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:
2022-32 LR
Title of proposed rule set:
Audiology – General Rules
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:
The Audiology – General Rules pertain to definitions, training, licensure, limited licenses, clinical
experience, examination, accreditation standards, relicensure, renewal, and continuing education, for
audiologists.
Amendment of the rules will take place to supply necessary revisions on definitions, training,
telehealth, licensure, limited licenses, clinical experience, examination, accreditation standards,
relicensure, renewal, and continuing education for audiologists.
4. Summary of proposed rules:
The proposed rules will: clarify definitions and the meaning of terms used in the rules; clarify the
requirements for licensure by endorsement for individuals licensed in another state or a province of
Canada; update the accreditation standards for audiology educational programs; clarify when an
applicant must pass an examination as a pathway to relicensure; clarify the period in which a licensee
must request a waiver of continuing education; and supply updated accreditation standards for
audiology continuing education programs.
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and
publication dates:
MCL 24.242 and 24.245