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:

Weston MacIntosh

Phone number of person completing this form:

517-241-9269

E-mail of person completing this form:

MacIntoshW1@michigan.gov

Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:

Elizabeth Arasim

2. Rule Set Information

MOAHR assigned rule set number:

2025-5 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Counseling – General Rules

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

The Counseling – General Rules pertain to definitions, accreditation, educational training, human

trafficking training, licensure, limited licenses, examinations, relicensure, renewal, and supervision,

for professional counselors.

Amendment of the rules will take place to supply necessary revisions on definitions, telehealth,

accreditation, educational training, human trafficking training, licensure, limited licenses,

examinations, relicensure, renewal, and supervision for professional counselors.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

The proposed revisions include updated higher institution educational program accreditation

standards and Canadian program educational standards, updated Council for Accreditation of

Counseling and Related Educational Programs accreditation standards, removal of unnecessary

language under the human trafficking rule, revision of the limited license rule language to include

combining the previously required separate statement to the department identifying the Michigan

licensed professional counselor who is supervising the limited licensed counselor’s practice and the

licensed professional counselor’s supervising qualifications into the professional disclosure statement,

and revisions to the counseling supervision rule language based on the promulgation date of the prior

rule set.

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

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

publication dates:

The Flint Journal, August 28, 2025

The Grand Rapids Press, August 28, 2025

The Escanaba Daily Press, August 28, 2025

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

9/1/2025

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

9/10/2025 09:00 AM at G. Mennen Williams Building Auditorium , 525 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing,

Michigan

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=1578

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

Jennifer Shaltry, Departmental Specialist, Bureau of Professional Licensing

Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Bureau of Professional Licensing

10. Persons submitting comments of support:

None.

11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

None.

12. Persons submitting other comments:

None.

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:

9/24/2025

MCL 24.242 and 24.245