Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.2473 - Acceptable continuing education; requirements; limitations

Rule 173.

(1) The 75 contact hours of continuing education required under R 338.2471 must satisfy the following requirements, as applicable:

(a) Credit for a continuing education program or activity that is identical or substantially equivalent to a program or activity for which the licensee has already earned credit during the renewal period cannot be granted.

(b) A minimum of 1 contact hour of continuing education must be earned in medical ethics.

(c) A minimum of 1 contact hour of continuing education must be earned in pain and symptom management under section 16204 of the code, MCL 333.16204. Continuing education contact hours in pain and symptom management may include, but are not limited to, any of the following areas:

(i) Public health burden of pain.

(ii) Ethics and health policy related to pain.

(iii) Michigan pain and controlled substance laws.

(iv) Pain definitions.

(v) Basic sciences related to pain including pharmacology.

(vi) Clinical sciences related to pain.

(vii) Specific pain conditions.

(viii) Clinical physician communication related to pain.

(ix) Management of pain, including evaluation and treatment and non-pharmacological and pharmacological management.

(x) Ensuring quality pain care.

(xi) Michigan programs and resources relevant to pain.

(d) Completion of implicit bias training under R 338.7004 during the 3 years immediately preceding the application for renewal may be used toward satisfaction of the requirements of R 338.2471(2) and this subrule.

(2) The following activities are acceptable continuing education:

	Activity and Proof of Completion	Number of Continuing Education Contact Hours Granted/Allowed for the Activity
(a)	Attendance at or participation in a continuing education program or activity related to the practice of genetic counseling that includes, but is not limited to, live in-person programs, interactive or monitored teleconference, audio-conference, or web-based programs, online programs, and journal articles with a self-study component or other self-study programs approved or offered by any of the following organizations: - Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) including non-ACCME accredited providers engaging in joint providership with ACCME accredited providers. - American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. - American Medical Association. - American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. - American Osteopathic Association. - American Society for Reproductive Medicine. - Michigan Association of Genetic Counselors. - Michigan Osteopathic Association. - Michigan State Medical Society. - National Society of Genetic Counselors. - Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine. If audited, the licensee shall provide a copy of the letter or certificate of completion showing the licensee's name, number of continuing education contact hours earned, sponsor name or the name of the organization that approved the program or activity for continuing education credit, and the date on which the program was held or the activity completed.	The number of continuing education contact hours credit for a specific program or activity is the number of contact hours approved by the sponsor or the approving organization for the specific program. A minimum of 45 hours of continuing education credit must be earned in this activity in each renewal period. A maximum of 75 contact hours of continuing education credit may be earned for this activity in each renewal period.
(b)	Serving as a clinical supervisor for a student at a site used by an Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC) accredited program. To receive credit, the clinical supervision must not be the licensee's primary employment function. If audited, the licensee shall provide the student's initials, training program, dates supervision began and ended, and number of supervision hours provided per week.	Five contact hours of continuing education credit is granted for a minimum of 25 hours of direct clinical supervision. A maximum of 30 contact hours of continuing education credit may be earned for this activity in each renewal period.
(c)	Publication of an article or chapter in a peer-reviewed journal or book related to practice-based competency. If audited, the licensee shall provide a copy of the publication that identifies the licensee as the author.	Ten contact hours of continuing education credit is granted for serving as the first, second, or senior author. Five contact hours of continuing education credit is granted for serving as any other author who is not first, second, or senior author. A maximum of 10 contact hours of continuing education credit may be earned per article or chapter. A maximum of 30 contact hours of continuing education credit may be earned for this activity in each renewal period.
(d)	Service in a leadership position role as a board member, chair, or leader of a genetics-related organization. If audited, the licensee shall provide the organization name, contact information, dates of service, dated agenda, and meeting minutes documenting not less than 25 hours of service.	Five contact hours of continuing education credit is granted for 25 hours of service for each organization. A maximum of 30 contact hours of continuing education credit may be earned for this activity in each renewal period.
(e)	Serving as an instructor for a graduate-level course in an area related to genetics competency. To receive credit, the instructorship must not be the licensee's primary employment function. If audited, the licensee shall provide document titles, course description, faculty list of each course, dates of all courses, scheduled instructional hours, and a letter from the program director verifying the licensee's role.	Five contact hours of continuing education credit is granted for a minimum of 5 hours of teaching. A maximum of 10 contact hours of continuing education credit may be earned for each course. A maximum of 30 contact hours of continuing education credit may be earned for this activity in each renewal period.
(f)	Serving as a peer-reviewer of a manuscript by invitation for a scientific journal. If audited, a licensee shall provide copies of documentation inviting the license to complete the review and thanking them for completing the review.	Two contact hours of continuing education credit is granted for each manuscript reviewed. A maximum of 30 contact hours of continuing education credit may be earned for this activity in each renewal period.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.2473

2021 AACS; 2023 AACS; 2024 MR 4, Eff. 2/16/2024