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The rules are necessary to supply a mechanism for licensing and regulation of the profession. The rules are not more
restrictive than allowed by statute. Despite the cost related burden of licensing, the rules and regulations are
necessary to supply a framework of standards for educational and licensure requirements.
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.
There is no expected increase or decrease in revenues to other state or local government units, nor are there cost
increases or reductions on other state or local government units expected because of the proposed rules. There is no
expected increase or decrease in revenues to other state or local government units, nor are there cost increases or
reductions on other state or local government units expected because of the proposed rules.
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.
No action is necessary for governmental units to follow the rule(s).
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.
State and local government units will incur no added expenditures because of implementing the proposed rules.
Therefore, no appropriation or funding source is necessary.
16. In general, what impact will the rules have on rural areas?
There is no expected disparate impact on rural areas because of the proposed rules.
A. Describe the types of public or private interests in rural areas that will be affected by the rules.
There is no expected disparate impact of public or private interests on rural areas because of the proposed rules.
17. Do the proposed rules have any impact on the environment? If yes, please explain.
No, the proposed rules will have no impact on the environment.
18. Describe whether and how the agency considered exempting small businesses from the proposed rules.
The public health code authorizes the board and the department to regulate individuals with genetic counseling
licenses, not small businesses. Even if a licensee’s practice qualified as a small business, 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.
There is no expected economic impact on small businesses because of the proposed rules. The proposed rules affect
individual licensees rather than small businesses.
A. Identify and estimate the number of small businesses affected by the proposed rules and the probable effect on
small businesses.
The department does not collect or have access to information that would allow it to find and estimate the potentially
affected number of small businesses. It is impossible to estimate the number of small businesses affected by the
proposed rules. The only small businesses affected by these rules are health practitioners practicing in small business
settings. The department does not track or have access to this type of information since it is not a data repository.
The rules do not affect the operation of the small business. The probable impact on small business is small.
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.
Because the proposed rules pertain to individuals and not small businesses, they do not have differing compliance or
reporting requirements or timetables for small businesses. They are unnecessary for 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.
The proposed rules do not impose any reporting requirements.
MCL 24.245(3)