STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN TASK FORCE ON PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANTS  
MEETING  
DECEMBER 7, 2020  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Task Force on Physician’s Assistants met in regular session on December 7, 2020. The  
meeting was held via Zoom, pursuant to MCL 15.263 and MCL 15.263a.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Lara Davis, PA-C, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Lara Davis, PA-C, Chairperson  
Attended remotely from the city of Grand Blanc, Oakland County,  
Michigan.  
CaShawnda Range, PA-C, Vice Chairperson  
Attended remotely from the city of Belleville, Wayne County,  
Michigan.  
Michael Coraci, PA-C  
Attended remotely from the city of West Bloomfield, Oakland  
County, Michigan.  
Jill Hasen, PA-C  
Attended remotely from the city of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw  
County, Michigan.  
Susan Laham, PA-C  
Attended remotely from the city of Grand Rapids, Kent County,  
Michigan.  
Michael Nauss, Public Member (arrived 8:15 a.m.)  
Attended remotely from the city of East Lansing, Clinton County,  
Michigan.  
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Danielle Richards, PA-C  
Attended remotely from the city of Lansing, Ingham County,  
Michigan.  
Melissa Usiak, Public Member  
Attended remotely from the city of Okemos, Ingham County,  
Michigan.  
Members Absent: Adam Carlson, Public Member  
Christina Hopps, PA-C  
Bryan Little, MD  
Ali Safiedine, DPM  
Staff Present:  
Laury Brown, Senior Analyst, Compliance Section  
Weston MacIntosh, Senior Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section  
Stephanie Wysack, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Coraci, seconded by Range, to approve the agenda as presented.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Coraci, Hasen, Laham, Nauss, Richards, Usiak,  
Range, Davis  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Nauss, seconded by Range, to approve the minutes of the July 21, 2020  
meeting as written.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Coraci, Hasen, Laham, Nauss, Richards, Usiak,  
Range, Davis  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
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NEW BUSINESS  
2021 Public Notice  
MacIntosh presented the 2021 Public Notice and noted that it was uploaded into Egress.  
MacIntosh asked that the Board members notify the Department in advance if they are  
unable to attend a meeting.  
Rules Discussion  
MOTION by Hasen, seconded by Laham, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Coraci, Hasen, Laham, Nauss, Richards, Usiak,  
Range, Davis  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Chair Report  
None  
DEPARTMENT UPDATE  
Wysack reminded the Board Members to check their state email address regularly as it  
is the source of communication with the Department. She stated that the state email  
address will now be used as the User ID for Egress, so it is important to get in the habit  
of checking the email on a regular basis.  
MacIntosh stated that the Bureau will hold the next Board/Task Force Member Training  
on February 17, 2021, via Zoom. All Task Force members are welcome to attend.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held January 19, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at 611  
West Ottawa Street, Upper Level Conference Center Room 4, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Hasen, seconded by Range, to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 a.m.  
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A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Coraci, Hasen, Laham, Nauss, Richards, Usiak,  
Range, Davis  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Task Force on ________________________.  
Prepared by:  
Stephanie Wysack, Board Support  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
December 7, 2020  
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