Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
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:  
2021-57 LR  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Veterinary Medicine – General Rules  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The Veterinary Medicine General Rules pertain to the licensure, relicensure, and license renewal for  
veterinarians.  
The rules will be reviewed and amended as needed in light of the statutory change to MCL  
333.16186, effective March 24, 2021. Additionally, all rules will be reviewed, updated, and revised  
as needed for clarity.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
The amendments to the rules clarify and revise the requirements for providing a telehealth service,  
update examination and educational standards, and clarify the requirements for licensure, licensure by  
endorsement, limited licensure, and relicensure. The proposed rules also amend the licensure by  
endorsement rule to add the requirements for a Canadian-licensed applicant and require an applicant  
for licensure by endorsement or relicensure to disclose each license, registration, or certification in a  
health profession or specialty issued by any other jurisdiction or entity and require the applicant to  
demonstrate that no disciplinary proceedings are currently pending and that any prior sanction has  
been satisfied before being licensed by endorsement or relicensed. The amendments also provide the  
standards for supervision of a veterinary technician and limited licensee, establish the requirements  
for delegating a duty to and providing supervision of a veterinary student and veterinary assistant, and  
clarify the licensee’s duties pertaining to an animal patient’s medical records.  
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, January 28, 2022  
The Grand Rapids Press, January 30, 2022  
The Mining Journal, January 27, 2022  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
2/15/2022  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
2/25/2022 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:  
Dena Marks, Departmental Specialist, 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  
Stephanie Wysack, Board Support Technician, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of  
Professional Licensing  
10. Persons submitting comments of support:  
The following submitted comments of support of the proposed changes to R 338.4901a, but did not  
submit any comments in general support of the rules:  
Janet Donlin, DVM, CAE, Executive VP and CEO American Veterinary Medical Association.  
John Tramontana, CEO, Michigan Veterinary Medical Association  
11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
There were numerous individuals who submitted comments of opposition to the proposed changes to  
R 338.4901a, but did not submit any comments in general opposition to the rules. Please see the  
attachment “Written Comments.pdf,” for the names of the individuals who submitted those  
comments.  
The following submitted comments of opposition to the proposed changes to R 338.4910, but did not  
submit any comments in general opposition to the rules:  
Gary Evans, Director Humane Society of Huron Valley  
12. Persons submitting other comments:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 3  
None  
13. 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  
Agency Rationale Rule number  
for Rule Change & citation  
and Description changed  
of Change(s)  
Comments  
Made  
1
None  
None  
None  
None  
14.Date report completed:  
7/28/2022  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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