Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules
611 West Ottawa Street; 2nd Floor, Ottawa Building
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 335-8658 FAX: (517) 335-9512
AGENCY REPORT TO THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)
Under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), 1969 PA 306, the agency that has the statutory authority
to promulgate the rules must complete and submit this form electronically to the Michigan Office of
Administrative Hearings and Rules (MOAHR) at o’berryd@michigan.gov.
1. Agency Information:
Agency name: Health and Human Services
Division/Bureau/Office: Bureau of Epidemiology and Population Health
Name, title, phone number, and e-mail of person completing this form: Mary E Brennan, MDHHS
Regulatory Affairs
Officer, 517-284-4850,
Name of Departmental Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form: Mary E Brennan
2. Rule Set Information:
MOAHR assigned rule set number: 2018-074 HS
Title of proposed rule set: Reporting of Poisonings Due to the Use of Prescription or Illicit Drugs
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:
With the dramatic increase in the rise of overdoses and deaths caused by prescription medications
and illicit “street” drugs, tracking the information is difficult as there is no requirement that health
professionals and health facilities report this information. Without the information, the State is
unable to proportionately leverage resources to each county to combat the overdoes/death epidemic
occurring in this State.
With the increase in the popularity and continual addition of new synthetic opioid “street” drugs and
associated increase in overdoses and associated deaths, the Department needs to collect the data
from health professionals and health facilities quickly to assess critical needs of counties and their
population and provide appropriate health warnings, rehabilitation, and preventative care for
Michigan citizens. As the impact of the opioid crisis evolves, the Department of Health and Human
Services needs to understand the use of other drugs in the population.
4. Summary of proposed rules:
The proposed rules would require, when requested by MDHHS, facilities and health care
professionals as defined in the rules, to provide data regarding overdoses of prescription or illicit
drugs, whether or not they result in death. The rules identify the data required, the timeframes, and
confidentiality standards associated with that data.
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and publication
dates (attach copies of affidavits from each newspaper as proof of publication).
Marquette Mining Journal-Publication Date: February 18, 2019; Oakland Press-Publication Date:
February 20, 2019 , Battle Creek Enquirer-Publication Date: February 19, 2019
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:
Revised: April 22, 2019
MCL 24.242 and 24.245
