Section R. 338.10601 - License renewals; requirements; applicabilityRule 601.
(1) Under section 16201 of the code, MCL 333.16201, an applicant for license renewal who has been licensed for the 2-year period immediately before the expiration date of the license, shall accumulate not less than 25 hours of continuing education that are approved by the board under these rules during the 2 years before the expiration of the license.(2) An applicant for license renewal shall complete not less than 2 hours of the 25 required hours, of continuing education in pain and pain symptom management in each renewal period under section 16204(2) of the code, MCL 333.16204. Continuing education in pain and pain symptom management may include, but is not limited to, courses in behavior management, psychology of pain, pharmacology, behavior modification, stress management, clinical applications, and drug interventions as they relate to professional practice.(3) An applicant for license renewal, who also applies for a controlled substance license, shall complete a 1-time training in opioids and other controlled substances awareness as required in R 338.3135.(4) Submission of an application for renewal constitutes the applicant's certification of compliance with the requirements of this rule. A nurse shall retain documentation of meeting 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.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.10601
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