Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov  
AGENCY REPORT TO THE  
JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)  
1. Agency Information  
Agency name:  
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
Division/Bureau/Office:  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
Name of person completing this form:  
Dena Marks  
Phone number of person completing this form:  
517-335-3679  
E-mail of person completing this form:  
MarksD1@michigan.gov  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Elizabeth Arasim  
2. Rule Set Information  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2023-57 LR  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Public Health Code – General Rules  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The Public Health Code General Rules are applicable to all professionals regulated under Article 15  
of the Public Health Code.  
The rule set establishes specific dates that a license or registration renewal period begins or ends for  
licensees and registrations regulated by the Public Health Code.  
The renewal period for Marriage and Family Therapy, Midwifery, Physician’s Assistants, Physical  
Therapy, Respiratory Care, and Sanitarians will be changed from a 2-year renewal period to a 3-year  
renewal period. The minimum English language standard rule will be reviewed to determine if  
additional tests should be added to the approved list. All rules will be reviewed and, if needed,  
revised to ensure they are up-to-date and for clarity.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2  
The proposed rules amend the license cycle for licensed midwifery, marriage and family therapy,  
physical therapy, physician’s assistants, respiratory care, and sanitarian from biennial to triennial  
renewal, clarify that the rule requiring an applicant for licensure or registration to demonstrate a  
working knowledge of the English language also applies to an applicant whose license or registration  
has been lapsed for more than 3 years, approve additional tests for demonstrating that the applicant  
has a working knowledge of the English language, and clarify the standards established for implicit  
bias training.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
Flint Journal, January 11, 2024  
Grand Rapids Press, January 11, 2024  
Mining Journal, January 17, 2024  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
2/15/2024  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
2/15/2024 09:00 AM at UL-3 , 611 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan  
8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit  
analysis on its website:  
https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1484  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:  
Dena Marks, Departmental Specialist, Bureau of Professional Licensing  
10. Persons submitting comments of support:  
Patricia Barton, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy  
Brian Gilbert and Jake Jakubiak Kovacek, APTA Michigan  
Thadd Gormas, Michigan Academy of Physician Associates  
Renee Kaiser, MyMichigan Medical Center  
Araya Montero, Michigan Midwives Association  
Jori Poulos-Poland, MyMichigan Medical Center – Alpena  
11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
None.  
12. Persons submitting other comments:  
None.  
13. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the  
public comment period:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 3  
Name &  
Organization public hearing  
Comments made at Written  
Agency Rationale Rule number  
for Rule Change & citation  
and Description changed  
of Change(s)  
Comments  
Made  
1
14.Date report completed:  
3/1/2024  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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