Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
Administrative Rules for Pharmacy - General Rules  
Rule Set 2025-28 LR  
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  
Wednesday, September 10, 2025  
09:00 AM  
G. Mennen Williams Building Auditorium  
525 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI  
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will hold a public hearing to receive public comments on  
proposed changes to the Pharmacy - General Rules rule set.  
The proposed revisions include updates to improve ease of reading and comply with current drafting standards,  
new definitions, the removal of outdated language concerning training required to renew a controlled substance  
license, establishing a process for the board to approve entities to inspect pharmacies that compound under  
good manufacturing practice for finished pharmaceuticals, updates to the adopted United States Pharmacopeia  
Convention standards, and clarification of inspection requirements for pharmacies that engage in compounding.  
New rules are proposed concerning telehealth services; a pharmacist ordering and administering qualified  
immunizations; a pharmacist ordering and administering qualified laboratory tests and dispensing, without a  
prescription, an antiviral drug based on the test result; and a pharmacist prescribing a hormonal contraceptive  
patch, a self-administered hormonal contraceptive, an emergency contraceptive, or a vaginal ring hormonal  
contraceptive.  
By authority conferred on the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs by MCL 333.16141,  
MCL 333.16145, MCL 333.16148, MCL 333.16174, MCL 333.16175, MCL 333.16178, MCL 333.16182, MCL  
333.16186, MCL 333.16201, MCL 333.16204, MCL 333.16205, MCL 333.16215, MCL 333.16287, MCL  
333.17707, MCL 333.17722, MCL 333.17724, MCL 333.17724a, MCL 333.17731, MCL 333.17737, MCL  
333.17739, MCL 333.17742a, MCL 333.17742b, MCL 333.17744f, MCL 333.17744g, MCL 333.17746, MCL  
333.17748, MCL 333.17748a, MCL 333.17748b, MCL 333.17748e, MCL 333.17751, MCL 333.17753, MCL  
333.17754a, MCL 333.17757, MCL 333.17760, MCL 333.17767, and MCL 333.17775 and Executive Order Nos.  
1991-9, 1996-2, 2003-1, and 2011-4, MCL 338.3501, MCL 445.2001, MCL 445.2011, and MCL 445.2030  
The proposed rules will take effect immediately after filing with the Secretary of State. The proposed rules are  
published on the State of Michigan's website at http://www.michigan.gov/ARD and in the 9/1/2025 issue of the  
Michigan Register. Copies of these proposed rules may also be obtained by mail or email at the following email  
address: [email protected].  
Comments on these proposed rules may be made at the hearing, by mail, or by email at the following addresses  
until 9/10/2025 at 05:00 PM:  
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional Licensing, Boards and Committees  
Section, Attention: Departmental Specialist  
P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909-8170  
BPL-BoardSupport@michigan.gov  
The public hearing will be conducted in compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. If the hearing  
is held at a physical location, the building will be accessible with handicap parking available. Anyone needing  
assistance to take part in the hearing due to disability may call 711- to make arrangements.  
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