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MCL 333.16145 requires the board to promulgate rules to specify the requirements for licenses,
renewals, examination, and required passing scores. MCL 333.16287 requires the department in
consultation with the board to promulgate telehealth rules. MCL 333.17904 requires the
department to promulgate rules to establish the minimum standards for licensure as an athletic
trainer and the minimum standard of care for the practice of athletic training. MCL 333.17905
requires the department in consultation with the board to promulgate rules to establish continuing
education requirements.
9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
The rules do not conflict with or duplicate similar rules, compliance requirements, or other
standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?
The subject matter of the rules is not currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda.
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed
for the current year?
Yes.
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?
Full Process
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
The rules do not exceed similar regulations, compliance requirements, or other standards adopted
at the state, regional, or federal level.
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.
The rules do not incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any
complaints or comments regarding the rules.
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules
and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.
The rules were last amended November 19, 2019. MCL 333.17905 was amended on January 27,
2020, requiring the department to promulgate rules to establish continuing education for athletic
trainers and adopt, by reference, the continuing education standards for athletic trainers issued by
the Board of Certification, Inc.
16. Are there any changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate there is no
continued need for the rules, or any portion of the rules?
There are no changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate that there is no
continued need for the rules.
17. Is there an applicable decision record (as defined in MCL 24.203(6) and required by MCL
24.239(2))? If so, please attach the decision record.
Yes
MCL 24.239