APTA Michigan 2023 Fall Membership Meeting Packet and Slideshow
APTA Michigan held it’s Annual Membership Meeting at our Fall Conference on October 28th in Grand Rapids. Please click on the links for details.
Share your Story: Support Unrestricted Direct Access via Survey
The Legislative Committee has created a link to share your story
Please print this flier for use in your clinics as we work towards passing unrestricted direct access for PT in Michigan. We need your help! Your stories, including stories from your patients will be helpful when we bring this issue to the legislators in Lansing. Please scan the QR code or use this link to access the survey. Direct Access Flier
Implicit Bias Training – Requirements for License Renewal
On June 1, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) announced new requirements for over 400,000 health care professionals licensed in Michigan. Licensees who have email addresses listed with the Bureau of Health Professions/LARA should have received an email outlining the new requirement. That message is copied below. Licensees renewing in 2021 will not be impacted. Those renewing in 2022 will need 2 hours of implicit bias training. APTA Michigan is developing course content to meet this new requirement and we hope to offer both sessions at our conferences along with live webinars.
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Dear Licensee – The Bureau of Professional Licensing (BPL) within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) would like to inform you that the Public Health Code – General Rules have been revised which will require implicit bias training for your profession, effective June 1, 2022. The new training requirements are the product of numerous workgroup meetings over the past year and represent feedback from 86 organizations including our health professional boards, insurance providers, health systems, health care associations, legislators, state agencies, higher education, and community and advocacy groups. The requirements apply to both new applicants as well as those renewing their existing licenses or registrations. Below are the changes in the rules that pertain to the new training requirements:
(A)n attitude or internalized stereotype that affects an individual’s perception, action, or decision making in an unconscious manner and often contributes to unequal treatment of people based on race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, age, disability, or other characteristic. (R 338.7001 (c) )
Rule 4. (1) Beginning 1 year after promulgation of this rule, an applicant for licensure or registration under article 15 of the code, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, except those seeking to be licensed under part 188 of the code, MCL 333.18801 to 333.18838, shall have completed a minimum of 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration. (2) Beginning 1 year after promulgation of this rule and for every renewal cycle thereafter, in addition to completing any continuing education required for renewal, an applicant for license or registration renewal under article 15 of the code, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, except those licensed under part 188 of the code, MCL 333.18801 to 333.18838, shall have completed a minimum of 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the applicant’s license or registration cycle. (3) The implicit bias training must be related to reducing barriers and disparities in access to and delivery of health care services and meet all of the following requirements: (a) Training content must include, but is not limited to, 1 or more of the following topics: (i) Information on implicit bias, equitable access to health care, serving a diverse population, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and cultural sensitivity. (b) Training must include strategies to reduce disparities in access to and delivery of health care services and the administration of pre- and post-test implicit bias assessments. (c) Acceptable sponsors of this training include any of the following: (i) Training offered by a nationally-recognized or state-recognized health-related organization. (d) Acceptable modalities of training include any of the following: (i) A teleconference or webinar that permits live synchronous interaction. (4) Submission of an application for licensure, registration, or renewal constitutes an applicant’s certificate of compliance with the requirements of this rule. A licensee or registrant shall retain documentation of meeting the requirements of this rule for a period of 6 years from the date of applying for licensure, registration, or renewal. The department may select and audit a sample of a licensees or registrants and request documentation of proof of compliance with this rule. If audited by the department, a licensee or registrant shall provide the proof of completion of training, including either of the following: (a) A completion certificate issued by the training program that includes the date of the training, the program sponsor’s name, the title of the program, and licensee’s or registrant’s name. (b) A self-attestation by the licensee or registrant that includes the date of the training, the program sponsor’s name, the title of the program, and licensee’s or registrant’s name. Please send any questions you may have about these revised rules to BPLHelp@michigan.gov . Thank you, Debra Gagliardi, Director LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids, services and other reasonable accommodations are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING For more information about LARA, please visit www.michigan.gov/lara Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/michiganLARA “Like” us on Facebook or find us on YouTube www.youtube.com/michiganLARA
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