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:  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Elizabeth Arasim  
2. Rule Set Information  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2020-127 LR  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Psychology - General Rules  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The Psychology – General Rules pertain to definitions, training, educational standards, licensure,  
examinations, and continuing education for psychologists.  
Amendment of the rules will take place to supply clarity on definitions, human trafficking training,  
educational standards, licensure, examinations, continuing education, and telehealth.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2  
The proposed revisions to the rules rescind the minimum English standards, supply conditions related  
to consent, scope of practice, and standard of care for telehealth services, update educational  
standards, supply information about postdoctoral internship standards, clarify the examination and  
needed passing score for licensure, 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, clarify that supervision may take place via in-  
person or two-way real-time interaction between the supervisor and supervisee, and allow proof of  
licensure in a province of Canada for purposes of relicensure.  
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:  
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:  
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.  
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None.  
None.  
None.  
13.Date report completed:  
9/20/2021  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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