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:
2021-96 LR
Title of proposed rule set:
Respiratory Care – General Rules
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:
The Respiratory Care General Rules pertain to the education, licensure, and relicensure of respiratory
therapists.
The rules will be amended to review the impact of the amendment to MCL 333.16186 on applicants
applying for licensure by endorsement. All rules will be reviewed and revised as needed for clarity
and to provide up-to-date information.
4. Summary of proposed rules:
The proposed rules will eliminate definitions that are already provided in the Public Health Code,
clarify the training standards for identifying victims of human trafficking, clarify the requirements for
licensure by endorsement and relicensure and require that the applicant have resolved any
disciplinary action taken against him or her before being licensed by endorsement or relicensed, and
update accreditation standards.
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and
publication dates:
The Flint Journal, June 28, 2022
The Grand Rapids Press, June 28, 2022
The Mining Journal, June 28, 2022
MCL 24.242 and 24.245