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Michigan’s Health Professional Recovery Program, known as HPRP, is a monitoring program that HPRP Michigan healthcare professionals encounter most often after a criminal charge raises the question of an underlying substance use or mental health disorder. It is described as voluntary and non-disciplinary. In practice it functions more like a condition of continued licensure, and the Monitoring Agreement it requires is a notarized legal document that can govern every aspect of a practitioner’s professional and personal life for years. In practice, it functions more like a condition of continued licensure, and the Monitoring Agreement it requires is a notarized legal document that can govern every aspect of a practitioner’s professional and personal life for years.<\/p>\n

\"HPRPThe decision to enter HPRP, and when to enter, is among the most consequential decisions a Michigan healthcare professional can make after an alcohol or drug-related charge. It should never be made without coordination between a criminal defense attorney and a healthcare licensing attorney.<\/p>\n

When Does a Criminal Charge Put HPRP Michigan Healthcare Professionals at Risk?<\/h2>\n
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HPRP is Michigan’s Health Professional Recovery Program. 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