Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.10601 - License renewals; requirements; applicability
Rule 601.
(1)
Under section 16201 of the code, MCL
333.16201, an applicant for
license renewal who has been licensed for the 2-year period immediately before
the expiration date of the license, shall accumulate not less than 25 hours of
continuing education that are approved by the board under these rules during
the 2 years before the expiration of the license.
(2) An applicant for license renewal shall
complete not less than 2 hours of the 25 required hours, of continuing
education in pain and pain symptom management in each renewal period under
section 16204(2) of the code, MCL
333.16204. Continuing education
in pain and pain symptom management may include, but is not limited to, courses
in behavior management, psychology of pain, pharmacology, behavior
modification, stress management, clinical applications, and drug interventions
as they relate to professional practice.
(3) An applicant for license renewal, who
also applies for a controlled substance license, shall complete a 1-time
training in opioids and other controlled substances awareness as required in R
338.3135.
(4) Submission of an
application for renewal constitutes the applicant's certification of compliance
with the requirements of this rule. A nurse shall retain documentation of
meeting the requirements of this rule for a period of 4 years after the date of
applying for license renewal. The board may require an applicant to submit
evidence to demonstrate compliance with this rule. Failure to comply with this
rule is a violation of section 16221(h) of the code, MCL
333.16221.
(5) A request for a waiver under section
16205 of the code, MCL
333.16205, must be received by
the department for the board's consideration not less than 30 days before the
last regularly scheduled board meeting before the expiration date of the
license. The public notice for the board meetings can be found at:
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/nursing
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