Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.2206 - Accreditation standards; adoption by reference
Rule 2206.
(1)
The following standards for accrediting respiratory therapist educational
programs from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) are
approved and adopted by reference:
(a)
"Accreditation Policies and Procedures Manual," effective March 13,
2021.
(b) "Accreditation Standards
for Entry into Respiratory Care Professional Practice," effective July 1, 2020,
clarifications March 13, 2021.
(c)
"Accreditation Standards for Degree Advancement Programs in Respiratory Care,"
effective January 1, 2018, clarifications December 12, 2020.
(2) Copies of the CoARC's
accreditation standards may be obtained at cost from CoARC, 264 Precision
Blvd., Telford, Tennessee 37690, or at no cost from the CoARC website,www.coarc.com. Copies may be obtained at a cost of
10 cents per page from the Michigan Board of Respiratory Care, Bureau of
Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 611
West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan 48909.
(3) Any respiratory therapist educational
program that is accredited by the CoARC is a respiratory therapist educational
program approved by the department in consultation with the board.
(4) The procedures for recognizing
accrediting organizations of the Council of Higher Education Accreditation
(CHEA), approved September 24, 2018, and the procedures for recognizing
accrediting agencies of the United States Department of Education, revised July
1, 2020, as contained in 34 CFR part 602 , are approved and adopted by
reference. The CHEA recognition standards may be obtained from CHEA, One Dupont
Circle NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20036-1110, or from the council's website
atwww.chea.org at no cost. The federal
recognition criteria may be obtained at no cost from the United States
Department of Education's website at: CFR-2020-title34-vol3.pdf
(govinfo.gov). Copies of the standards recognizing accrediting
agencies used by CHEA and the Department of Education are available for
inspection and distribution at a cost of 10 cents per page from the Board of
Respiratory Care, Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and
Regulatory Affairs, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan
48909.
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