Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)
AGENCY REPORT TO THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)
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
Email of person completing this form:
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:
Elizabeth Arasim
RULE SET INFORMATION:
MOAHR assigned rule set number:
2023-57 LR
Title of the proposed rule set:
Public Health Code – General Rules
1. Purpose of the proposed rules and background:
The Public Health Code General Rules are applicable to all professionals regulated under Article 15 of the Public
Health Code.
The rule set establishes specific dates that a license or registration renewal period begins or ends for licensees and
registrations regulated by the Public Health Code.
The renewal period for Marriage and Family Therapy, Midwifery, Physician’s Assistants, Physical Therapy,
Respiratory Care, and Sanitarians will be changed from a 2-year renewal period to a 3-year renewal period. The
minimum English language standard rule will be reviewed to determine if additional tests should be added to the
approved list. All rules will be reviewed and, if needed, revised to ensure they are up-to-date and for clarity.
2. Summary of the proposed rules:
The proposed rules amend the license cycle for licensed midwifery, marriage and family therapy, physical therapy,
physician’s assistants, respiratory care, and sanitarian from biennial to triennial renewal, clarify that the rule requiring
an applicant for licensure or registration to demonstrate a working knowledge of the English language also applies to
an applicant whose license or registration has been lapsed for more than 3 years, approve additional tests for
demonstrating that the applicant has a working knowledge of the English language, and clarify the standards
established for implicit bias training.
3. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and publication
dates:
Flint Journal, January 11, 2024
Grand Rapids Press, January 11, 2024
Mining Journal, January 17, 2024
MCL 24.242 and 24.245