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There is no identified burden on individuals as a result of the proposed rules.
13. Estimate any increase or decrease in revenues to other state or local governmental units (i.e. cities, counties,
school districts) as a result of the rule. Estimate the cost increases or reductions for other state or local
governmental units (i.e. cities, counties, school districts) as a result of the rule. Include the cost of equipment,
supplies, labor, and increased administrative costs in both the initial imposition of the rule and any ongoing
monitoring.
The proposed rules are not expected to increase or decrease revenues to other state or local government units or
increase or reduce costs on other state or local governmental units. The proposed rules are not expected to increase
or decrease revenues to other state or local government units or increase or reduce costs on other state or local
governmental units.
14. Discuss any program, service, duty, or responsibility imposed upon any city, county, town, village, or school
district by the rules.
The proposed rules do not impose any program, service, duty, or responsibility upon any city, county, town, village,
or school district.
A. Describe any actions that governmental units must take to be in compliance with the rules. This section should
include items such as record keeping and reporting requirements or changing operational practices.
The proposed rules do not impose any program, service, duty, or responsibility upon any city, county, town, village,
or school district.
15. Describe whether or not an appropriation to state or local governmental units has been made or a funding
source provided for any additional expenditures associated with the proposed rules.
The proposed rules do not require state or local governmental units to make additional expenditures. Therefore, no
appropriation or funding source is necessary.
16. In general, what impact will the rules have on rural areas?
The proposed rules are not expected to have an impact on rural areas.
A. Describe the types of public or private interests in rural areas that will be affected by the rules.
Public or private interests in rural areas are not expected to be affected because the proposed rules do not impact rural
areas.
17. Do the proposed rules have any impact on the environment? If yes, please explain.
The proposed rules do not have any impact on the environment.
18. Describe whether and how the agency considered exempting small businesses from the proposed rules.
The proposed rules impose requirements on individual licensees rather than small businesses. Even if a licensee’s
practice qualified as a small business, the proposed rules are not expected to have an impact on his or her small
business and the department could not exempt his or her small business because it would create disparity in the
regulation of the profession.
19. If small businesses are not exempt, describe (a) the manner in which the agency reduced the economic impact
of the proposed rules on small businesses, including a detailed recitation of the efforts of the agency to comply
with the mandate to reduce the disproportionate impact of the rules upon small businesses as described below (in
accordance with MCL 24.240(1)(a-d)), or (b) the reasons such a reduction was not lawful or feasible.
The proposed rules impose requirements on individual licensees rather than small businesses. The proposed rules will
have little to no economic impact on individual licensees. As a result, even if a licensee’s practice qualified as a small
business, the proposed rules are not expected to have an economic impact on his or her small business.
A. Identify and estimate the number of small businesses affected by the proposed rules and the probable effect on
small businesses.
The proposed rules are not expected to have an economic impact on small businesses. The proposed rules affect
individual licensees.
B. Describe how the agency established differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables for small
businesses under the rules after projecting the required reporting, record-keeping, and other administrative costs.
The department does not collect or have access to information that would allow it to identify and estimate the number
of small businesses that may be affected. It is not possible to estimate the number of small businesses affected by the
proposed rules.
C. Describe how the agency consolidated or simplified the compliance and reporting requirements for small
businesses and identify the skills necessary to comply with the reporting requirements.
MCL 24.245(3)