Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov  
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:  
2021-78 LR  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Athletic Training -- General Rules  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The athletic training general rules pertain to the licensure, relicensure, and license renewal for athletic  
trainers.  
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.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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Amendments will be made to the definitions for terms used in the rule set. Amendments will also  
update the training standards for identifying victims of human trafficking, add references to other  
administrative rules that impose requirements on an applicant for licensure or renewal, add  
requirements for a Canadian-licensed applicant applying for licensure by endorsement, 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 will  
also clarify the continuing education credits earned by holding a Board of Certification certificate for  
each year of the renewal cycle and clarify the supervision requirements when there has been a  
delegation by an athletic trainer to another perform an act, task, or function that falls within the scope  
of practice of an athletic trainer.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
Flint Journal, January 2, 2022  
Grand Rapids Press, January 2, 2022  
The Mining Journal, January 7, 2022  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
1/1/2022  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
1/28/2022 09:00 AM at Conference Room UL 4 , 611 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan 48909  
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=1336  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) attending public hearing:  
Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section, Bureau of Professional Licensing  
10. Persons submitting comments of support:  
None.  
11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
There were no comments of general opposition to the rules. Matthew Hambleton, Michigan Athletic  
Trainers’ Society, made comments in opposition to the continuing education requirements and  
recommended changes to the proposed continuing education rules.  
12. Persons submitting other comments:  
None.  
13. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the  
public comment period:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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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
Matthew  
Hambleton,  
Michigan  
Athletic  
A licensee should This subpart was R 338.1349  
only have to  
prove that the  
added to clarify  
that the statutory  
(2)  
national standards requirements for  
Trainers’  
Society  
of the Board of  
Certification  
continuing  
education would  
(BOC) have been begin with the  
met to satisfy  
continuing  
education  
licensee’s first  
renewal cycle  
following  
requirements.  
promulgation of  
these rules.  
2
Matthew  
Hambleton,  
Michigan  
Athletic  
Trainers’  
Society  
A licensee should These subparts  
R 338.1357  
only have to  
prove that the  
were amended to (1)(3)(4)(5)  
clarify the  
national standards continuing  
of the BOC have education  
been met to  
satisfy the  
continuing  
education  
requirements and  
approved  
continuing  
education  
requirements.  
activities during  
the renewal  
applicant’s current  
renewal cycle.  
3
Matthew  
Hambleton,  
Michigan  
Athletic  
Proof of BOC  
certification  
should be  
The wording was R 338.1357  
modified to clarify (5)(a)  
that proof of BOC  
sufficient to show certification for  
Trainers’  
Society  
that continuing  
education  
requirements  
have been met.  
each year of the  
renewal cycle was  
sufficient evidence  
that continuing  
education  
requirements had  
been met.  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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4
Matthew  
Hambleton,  
Michigan  
Athletic  
Trainers’  
Society  
A licensee should This subpart was R 338.1357  
only have to  
prove that the  
added to clarify  
that the statutory  
(6)  
national standards requirements for  
of the BOC have continuing  
been met to  
education would  
satisfy continuing begin with the  
education  
requirements.  
licensee’s first  
renewal cycle  
following  
promulgation of  
these rules.  
14.Date report completed:  
10/19/2022  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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