STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE  
MEETING OF APRIL 19, 2019  
APPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Acupuncture met in regular session on April 19, 2019, at 611 W. Ottawa, Upper  
Level Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan.  
CALL TO ORDER  
David Krofcheck, OMD, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present:  
David Krofcheck, OMD, Chairperson  
Jonathan Zaidan, MD, Vice Chairperson  
Beth Converse, RAc  
Renee Hubbs, RAc  
Liz Lukasik, Public Member  
John Sealey, DO, FACOS  
Julie Silver, MSW Dipl. Ac.  
Xiaohong Tan, OMD  
Zhiling Trowbridge, MD  
Jonell Underwood, Public Member  
Members Absent:  
Staff Present:  
Anne Biris, Rac, MSOM  
Sheryl Blanchard, Public Member  
Jeffrey Rogers, OMD  
Kimmy Catlin, Board Support, Board and Committees Section  
Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section  
Rick Roselle, Policy Analyst, Board and Committees Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Converse, seconded by Sealey, to approve the agenda with item 8(B) moved  
under item 5 and addition of Rules Discussion added as item 8(B).  
A voice vote followed.  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
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www.michigan.gov/bpl • 517-241-0199  
LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program  
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MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Zaidan, seconded by Converse, to approve the minutes of the April 20, 2018  
meeting as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Information on Egress Discussion  
Kerry Przybylo introduced herself to the Board. Przybylo informed the Board of the new  
portal that the Department will be using to securely deliver meeting materials to the Board  
members. She provided a demonstration of how to access and use the portal.  
Discussion was held.  
HPRP Annual Report  
Deborah Lincoln presented the Health Professional Recovery Program (HPRP) Annual  
Report and discussed statistics of the participants in the program from October 1, 2017  
through September 30, 2018.  
Discussion was held.  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Brittany Longworth – Registration Endorsement Review  
Roselle presented the Registration for Endorsement.  
MOTION by Sealey, seconded by Hubbs to discuss the matter.  
A voice vote followed.  
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MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was held.  
MOTION by Underwood, seconded by Converse to deny the Registration for  
Endorsement and relay the Board’s regrets to the applicant over the issues she  
experienced while seeking an acupuncture registration and the apparent misinformation  
she received.  
A roll call vote was held:  
Yeas – Converse, Hubbs, Lukasik, Sealey, Tan,  
Trowbridge, Underwood, Zaidan, Krofcheck  
Nays – None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Rules Discussion  
Roselle informed the Board that there are revisions to the rules that need to be  
considered.  
Roselle explained the timeline and process for rule promulgation.  
MOTION by Zaidan, seconded by Sealey, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote was held:  
Yeas – Converse, Hubbs, Lukasik, Sealey, Silver, Tan,  
Trowbridge, Underwood, Zaidan, Krofcheck  
Nays – None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was held.  
Elections  
Roselle ran the election for chairperson.  
MOTION by Converse, seconded by Lukasik, to elect Zaidan as chairperson.  
A roll call vote was held:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Yeas – Converse, Hubbs, Lukasik, Sealey, Silver, Tan,  
Trowbridge, Underwood, Zaidan, Krofcheck  
Nays – None  
Roselle ran the election for vice chairperson.  
MOTION by Hubbs, seconded by Zaidan, to elect Converse as vice chairperson.  
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A roll call vote was held:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Yeas – Converse, Hubbs, Lukasik, Sealey, Silver, Tan,  
Trowbridge, Underwood, Zaidan, Krofcheck  
Nays – None  
Board Member Resolution  
Krofcheck informed the Board that his and Xiaohong Tan’s terms on the Board have  
ended. Krofcheck thanked Xiaohong Tan for her time serving on the Board of  
Acupuncture.  
Discussion was held.  
Chair Report  
Krofcheck expressed concern of a recent bill not passing and how that could impact the  
profession of Acupuncture.  
Krofcheck thanked the Board for all of their hard work.  
Department Update  
Roselle announced that Kim Gaedeke has been named Chief Deputy Director of the  
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and that Adam Sandoval has been  
named Deputy Director of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.  
Roselle explained that Department leadership has mandated that all rules committee  
meetings will be open to the public in order to receive public input on the rules draft  
earlier in the rulemaking process. Roselle stated that the rules committee will make the  
final recommendation on the rules to the Board.  
Roselle stated that the Bureau held the New Board Member Training in March that was  
well received by those who attended. This training was very detailed and included  
information on the Inspections & Investigations and Enforcement sections of the  
Bureau. Roselle announced that another training will be held in July, and all Board  
members are welcome to attend.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
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The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held July 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the  
Ottawa Building, 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper Level Conference Room 4, Lansing,  
Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Hubbs, seconded by Zaidan, to adjourn the meeting at 11:31 a.m.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on October 18, 2019.  
Prepared by:  
Kimmy Catlin, Board Support  
April 23, 2019  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
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