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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.
D. Describe how the agency established performance standards to replace design or operation standards required
by the proposed rules.
The agency did not set up performance standards to replace design or operation standards.
20. Identify any disproportionate impact the proposed rules may have on small businesses because of their size or
geographic location.
The proposed rules affect individual licensees rather than small businesses. Therefore, there is no expected
disproportionate impact on small businesses based on size or geographic location because of the rules.
21. Identify the nature of any report and the estimated cost of its preparation by small businesses required to
comply with the proposed rules.
The proposed rules do not require any reports.
22. Analyze the costs of compliance for all small businesses affected by the proposed rules, including costs of
equipment, supplies, labor, and increased administrative costs.
There is no expectation of an effect on small businesses because of the proposed rules, nor are there any added costs,
because the proposed rules apply to individuals and not businesses.
23. Identify the nature and estimated cost of any legal, consulting, or accounting services that small businesses
would incur in complying with the proposed rules.
The proposed rules, which apply to individuals and not businesses, should not create a need for any legal, consulting,
or accounting services for small businesses to be able to follow the proposed rules.
24. Estimate the ability of small businesses to absorb the costs without suffering economic harm and without
adversely affecting competition in the marketplace.
Since the rules affect individual licensees rather than small businesses, there is no expected cause of economic harm
or for the rules to adversely affect a small business’ competition in the marketplace.
25. Estimate the cost, if any, to the agency of administering or enforcing a rule that exempts or sets lesser
standards for compliance by small businesses.
The proposed rules impose requirements on individual licensees rather than small businesses. Even if a licensee’s
practice qualifies as a small business, the department could not exempt the licensee’s small business because it would
create disparity in regulation of the profession. Therefore, exempting or setting lesser standards of competence for
small businesses is not in the best interest of the public.
26. Identify the impact on the public interest of exempting or setting lesser standards of compliance for small
businesses.
The department is not able to exempt licensees that own a small business. If the department exempted small
businesses, it would create a disparity in the regulation of a profession and have a negative impact on public safety.
27. Describe whether and how the agency has involved small businesses in the development of the proposed rules.
Development of the proposed rules involved consultation with the Michigan Task Force on Physician’s Assistants,
whose members include small business employees.
A. If small businesses were involved in the development of the rules, please identify the business(es).
Development of the proposed rules involved consultation with the Michigan Task Force on Physician’s Assistants,
whose members include small business employees.
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rules (independent of statutory impact)
28. Estimate the actual statewide compliance costs of the rule amendments on businesses or groups.
There are no small businesses affected by the proposed rules. Those affected are individuals who are engaged in the
practice of Physician’s Assistants.
A. Identify the businesses or groups who will be directly affected by, bear the cost of, or directly benefit from the
proposed rules.
The licensees are directly affected by, bear the cost of, and directly benefit from the proposed rules.
MCL 24.245(3)