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:

2020-125 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Marriage and Family Therapy – General Rules

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

The Marriage and Family Therapy – General Rules pertain to definitions, training, licensure,

examinations, and educational standards for marriage and family therapists.

Amendment of the rules will take place to supply clarity on definitions, human trafficking training,

licensure, examinations, educational standards, and telehealth.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

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

standard of care for telehealth services, update educational standards, incorporate the recent

legislative changes that allow licensure by endorsement for individuals licensed in another state or a

province of Canada, and revise the requirements for verification of licenses held in other

jurisdictions.

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

publication dates:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2

The Flint Journal, August 31, 2021

The Grand Rapids Press, August 31, 2021

The Mining Journal, September 1, 2021

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

9/15/2021

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

9/20/2021 01:00 PM 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=1251

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

Weston MacIntosh, Senior Policy Analyst, Bureau of Professional Licensing (BPL)

Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section, BPL

Dena Marks, Senior Policy Analyst, BPL

Kimmy Catlin, Departmental Technician, BPL

10. Persons submitting comments of support:

Keiko Davenport, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

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:

10/5/2021

MCL 24.242 and 24.245