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:
2022-4 LR
Title of proposed rule set:
Physician’s Assistants – General Rules
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:
The Physician’s Assistants – General Rules pertain to definitions, training, educational standards, and
licenses for physician’s assistants.
Amendment of the rules will take place to supply clarity on definitions, educational standards, human
trafficking training, and licensure.
4. Summary of proposed rules:
The proposed revisions to the rules adopt updated educational standards; clarify that an applicant
must hold a full license in another state or in a province of Canada for licensure by endorsement and
provide the names of available examinations an applicant for relicensure may show proof of passing
as a pathway to relicensure.
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and
publication dates:
The Flint Journal, September 15, 2022
The Grand Rapids Press, September 15, 2022
The Mining Journal, September 16, 2022
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:
MCL 24.242 and 24.245