DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Rules
PUBLIC HEARING TRANSCRIPT
Date Held: Friday, June 9, 2023
Location: Michigan Library and Historical Center Conference Room, 1st Floor Forum
Attendees:
Ryan Durkin
Karen Dennis
Mike Frederick
Michele Riddering
Sarah Wolford
Adryne Boynton
Good morning:
This is a public hearing on proposed administrative rules entitled, “Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure
and Regulation Act” Rule Set. This hearing is being conducted on behalf of the Michigan Department of
Insurance and Financial Services, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act of 1969. My name is
Ryan Durkin. I am an Administrative Law Specialist at the Department, and I will be facilitating hearing
today.
This hearing is called to order at 10:03 am, on June 9, 2023, and is taking place in the 1st Floor Forum of
the Michigan Library and Historical Center, in Lansing, Michigan.
Notice of this hearing was published in three newspapers of general circulation, and in the Michigan
Register, issue number 8, which was published on May 15, 2023.
Please know, we are here today to receive your comments on the proposed rules. If you wish to speak,
please make sure you have signed in and indicated your willingness to speak. We will call on speakers in
the order in which names are listed on the sign in sheet. We will not be responding to any questions or
comments. If you do have a question relating to the proposed rules, please submit your questions in
number 1, at Michigan dot gov. This email address is also listed on the notice for this public hearing,
which is available on the Department’s web page.
When you come forward to speak, please identify yourself with your name, the organization you
represent, and both your mailing and email address so that this information can be transcribed into the
hearing report.
If you have additional comments to submit in writing, you may leave them here or submit them to the
Department no later than 5:00 pm today.
We will now begin calling on individuals to see if they would like to speak. Is there anyone who would
like to speak? Hearing none, let the record reflect that there are no individuals present who wish to
speak. We will take a short recess and reconvene at 10:35 am today.