Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules
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:
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:
Elizabeth Arasim
2. Rule Set Information
MOAHR assigned rule set number:
2023-33 LR
Title of proposed rule set:
Acupuncture - General Rules
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:
The current acupuncture general rules pertain to the licensure, relicensure, renewals, and continuing
education requirements for renewal for acupuncturists.
The continuing education rules will be reviewed and amended as needed. Additionally, all rules will
be reviewed, updated, and revised for clarity.
4. Summary of proposed rules:
The proposed rules revise definitions, update the national standards of competence approved and
adopted by the board, and clarify that a licensee who completes an implicit bias training program
required under R 338.7004 may also use that training toward fulfillment of continuing education
requirements if the training has been approved by the National Certification Commission for
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and
publication dates:
Flint Journal, February 27, 2024
Grand Rapids Press, February 27, 2024
Mining Journal, February 29, 2024
MCL 24.242 and 24.245