Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules

611 W. Ottawa Street

Lansing, MI 48909

Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512

AGENCY REPORT TO THE

JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)

1. Agency Information

Agency name:

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Division/Bureau/Office:

Bureau of Professional Licensing

Name of person completing this form:

Dena Marks

Phone number of person completing this form:

517-335-3679

E-mail of person completing this form:

MarksD1@michigan.gov

Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:

Elizabeth Arasim

2. Rule Set Information

MOAHR assigned rule set number:

2019-108 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Veterinary Medicine -- General Rules

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

The Veterinary Medicine General Rules pertain to the licensure, relicensure, and license renewal for

veterinarians.

The rules will be amended to provide clarity pertaining to education, training, testing requirements,

and telehealth services.

These rules are being amended to provide clarity to licensing requirements and to fulfill a statutory

requirement of promulgating a rule to address telehealth services.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2

The proposed rules provide definitions used in the rule set; provide a telehealth rule; identify the

approved educational programs and examination; clarify the requirements for licensure, licensure by

endorsement, relicensure, and educational and clinical academic limited licensure; add requirements

for limited licensure as a senior student and as a graduate of a nonapproved veterinary education

program; clarify the licensee’s duty pertaining to medical records; and clarify continuing education

requirements.

5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and

publication dates:

Flint Journal – December 1, 2020

Grand Rapids Press – December 1, 2020

Mining Journal – December 3, 2020

6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:

12/15/2020

7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:

12/18/2020 09:00 AM at The public hearing will be held virtually via Zoom. ,

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86561276680?pwd=MkMvSXliSTAwRHpxcGNUcGJmeGxyUT09

8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit

analysis on its website:

https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=94

9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) attending public hearing:

Weston MacIntosh, Senior Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional

Licensing

Dena Marks, Senior Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional

Licensing

Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional Licensing

10. Persons submitting comments of support:

None.

11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

None.

12. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the

public comment period:

Name &

Organization public hearing

Comments made at Written

Comments

Agency Rationale Rule number

for change

& citation

changed

None.

13.Date report completed:

1/8/2021

MCL 24.242 and 24.245