JCAR AGENCY REPORT/PACKAGE
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:
2021-37 LR
Title of proposed rule set:
Public Health 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 all professions regulated under the Public Health Code and licensed by
the Bureau of Professional Licensing. The proposed rules will revise and clarify
current rules related to the disciplinary process.
4.Summary of proposed rules: The proposed revisions to the rules clarify the
disciplinary action that the department may take based on conduct occurring before
licensure, registration, relicensure, or reregistration; clarify the licensee's or registrant's
continuing duty to report criminal convictions; clarify the licensee's or registrant's duties
when applying for relicensure or reregistration; clarify the department's review process
when determining if reasonable grounds for an investigation exist; clarify when an
administrative complaint may be amended; add a rule concerning cease and desist
orders; and, clarify the situations when a disciplinary subcommittee may rely on prior
final orders when determining whether grounds for discipline exist.
5.List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published
and publication dates:
The Flint Journal, August 31, 2021
The Grand Rapids Press, August 31, 2021
The Mining Journal, September 1, 2021
