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:  
Veterinary Technician – General Rules  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
R 338.4971 – R 338.4993  
6. Estimated time frame:  
12 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Steven Sundeen  
Email of person filling out RFR:  
SundeenS@michigan.gov  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
517-241-4064  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
611 W. Ottawa St.  
P.O. Box 30670  
Lansing, Michigan 48909  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
This rule set pertains to the licensure, relicensure, and license renewals of veterinary technicians.  
The rules will be amended to clarify licensure, licensure by endorsement, relicensure, license  
renewal, and continuing education requirements. All rules will be reviewed, revised, and redrafted as  
needed for clarity and to provide up-to-date information.  
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e., department director,  
commission, board, etc.).  
MCL 333.16141 authorizes the department to promulgate rules.  
MCL 333.16145 authorizes the board to promulgate rules.  
MCL 333.16287 authorizes the department, in consultation with the board, to promulgate rules.  
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).  
333.16141; 333.16145; 333.16174; 333.16186; 333.16205; 333.16287; 333.18813 and  
Executive Reorganization Order No. 1991-9, MCL 338.3501; Executive Reorganization Order  
No.1996-2, MCL 445.2001; Executive Reorganization Order No. 2003-1, MCL 445.2011; and  
Executive Reorganization Order No. 2011-4, MCL 445.2030.  
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so,  
please explain.  
MCL 24.239  
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Yes, MCL 333.16145 requires the board to promulgate rules to specify the requirements for  
licenses, renewals, examination, and required passing scores.  
Under MCL 333.16287, the department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules  
to implement MCL 333.16284 and MCL 333.16285.  
There is no constitutional mandate.  
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.  
Each state sets its own requirements with respect to veterinary technicians. 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?  
No. The subject matter of these 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  
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 Board of Veterinary Medicine will receive comments from the public, associations, and licensees  
during the promulgation process. The Board of Veterinary Medicine will hold Rules Committee Work  
Group sessions with the public.  
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 December 16, 2021. There has been no change in technology,  
economic conditions, or any other factor that has changed the regulatory activity 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?  
No.  
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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