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There would be no additional costs to the agency.
26. Identify the impact on the public interest of exempting or setting lesser standards of compliance for small
businesses.
Allowing exemptions or allowing lesser standards of compliance for small businesses could potentially injure the
general public and the employees employed by small businesses.
27. Describe whether and how the agency has involved small businesses in the development of the proposed rules.
MIOSHA did not involve small businesses in the development of the proposed rules.
A. If small businesses were involved in the development of the rules, please identify the business(es).
Small businesses were not involved in the development of the proposed rules.
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 is no practical way to determine the expected costs due to the various types of facilities and their current level
of training.
A. Identify the businesses or groups who will be directly affected by, bear the cost of, or directly benefit from the
proposed rules.
Any facility that utilizes medical x-radiation technology as defined in the proposed rules.
B. What additional costs will be imposed on businesses and other groups as a result of these proposed rules (i.e.
new equipment, supplies, labor, accounting, or recordkeeping)? Please identify the types and number of businesses
and groups. Be sure to quantify how each entity will be affected.
Larger facilities (i.e., hospitals and affiliated clinics) will not be affected by additional costs because they already
exceed the proposed rules. Independent facility’s additional costs include recordkeeping, training, and labor burdens.
There is no practical way to determine the expected costs due to the various types of facilities and their current level
of training.
29. Estimate the actual statewide compliance costs of the proposed rules on individuals (regulated individuals or
the public). Include the costs of education, training, application fees, examination fees, license fees, new
equipment, supplies, labor, accounting, or recordkeeping.
There is no practical way to determine the expected costs due to the various types of facilities and their current level
of training.
A. How many and what category of individuals will be affected by the rules?
There is no practical way to determine how many and what category of individuals will be affected due to the
various types of facilities and their current level of training.
B. What qualitative and quantitative impact do the proposed changes in rules have on these individuals?
The qualitative impact would be that image quality would be improved, and this would reduce unnecessary operator
exposure to radiation. There is no feasible way to measure these reductions in exposure to individuals.
30. Quantify any cost reductions to businesses, individuals, groups of individuals, or governmental units as a result
of the proposed rules.
There should not be any cost reductions and it would be difficult to quantify any cost reductions to businesses,
individuals, groups of individuals, or governmental units as a result of the proposed rules.
31. Estimate the primary and direct benefits and any secondary or indirect benefits of the proposed rules. Please
provide both quantitative and qualitative information, as well as your assumptions.
The primary and direct benefits and any secondary or indirect benefits of the proposed rules would be to reduce
unnecessary exposure to radiation and reduces the number of re-takes and improves image quality.
32. Explain how the proposed rules will impact business growth and job creation (or elimination) in Michigan.
The proposed rules should not have a significant impact on business growth and job creation (or elimination) in
Michigan.
33. Identify any individuals or businesses who will be disproportionately affected by the rules as a result of their
industrial sector, segment of the public, business size, or geographic location.
The proposed rules will impact medical x-radiation operators and businesses that employ medical x-radiation
operators in facilities all across the state of Michigan, independent of size or geographic location.
MCL 24.245(3)