Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov  
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)  
1. Department:  
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
2. Bureau:  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
3. Promulgation type:  
Full Process  
4. Title of proposed rule set:  
Nursing Home Administrators—General Rules  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
R 339.14001 - R 339.14035  
6. Estimated time frame:  
12 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Dena Marks  
Email of person filling out RFR:  
MarksD1@michigan.gov  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
517-335-3679  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
611 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI 48909  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
The Nursing Home Administrators General Rules pertain to the licensure, relicensure, and license  
renewal for nursing home administrators.  
The rules will be amended to provide clarity pertaining to education, training, testing requirements,  
licensing, continuing education requirements and approved providers, and telehealth services.  
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e., department director,  
commission, board, etc.).  
The department in consultation with the board.  
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).  
MCL 333.16145, MCL 333.16148, MCL 333.16178, MCL 333.16287, MCL 333.17309, and  
Executive Reorganization 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.  
MCL 333.16145 requires the board to promulgate rules to specify the requirements for licenses,  
renewals, examination, and required passing scores.  
MCL 333.16148 requires the department to promulgate rules to include training standards for  
identifying victims of human trafficking.  
MCL 24.239  
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MCL 333.16287 requires the department, in consultation with the board, to promulgate rules to  
implement telehealth services.  
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?  
No.  
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the administrative procedures act  
of 1969, 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 on April 15, 2021. 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?  
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  
Based on the information provided in this RFR, MOAHR concludes that there are sufficient policy and legal  
bases for approving the RFR. The RFR satisfies the requirements of the administrative procedures act of  
1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, and Executive Reorganization Order No. 2019-1, MCL 324.99923.  
MCL 24.239  
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