Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.17141 - License renewals; requirements; applicability

Rule 141.

(1) In addition to meeting the requirements of section 16201 of the code, MCL 333.16201, an applicant for renewal shall submit a completed application on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee and, before renewal, shall hold the credential of CPM from NARM, or equivalent credential approved by the board.

(2) Pursuant to section 16201 of the code, MCL 333.16201, an applicant for license renewal who has been licensed for the 2-year period immediately before renewal shall accumulate all of the following, during the prior 2 years by the end of the license cycle:

(a) Not less than 30 hours of continuing education that is met by obtaining or maintaining, the credential of CPM from NARM, or an equivalent credential approved by the board.

(b) One hour of continuing education in pain and symptom management pursuant to section 16204(2) of the code, MCL 333.16204. Acceptable methods of continuing education in pain and symptom management includes online and in-person presentations, courses or programs and may include, but is not limited to, the following subject areas:

(i) Behavior management.

(ii) Psychology of pain.

(iii) Behavior modification.

(iv) Stress management.

(v) Clinical applications as they relate to professional practice.

(c) Two hours of continuing education on cultural awareness that include examination of disparate maternal infant mortality and morbidity experienced by the African American and indigenous populations. Acceptable methods of continuing education in cultural awareness include online and in-person presentations, courses, programs, or reading an article that is published in a peer-reviewed journal, health care journal, or professional or scientific journal.

(d) Two hours of implicit bias training required in R 338.7004. The implicit bias training required in R 338.7004 may also be used for credit for the cultural awareness training in subdivision (c) of this subrule if the training meets all of the requirements in subdivision (c) of this subrule.

(e) One hour of continuing education in pharmacology applicable to the practice of midwifery.

(f) Submit proof to the department of meeting the human trafficking training required in R 338.17111.

(3) "Continuing education hour" as used in these rules means the cumulative number of program minutes divided by 60. When the fractional part of an hour is 55 minutes or more, it counts as 1 hour. Any portion of an hour between 30 and 54 minutes counts as half of an hour. Any part of an hour less than 30 minutes will be discarded. Breaks are not counted.

(4) Submission of an application for renewal constitutes the applicant's certification of compliance with the requirements of this rule.

(5) A licensee shall retain documentation of meeting the requirements of this rule for a period of 4 years from the date of applying for license renewal.

(6) The board may require an applicant or licensee to submit evidence to demonstrate compliance with this rule.

(7) A self-certification statement by an individual that includes the title of the article, author, publication name, date, volume, and issue of publication, as applicable, is acceptable evidence of reading an article that is published in a peer-reviewed journal, health care journal, or professional or scientific journal.

(8) Failure to comply with this rule is a violation of section 16221(h) of the code, MCL 333.16221.

(9) A request for a waiver under section 16205 of the code, MCL 333.16205, must be received by the department before the expiration date of the license. A CPM credential from NARM, or equivalent credential approved by the board, may not be waived.

(10) The requirements of this part do not apply to an applicant during an initial 1-year licensure cycle.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.17141

2019 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. 3/21/2023