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:

Weston MacIntosh

Phone number of person completing this form:

517-241-9269

E-mail of person completing this form:

MacIntoshW1@michigan.gov

Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:

Elizabeth Arasim

2. Rule Set Information

MOAHR assigned rule set number:

2020-111 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Physical Therapy - General Rules

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

The Physical Therapy – General Rules pertain to education, examinations, training, licenses, and

professional development requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.

Amendment of the rules will take place to supply clarity regarding definitions, telehealth,

prescriptions, human trafficking training, program accreditation, examinations, licensure,

endorsement, relicensure, requirements for graduates of non-accredited institutions, delegation, and

professional development requirements.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2

The proposed revisions to the rules supply conditions related to consent, scope of practice, and

standard of care for telehealth services; supply conditions under which the board will consider a

request from an applicant for an appeal of current examination policies; remove the English language

requirement, as the Public Health Code – General Rules now address the requirement; incorporate the

recent legislative changes that allow licensure by endorsement for individuals licensed in another

state or a province of Canada; revise the requirements for verification of licenses held in other

jurisdictions; remove the requirement to meet in-person to evaluate the physical therapist assistant's

performance, review records, and to educate the physical therapist assistant on the acts, tasks, or

functions delegated; supply updated accreditation standards, names of entities; and allows credit for

instruction or serving as a coordinator in developing educational programs.

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

publication dates:

The Flint Journal, August 24, 2021

The Grand Rapids Press, August 24, 2021

The Mining Journal, August 19, 2021

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

9/1/2021

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

9/9/2021 09:00 AM at G. Mennen Williams Building Auditorium , 525 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing,

Michigan

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=1237

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

Weston MacIntosh, Senior Policy Analyst, Bureau of Professional Licensing

Kimmy Catlin, Departmental Technician, Bureau of Professional Licensing

10. Persons submitting comments of support:

Edward Mathis, President, American Physical Therapy Association - Michigan

11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

Kristie Kava

Mike Perkins

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