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:  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Elizabeth Arasim  
2. Rule Set Information  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2020-23 LR  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Occupational Code - Disciplinary Rules  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The general purpose of these rules is to provide rules applicable to disciplinary matters for  
professions regulated under the Occupational Code by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory  
Affairs.  
The proposed updates will revise, reorganize, and clarify current rules, and rescind rules that are  
duplicative of statute.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2  
The proposed rules clarify definitions; clarify a licensee’s or registrant’s duty to report changes to his  
or her name, postal address, and electronic mail address; clarify the rule related to compliance  
conferences; rescind rules that are duplicative of statute; add rules regarding unlicensed activity;  
advise respondents about the service of a complaint or notice of hearing; advise a licensee or  
registrant that an investigation may include potential violations beyond those originally alleged;  
clarify when a contested case begins; and advise where and when pleadings should be filed after a  
complaint is issued.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
The Mining Journal, September 2, 2020  
The Flint Journal, August 23, 2020  
The Grand Rapids Press, August 23, 2020  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
9/15/2020  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
9/18/2020 09:00 AM at This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom pursuant to Executive Order  
pwd=NVRtVGZ0d3orNWpQbW04L2lKSE05UT09, Password for Video Connection: 448597; 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:  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) attending public hearing:  
Andria Ditschman, Senior Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional  
Licensing  
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  
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:  
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:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 3  
Name &  
Comments made at Written  
Agency Rationale Rule number  
Organization public hearing  
Comments  
for change  
& citation  
changed  
None.  
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None. None.  
None.  
13.Date report completed:  
10/15/2020  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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