STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
MARLON I. BROWN, DPA  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS  
MAY 14, 2024  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Occupational Therapists met on May 14, 2024, at 611 West Ottawa Street,  
Upper-Level Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Camron Moorehead, ORTL, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 10:07 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Camron Moorehead, ORTL, Chairperson  
Donald Frega, OTRL  
Cristian Labar, OTRL  
Melissa Mafiah, MD, Public Member  
Matthew Swan, OTRL  
Members Absent: Valerie Palmer, Public Member  
Gregory Zimmerman, EdD, Public Member  
Staff Present:  
Sloane Ebersole, Senior Analyst, Compliance Section  
Dena Marks, Departmental Specialist, Boards and Committees  
Section  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Labar, seconded by Swan, to approve the agenda, as presented.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Frega, seconded by Mafiah, to approve the February 13, 2024, meeting  
minutes, as presented.  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
611 W. OTTAWA P.O. BOX 30670 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909  
www.michigan.gov/bpl 517-241-0199  
LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program  
Michigan Board of Occupational Therapists  
Meeting Minutes  
May 14, 2024  
Page 2 of 4  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
NBCOT Presentation  
Francielle Pienda, from NBCOT gave a PowerPoint presentation to the board.  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
HPRP Annual Report  
Marks supplied a brief overview of the HPRP program and presented the HPRP Executive  
Summary: October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.  
Marks asked the board to recommend a candidate as their representative on the Health  
Professional Recovery Committee. Any interested candidates should send their curriculum  
vitae and letter of interest to bpl-hprp@michigan.gov.  
Rules Discussion  
Marks informed the board that the rules need to be updated.  
MOTION by Labar, seconded by Swan, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote followed:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Yeas: Frega, Labar, Mafiah, Moorehead, Swan  
Nays: None  
Moorehead removed Swan from the Rules Committee.  
Chair Report  
None  
Department Update  
Michigan Board of Occupational Therapists  
Meeting Minutes  
May 14, 2024  
Page 3 of 4  
Marks informed the board that the compact bill passed the House and is now with the  
Senate.  
Marks announced that the department will provide a new board member training on August  
21, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. All members are welcome to attend.  
Marks informed the Board that Marlon I. Brown, DPA is now the director.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held August 13, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the  
Ottawa Building, 611 W. Ottawa Street, Conference Room 4, Upper-Level Conference  
Center, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Frega, seconded by Mafiah, to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 a.m.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved on __________________________________  
Prepared by:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support  
February 14, 2024  
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