Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.13031 - Renewal of acupuncturist license; renewal of limited license; requirements; limitations; waiver request
Rule 31.
(1)
Pursuant to section 16517 of the code, MCL
333.16517, an applicant for
renewal of a license or limited license, who has been licensed for the 2-year
period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license, shall
accumulate 30 hours of continuing education related to the practice of
acupuncture and approved by the board pursuant to these rules, during the 2
years before the expiration date of the license.
(2) An applicant shall satisfy the implicit
bias training standards requirements of R 338.7004. The licensee may count the
hours earned satisfying the requirements of R 338.7004 as part of the 30 hours
of continuing education required under subrule (1) of this rule if the hours
were earned by participating in a course or activity approved by the
NCCAOM.
(3) An applicant for renewal
of a license or a limited license shall accumulate at least 5 hours of the
continuing education hours required in subrule (1) of this rule in pain and
symptom management related to the practice of acupuncture during each license
cycle pursuant to sections 16204(2) and 16517(2) of the code, MCL
333.16204 and
333.16517.
(4) An applicant for renewal of a limited
license, in addition to meeting the requirements of subrules (1) to (3) of this
rule, shall meet all of the following:
(a)
Pursuant to section 16517(3) of the code, MCL
333.16517, the applicant shall
hold an active license to engage in another health profession at the time of
the applicant's application, and as a condition of renewal of the applicant's
limited license.
(b) The applicant
shall accumulate the continuing education credits required in subrules (1) to
(3) of this rule in addition to any continuing education credits accumulated
for the purpose of renewing the applicant's other health professional
license.
(c) The applicant shall
submit a form, provided by the department, that contains the name and signature
of the applicant's supervising physician acknowledging that the physician
provided the supervisory responsibilities described under section 16109(2) of
the code, MCL
333.16109, during the previous
license cycle and agreeing to provide those supervisory responsibilities during
the next license cycle.
(5) Submission of an application for renewal
constitutes the applicant's certification of compliance with this rule. An
applicant shall retain documentation of satisfying 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.
(6) The department must receive a request for
a waiver under section 16205 of the code, MCL
333.16205, before the expiration
date of the license.
(7) The
continuing education credits earned in 1 license cycle may not be carried
forward to the next license cycle.
(8) Except for the implicit bias training
required under R 338.7004 that may be used to comply with R 338.7004 and a
continuing education requirement under subrule (2) of this rule, the applicant
may not earn continuing education credits for a continuing education program
that is identical to a program the applicant has already earned credit for
during that renewal cycle.
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