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:
Weston MacIntosh
Phone number of person completing this form:
517-241-9269
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:
2022-30 LR
Title of proposed rule set:
Chiropractic – General Rules
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:
The Chiropractic – General Rules pertain to definitions, education, licensure, continuing education,
and standards of practice for chiropractors.
Amendment of the rules will take place to address statutory change to MCL 333.16186, effective
March 24, 2021. Additionally, all rules will undergo review, updating, and revision as necessary for
clarity.
4. Summary of proposed rules:
The proposed rules will: adopt by reference accreditation standards for chiropractic educational
programs; incorporate the recent legislative changes that allow licensure by endorsement for
individuals licensed in another state or a province of Canada; allow proof of licensure in another
province of Canada as a pathway to relicensure; clarify the period in which a licensee must request a
waiver of continuing education; lessen a few of the requirements related to attending live, in-person
programs for continuing education; and clarify that a proposed continuing education provider must
file the application and supporting documentation with the department for review not less than one-
hundred twenty (120) days before the scheduled program date.
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and
publication dates:
MCL 24.242 and 24.245