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A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).
MCL 333.16145, MCL 333.16148, MCL 333.16174, MCL 333.16204, MCL 333.16215, MCL
333.16287, MCL 333.17531, MCL 333.17533, and MCL 333.17548, and Executive
Reorganization Order Nos. 1991-9, 1996-2, 2003-1, and 2011-4, MCL 338.3501, MCL 445.2001,
MCL 445.2011, and MCL 445.2030.
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so, please
explain.
Under MCL 333.17533(2), the board shall promulgate rules requiring each applicant for license
renewal to complete as part of the continuing education requirement an appropriate number of
hours or courses in pain and symptom management.
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.
Rescission of R 338.113, the name of practitioner, display name rule, is necessary, as MCL
333.16191 and MCL 333.16221 already address it.
Rescission of R 338.131, the examination eligibility, limitation on attempts rule, is necessary, as
consolidation of the relevant information will take place under another rule that also addresses the
COMLEX.
The rest of the proposed rules do not duplicate or conflict with other federal or state regulations.
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?
No guideline, manual, handbook, instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational
memo covers the subject matter of the rules.
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 proposed rules do not exceed other federal or state regulations.
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.
No.
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.
Amendment of the rules last took place in 2016. No technological factors, economic conditions,
or other factors make amendment of the rules necessary.
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?
No.
MCL 24.239