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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 rules to
implement MCL 333.16284 and MCL 333.16285.
MCL 333.17431 requires the board to promulgate rules requiring continuing education, including
pain and symptom management, for license renewal.
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 guidance, 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. The regulatory activity covered by the rules has
not changed since the last evaluation.
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?
The department is implementing a general rule to determine if an applicant for licensure or
registration has a working knowledge of the English language as required by MCL 333.16174. As
a result, the current rule pertaining to the minimum English language standard in this rule set will
be rescinded.
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