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:

2020-42 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery – General Rules

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

The Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery – General Rules pertain to definitions, prescribing of drugs by

physician’s assistants, delegation of prescribing controlled substances to advanced practice registered

nurses, training in identifying human trafficking, medical education accreditation standards, licensure,

licensure by endorsement, educational limited licenses, examination, relicensure, license renewal, and

continuing education.

Amendment of the rules will take place to supply revisions of definitions, rescind a display name

requirement, include a rule on telehealth, update the code of ethics, revise prescribing of physician’s

assistants requirements and delegation of prescribing to advanced practice registered nurses

requirements, clarify dates for human trafficking training, update accreditation standards, and revise

licensure, licensure by endorsement, educational limited licensure, examination, relicensure,

renewals, and continuing education requirements.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2

The revised rules set forth an explanation of specific terms used throughout the rule set, requirements

for telehealth services, requirements for following an adopted code of ethics, requirements for

prescribing of drugs by physician’s assistants, requirements for delegation of controlled substances

prescribing to an advanced practice registered nurse, requirements for training on identifying victims

of human trafficking, standards for accreditation of osteopathic medical schools and postgraduate

training programs, requirements for licensure, requirements for licensure by endorsement,

requirements for an educational limited license, required examination number of attempts allowed

and the period for completion, requirements for relicensure, requirements for renewal of a license, as

well as requirements for continuing education.

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

publication dates:

The Flint Journal, September 6, 2020

The Grand Rapids Press, September 6, 2020

The Mining Journal, September 8, 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:

9/21/2020 01:00 PM at This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom pursuant to Executive Order

2020-132. , Web Link: https://zoom.us/j/98300680219?

pwd=QXpMOUZiMVNZRjRmYU9xZGFkZVNGZz09 Password for Video Connection: 693866

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=170

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

Weston MacIntosh, Senior Policy Analyst, Bureau of Professional Licensing

Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional Licensing,

Stephanie Wysack, 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.

MCL 24.242 and 24.245