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:  
517-355.3679  
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:  
2019-81 LR  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Social Work - General Rules  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The Social Work General Rules pertain to the licensure, relicensure, and license renewal for social  
workers and the registration, reregistration, and registration renewal for social service technicians.  
The rules will be amended to provide clarification on education, experience, and training  
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  
These rules will be revised to add a telehealth rule and requirements for relicensure of a bachelor’s  
and master’s social worker who holds a license in another state. The rule for registering a social  
service technician will be clarified. The rules will also clarify the experience that must be  
accumulated for a limited license bachelor’s social worker and a limited master’s social worker to be  
fully licensed. Amendments will be made to clarify the renewal restriction on a limited license.  
Amendments will be made to the rules pertaining to registration and licensure by endorsement and  
the continuing education rules. The rule pertaining to board approval of continuing education  
programs will be rescinded because board approved programs are now identified in the acceptable  
continuing education rule.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
The Mining Journal, July 3, 2020  
The Flint Journal, July 5, 2020  
The Grand Rapids Press, July 5, 2020  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
7/15/2020  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
7/16/2020 01:00 PM at This hearing will be held virtually via Zoom pursuant to Executive Order  
2020-132. , Web Link: https://zoom.us/j/96078109257?  
pwd=YUtVN1hyOEFuUVZjdzJ5VHNIL1RQUT09, password for video connection 813755; phone  
number 877-336-1831, conference code for audio connection 486917.  
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=80  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) attending public hearing:  
Dena Marks, Senior Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional  
Licensing  
LeAnn Payne, Board support Technician, 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:  
Duane Brejak, Michigan Chapter, National Association of Social Workers  
Colleen Crosey  
Emily Dixon, Spring Arbor University  
Karen Jill Farrell  
Catherine Macomber  
Kenneth Sherman  
Robin Simpson, Michigan CE Collaborative, Michigan Chapter, National Association of Social  
Workers  
Alia Wesala, University of Michigan  
11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 3  
None.  
12. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the  
public comment period:  
Name &  
Comments made at Written  
Agency Rationale Rule number  
Organization public hearing  
Comments  
for change  
& citation  
changed  
1
2
3
Emily Dixon, The commenter stated  
Adding additional R 338.2921  
Spring Arbor  
University  
that she had received  
questions regarding  
the meaning of the  
word supervisor in the  
definition of  
information to  
describe who  
qualifies as the  
“supervisor” in the  
definition of  
“supervisory  
review” will  
clarify the  
(e)  
“supervisory review.”  
meaning of the  
term.  
Adding additional R 338.2921  
Robin Simpson, The commenter stated  
Michigan CE that she had received  
Collaborative, questions regarding  
information to  
describe who  
qualifies as the  
“supervisor” in the  
definition of  
(e)  
Michigan  
Chapter,  
National  
the meaning of the  
word supervisor in the  
definition of  
Association of “supervisory review.”  
Social Workers  
“supervisory  
review” will  
clarify the  
meaning of the  
term.  
Emily Dixon, The commenter stated  
Changing the  
requirement to  
read “completed”  
instead of  
R 228.2939  
(1)(b)  
Spring Arbor  
University  
that the term  
“graduation” has led  
some applicants to  
believe that having  
attended a graduation  
ceremony is required.  
The commenter  
“graduated” will  
eliminate the  
misunderstanding.  
requested that the term  
“completed” be used  
instead.  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 4  
4
5
6
7
Emily Dixon, The commenter stated  
R 228.2947  
(1)(b)  
Spring Arbor  
University  
that the term  
“graduation” has led  
some applicants to  
believe that having  
attended a graduation  
ceremony is required.  
The commenter  
Changing the  
requirement to  
read “completed”  
instead of  
“graduated” will  
eliminate the  
misunderstanding.  
Changing the  
requirement to  
read “completed”  
instead of  
requested that the term  
“completed” be used  
instead.  
Emily Dixon, The commenter stated  
R 228.2951  
(a)  
Spring Arbor  
University  
that the term  
“graduation” has led  
some applicants to  
believe that having  
attended a graduation  
ceremony is required.  
The commenter  
“graduated” will  
eliminate the  
misunderstanding.  
requested that the term  
“completed” be used  
instead.  
Emily Dixon, The commenter stated  
Changing the  
R 228.2953  
(a)  
Spring Arbor  
University  
that the term  
requirement to  
read “completed”  
instead of  
“graduated” will  
eliminate the  
“graduation” has led  
some applicants to  
believe that having  
attended a graduation  
ceremony is required.  
The commenter  
misunderstanding.  
requested that the term  
“completed” be used  
instead.  
Duane Brejak, The commenter stated  
The rule contains a R 338.2963  
Michigan  
Chapter,  
National  
Association of between the words  
Social Workers “may” and “earned.”  
that the word “be” is  
missing in the second  
column of this rule,  
typographical  
error that should  
be corrected by  
inserting the word  
“be.”  
(4)(b)  
13.Date report completed:  
8/18/2020  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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