STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY  
JANUARY 6, 2020 MEETING  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Massage Therapy met on January 6, 2020, at 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper  
Level Conference Center Room 4, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Terese Hunter, Public Member, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Terese Hunter, Public Member, Chairperson  
Dana M. Blank, Public Member  
Kristin L. Brooks, Public Member  
Charlie Franklin, LMT, Professional Member  
Katie Kiter, Public Member (arrived 9:36 a.m.)  
Jamel Randall, LMT, Professional Member  
Irene Savoyat, LMT, Professional Member  
JT Stout, LMT, Professional Member  
Jodi Wiley, LMT, Professional Member  
Members Absent: Tiffany Gennety, LMT, Professional Member, Vice Chairperson  
Beth Miazga, LMT, Professional Member  
Staff Present:  
Laury Brown, Analyst, Compliance Section  
Dena Marks, Analyst, Boards and Committees Section  
Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section  
Kaye Thelen, Analyst, Licensing Division  
Stephanie Wysack, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT REMINDER  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Franklin, seconded by Stout, to approve the agenda, 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  
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A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Hunter initiated introductions of Board Members and Department staff.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Stout, seconded by Wiley, to approve the October 7, 2019 meeting minutes,  
as presented.  
A voice vote followed  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
Petition for Reinstatement – Hongxin Gao, MT  
MOTION by Wiley, seconded by Stout, to grant Reinstatement. Petitioner is placed on  
probation for one year, only reduced while employed as a massage therapist, to include  
quarterly employer reports, completion of two hours of continuing education in ethics that  
is approved through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and  
Bodywork within one year, and no violations of the public health code. Petitioner is  
automatically discharged from probation upon successful compliance of the above terms.  
Discussion was held.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Blank, Brooks, Franklin, Kiter, Randall, Savoyat, Stout,  
Wiley, Hunter  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Elections  
Marks ran the election for Chairperson.  
MOTION by Stout, seconded by Kiter, to elect Stout for Chairperson.  
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A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Blank, Brooks, Franklin, Kiter, Randall, Savoyat, Stout,  
Wiley, Hunter  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Marks ran the election for Vice Chairperson.  
MOTION by Wiley, seconded by Kiter, to elect Miazga as Vice Chairperson.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Blank, Brooks, Franklin, Kiter, Randall, Savoyat, Stout,  
Wiley, Hunter  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Committee Assignments  
Board Review Panel  
Stout  
Franklin  
Wiley  
Disciplinary Subcommittee  
Kiter – Public, Chairperson  
Blank – Public  
Gennety – Professional  
Miazga – Professional  
Randall – Professional  
Brooks – Public alternate  
Savoyat – Professional alternate  
Rules  
Gennety  
Savoyat  
Wiley  
HPRC Annual Report  
Marks provided a brief overview of the HPRP program and presented the HPRP  
Executive Summary: October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.  
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Rules Discussion  
Marks explained that rules committee meetings are now open to the public and that all  
Board Members cannot attend due to the Open Meetings Act. She indicated that there are  
several areas in the current rules set that need clarification.  
MOTION by Stout, seconded by Blank, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Blank, Brooks, Franklin, Kiter, Randall, Savoyat, Stout,  
Wiley, Hunter  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Chair Report  
Hunter stated that it had been a privilege to serve as Chairperson and thanked the Board  
for all their work.  
Department Update  
Marks announced that Debra Gagliardi has been named the Director of the Bureau of  
Professional Licensing.  
Marks stated that the Bureau will hold the next Board Member Training on February 27,  
2020. All Board members are welcome to attend.  
Wysack stated that she needed to collect all ID badges. This was a decision made by  
department leadership due to security concerns in the building. Future access to  
meetings will require an escort.  
Wysack reminded the Board Members to check their new state email address regularly  
as it is now the source of communication with the Department. The email address cannot  
be synced with a cell phone, but the account may be accessed on a cell phone using the  
web link.  
Wysack gave a brief overview of the Nondisclosure of Confidential Personal Information  
Acknowledgement form regarding Egress. She asked that the form be signed and  
provided to the Department.  
Wysack announced that the travel reimbursement rate had changed from .58 cents per  
mile to .575 cents per mile.  
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PUBLIC COMMENT  
None.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held April 6, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. in the Ottawa  
Building, 611 W. Ottawa Street, Upper Level Conference Center Room 4, Lansing,  
Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Wiley, seconded by Blank, to adjourn the meeting at 11:28 a.m.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on __________________.  
Prepared by:  
Stephanie Wysack, Board Support  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
January 9, 2020  
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