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The citizens of Michigan will be affected by the rules in that the rules will ensure that an applicant has achieved the
level of education necessary to meet the minimum requirements for licensure to ensure public health, safety, and
welfare.
All licensees and applicants are affected by the proposed rules as the rules provide for licensure, relicensure, and
license renewal requirements.
B. What qualitative and quantitative impact do the proposed changes in rules have on these individuals?
The qualitative impact of the proposed rules on the citizens of Michigan will be that they can be assured that the care
provided by a licensed acupuncturist will be provided by a licensee who has trained and tested to ensure that they are
competent to provide care, which will protect the health, safety, and welfare of Michigan citizens. Additionally,
Michigan citizens are benefitted by ensuring that a practitioner is up-to-date in his or her knowledge and skills by
requiring continuing education before a license may be renewed and the benefit of ensuring greater equity in access
to and the provision of health care services. It is not anticipated that there would be any quantitative impact on the
citizens of Michigan as a result of the proposed rules because licensees applying for renewal are already required to
complete continuing education and implicit bias training, so there is no new cost involved that may be passed along
to patients.
The qualitative impact on licensees will be that, if they choose, they may reduce the actual number of courses that
they must complete to meet their continuing education and implicit bias training requirements for license renewal,
which will save them time. It is also anticipated that there could be a quantitative impact on a licensee if they choose
to take a continuing education course that would also fulfill the implicit bias training requirement because they would
save the cost of incurring separate courses to satisfy each of those requirements, and some implicit bias training
courses are offered at no cost.
30. Quantify any cost reductions to businesses, individuals, groups of individuals, or governmental units as a result
of the proposed rules.
There are no cost reductions to businesses, groups of individuals, or governmental units as a result of the proposed
rules.
An individual licensee may realize a cost reduction because the proposed rules will allow earned implicit bias
training credits required for license renewal to also be used to satisfy the licensee’s continuing education
requirements if the hours were earned by participating in a course or activity approved by the NCCAOM.
31. Estimate the primary and direct benefits and any secondary or indirect benefits of the proposed rules. Please
provide both quantitative and qualitative information, as well as your assumptions.
The qualitative primary and direct and secondary or indirect benefit of the proposed rules on the citizens of Michigan
will be that they can be assured that the care provided by a licensed acupuncturist will be provided by a licensee who
has trained and tested to ensure that they are competent to provide care, which will protect the health, safety, and
welfare of Michigan citizens. Additionally, Michigan citizens are benefitted by ensuring that a practitioner is up-to-
date in his or her knowledge and skills by requiring continuing education before a license may be renewed and the
benefit of ensuring greater equity in access to and the provision of health care services as a result of the licensee
having completed implicit bias training. It is not anticipated that there would be any quantitative primary and direct
and secondary or indirect benefit to the citizens of Michigan as a result of the proposed rules because licensees
applying for renewal are already required to complete continuing education and implicit bias training, so there is no
new cost involved that may be passed along to patients.
The qualitative primary and direct and secondary or indirect benefit of the proposed rules on licensees will be that, if
they choose, they may reduce the actual number of courses that they must complete to meet their continuing
education and implicit bias training requirements for license renewal, which will save them time. It is anticipated
that there could be a quantitative impact on a licensee if they choose to take a continuing education course that would
also fulfill the implicit bias training requirement because they would save the cost of incurring separate courses to
satisfy each of those requirements, and some implicit bias training courses are offered at no cost.
32. Explain how the proposed rules will impact business growth and job creation (or elimination) in Michigan.
The rules are not expected to have an impact on business growth, job creation, or job elimination in Michigan.
MCL 24.245(3)