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:

2022-49 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Optometry – General Rules

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

This rule set pertains to the licensure, relicensure, and license renewals of optometrists.

The rules will be amended to provide clarity pertaining to continuing education. All rules and

assigned rule numbers will be reviewed, updated, and revised as needed for clarity, to provide up-to-

date information, and to comply with current drafting rules.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

The proposed rules rescind the rule pertaining to opioid and controlled substances training as it is no

longer needed in this rule set; provide for the approval and adoption of the National Board of

Examiners in Optometry examination; update accreditation standards of approved educational

programs; clarify the requirements for renewal of a limited license; clarify rules pertaining to

preapproved continuing education programs; update the Council on Optometric Practitioner

Education categories; clarify the requirements for requesting a continuing education waiver; and

rescind and relocate some rules for organization and clarity.

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

publication dates:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2

The Flint Journal, January 24, 2023

The Grand Rapids Press, January 24, 2023

The Mining Journal, January 30, 2023

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

2/15/2023

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

2/16/2023 09:00 AM at UL-5 , 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=1408

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

Kerry Przybylo, State Administrative Manager, Bureau of Professional Licensing

10. Persons submitting comments of support:

None.

11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

None.

12. Persons submitting other comments:

Robert T. Kocembo, OD, ChFC Roko Research and Design, PLLC, submitted comments

recommending changes to the training standards for identifying victims of human trafficking rule but

did not submit comments in support or opposition to the proposed changes to the rules.

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

public comment period:

Name &

Organization public hearing

Comments made at Written

Comments

Agency Rationale Rule number

for Rule Change & citation

and Description changed

of Change(s)

Made

14.Date report completed:

4/3/2023

MCL 24.242 and 24.245