Registered Nurse Cheat Sheet for Michigan
Requirements for Supervising Physician agreements in Michigan, plus a free agreement builder tailored to Michigan law.
Provider supervision requirements in Michigan
Updated 2026-09-03
Provided for educational and research purposes only — this is not legal advice. Laws and regulations change frequently, and this content may contain errors or omissions. Always confirm current requirements with a licensed attorney before relying on this for compliance decisions.
Michigan has no independent-practice pathway for NPs, CNMs, CNSs, or PAs — specialty certification alone never grants autonomous practice, and delegated authority is renewable/revocable rather than a one-time threshold. CRNAs may deliver anesthesia care independently within the perioperative period but must still maintain a collaborating physician/dentist/podiatrist relationship. A PA-only PLLC has been prohibited since 2010.
Registered Nurse
RNs (general licensure, not an APRN) are not subject to a physician-supervision or collaborative-practice-agreement requirement in Michigan. RNs practice under a physician's orders, standing orders, or delegation, consistent with the Michigan Public Health Code's nursing part — categorically different from the APRN delegation frameworks above.
Proximity
Not codified — left to the practice agreement
Chart review
Not codified — left to the practice agreement
Prescriptive authority
Covered by practice agreement · no controlled-substance authority
RNs do not have independent prescriptive authority in Michigan; they administer medications pursuant to the orders of a licensed prescriber.Practice ownership (CPOM)
Non-licensee ownership permitted — General RN licensure; the physician-only PSC/PLLC regime does not apply to non-clinical businesses an RN might own
Supervision ratio
Not codified — left to the practice agreement
Meeting cadence
Not codified — left to the practice agreement
Written agreement
Not required
Unconditional — general RN licensure has never been subject to a physician collaboration/supervision agreement in Michigan.$400–$600/mo
Estimated RN supervision cost in Michigan
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