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:  
MarksD1@michigan.gov  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Elizabeth Arasim  
2. Rule Set Information  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2020-8 LR  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Acupuncture - General Rules  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The current acupuncture general rules pertain to the registration, reregistration, and registration  
renewal for acupuncturists.  
The rules will be updated and amended to comply with all requirements under the public health code,  
including the licensure, relicensure, license renewals, and continuing education requirements for  
acupuncturists pursuant to 2019 PA 140.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
The proposed rules amend definitions; add a telehealth rule; approve and adopt the national standards  
of competence set forth by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental  
Medicine (NCCAOM); provide the requirements for licensure, limited licensure, licensure by  
endorsement, and relicensure; provide the requirements for continuing education; and approve  
continuing education programs and activities approved by the NCCAOM.  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
The Flint Journal September 13, 2020  
The Grand Rapids Press September 13, 2020  
The Mining Journal September 9, 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:  
9/25/2020 09:00 AM at This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom pursuant to Executive Order  
2020-132. , https://zoom.us/j/98587239858?pwd=SzU2NTFyMzZSMWxFSk04ZTl4KzlzUT09,  
Password: 777530; 877-336-1831, Password: 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=136  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) attending public hearing:  
Dena Marks, Senior Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional  
Licensing  
Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional Licensing  
Stephanie Wysack, Board support Technician, 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:  
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:  
10/23/2020  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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