16287, 17210 & 17211 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16285 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 213"
citation: "Michigan SB 213 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: other", "Health occupations: health professionals", "Health: controlled substances", "Health occupations: nurses", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9dc5446f-8444-4b10-8e15-6c8860a489b6"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0213"
source_hash: "026647e21c761b562926c626106f763fa1b676bbcc575f99bd5e1a89f5d02e9d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan SB 213 (2017-2018) — Health; other; prescribing drugs, including controlled substances, via telehealth; provide for under certain circumstances and allow Michigan board of nursing to promulgate certain rules for clinical nurse specialists. Amends secs. 16285, 16287, 17210 & 17211 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16285 et seq.).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBH-0213.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0213.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0022.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0213.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0213.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 64 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 54 Yeas 104 Nays 4 — **104–4** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL # 80 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 28 — cosponsor (person)
- Peter MacGregor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PETER MACGREGOR `introduction`
- **2017-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 64 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** received on 03/09/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 54 Yeas 104 Nays 4 `passage`
- **2017-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2017-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 80 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 3/27/2017 @ 12:39 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 3/30/2017 @ 10:08 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 3/31/2017 @ 10:40 AM
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0022'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9dc5446f-8444-4b10-8e15-6c8860a489b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).