STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY  
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 MEETING  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Audiology met on September 20, 2019 at the Ottawa Building, Conference Room  
4, 611 West Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Teresa Zwolan, PhD, Acting Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Teresa Zwolan, PhD Acting Chairperson  
Sharon Blackburn, AuD  
Lauren Dadisho, AuD  
Stelios Dokianakis, AuD  
Melissa Somers, MD  
Members Absent: Richard Baldwin, Public Member  
Robert Borenitsch, DO  
Nicole Ferguson, AuD, Chairperson  
Staff Present:  
Weston MacIntosh, Analyst, Boards and Committees Section  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
Cheryl Pezon, Director, Bureau of Professional Licensing  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Blackburn, seconded by Dokianakis, to approve the agenda, as presented.  
A voice vote was held.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Somers, seconded by Dadisho, to approve the March 15, 2019 meeting  
minutes as presented.  
A voice vote was held.  
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 Audiology  
Meeting Minutes  
September 20, 2019  
Page 2 of 3  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MiPLUS DISCUSSION  
Pezon introduced herself to the Board. She informed the Board that the Department will  
be switching to a new licensing platform called MiPLUS. The new platform will process  
license applications and update the online license verification system. Pezon provided an  
overview of MiPLUS and discussed what to expect during and after the transition.  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Rules Discussion  
MacIntosh informed the Board there is a need to update the rules.  
MOTION by Dokianakis, seconded by Zwolan, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote followed: Yeas: Blackburn, Dadisho, Dokianakis, Somers, Zwolan  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MacIntosh informed the Board that LARA leadership has decided that all Rules Committee  
meetings will be open to the public and are now called Rules Work Group Meetings. The  
public may attend and can discuss proposed rules with the Rules Committee.  
MacIntosh asked if anyone is interested in joining the Rules Committee. He will discuss  
prospective appointments with Ferguson to appoint via email.  
Resolutions  
Zwolan thanked Thomas O’Connor and Paul Kileny for their hard work and dedication to  
the Board. A resolution will be mailed to them.  
Michigan Board of Audiology  
Meeting Minutes  
September 20, 2019  
Page 3 of 3  
HPRC Appointment  
MacIntosh informed the Board that Kara Leyzac, the Board of Audiology’s representative  
on the Health Professional Committee cannot serve on the committee after December.  
MacIntosh explained to the Board the qualifications for a candidate on the HPRC. He  
asked the Board to identify a member of the Audiology profession, who is not currently a  
member of the board, as a potential candidate for the appointment. He encouraged the  
Board to contact him with prospective candidates, so that the Board could vote on the  
appointment at the next meeting.  
2020 Public Notice  
The Board was given the 2020 Public Notice.  
Chair Report  
No Report.  
Department Update  
MacIntosh announced that the Department will provide another Board member training in  
February of 2020. All members are welcome to attend.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting is December 20, 2019, 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 Dokianakis, seconded by Dadisho, to adjourn the meeting at 10:53 a.m.  
A voice vote was held.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Approved on________________________________________  
Prepared by:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support  
September 26, 2019  
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