Section R. 338.13031 - Renewal of acupuncturist license; renewal of limited license; requirements; limitations; waiver requestRule 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.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.13031
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