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:

Weston MacIntosh

Phone number of person completing this form:

517-241-9269

E-mail of person completing this form:

MacIntoshW1@michigan.gov

Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:

Elizabeth Arasim

2. Rule Set Information

MOAHR assigned rule set number:

2022-15 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Physical Therapy - General Rules

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

The Physical Therapy – General Rules pertain to education, examinations, training, licenses, and

professional development requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.

Amendment of the rules will take place to supply clarity regarding definitions, telehealth,

prescriptions, human trafficking training, program accreditation, examinations, licensure,

endorsement, relicensure, requirements for graduates of non-accredited institutions, delegation, and

professional development requirements.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

The proposed rules will: include definitions of terms used in the rule set; adopt updated educational

standards; clarify licensing requirements for graduates of non-accredited programs; clarify conditions

under which the board will consider a request from an applicant for an appeal of current examination

policies; clarify the requirement of full licensure and educational requirements for licensees from

Canada; clarify the examination pathway requirement for licensees whose licenses have expired more

than three years; clarify the period in which a licensee must request a waiver of continuing education;

and supply updated accreditation standards for professional development requirement (PDR)

activities.

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5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and

publication dates:

The Flint Journal, November 10, 2022.

The Grand Rapids Press, November 10, 2022.

The Mining Journal, November 23, 2022.

6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:

12/1/2022

7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:

12/14/2022 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:

https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1374

9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:

Weston MacIntosh, Departmental Specialist, Bureau of Professional Licensing.

Stephanie Wysack, Departmental Technician, Bureau of Professional Licensing.

10. Persons submitting comments of support:

None.

11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

Kristie Kava, Jake Jakubiak Kovacek.

12. Persons submitting other comments:

None.

13. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the

public comment period:

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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

Jake Jakubiak

Kovacek,

American

Physical

• Current draft

language is

incorrect: 2 (c)

Whether the

The Department

agrees with

correcting the

language to say

R 338.7134

(2)(c)

Therapy

request relates to “physical therapist

Association

Michigan

Chapter

the physical

therapy or

physical therapy rather than

or physical

therapist assistant”

assistant

“physical therapy

examination

level.

or physical

therapy assistant.”

• Correct the

language so it

will then read: 2

(c) Whether the

request relates to

the physical

therapist or

physical therapist

assistant

examination

level.

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Agency Report to JCAR-Page 4

2

Jake Jakubiak

Kovacek,

American

Physical

• Current draft

language is

incorrect: 2 (c)

Whether the

The Department

agrees with

correcting the

language to say

R 338.7146

(2)(c)

Therapy

request relates to “physical therapist

Association

Michigan

Chapter

the physical

therapy or

physical therapy rather than

or physical

therapist assistant”

assistant

“physical therapy

examination

level.

or physical

therapy assistant.”

• Correct the

language so it

will then read: 2

(c) Whether the

request relates to

the physical

therapist or

physical therapist

assistant

examination

level.

14.Date report completed:

2/21/2023

MCL 24.242 and 24.245