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Latest licensure news:

The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has recently announced appointments for the Michigan Board of Respiratory Care. Rules approval and mailing of license applications should follow in the near future. We have attached the formal Board appointment announcement to this email. The MSRC recommends that all respiratory therapists bookmark and closely monitor the official Respiratory Therapist Licensing web page at the MDCH

All Respiratory Therapists must keep the MDCH informed of their current address. The MDCH used the NBRC data base as a starting point to identify all practitioners in Michigan, but it may be outdated for many practitioners, especially if you haven't maintained active status with the NBRC and haven't informed the NBRC of new addresses, etc. You should indicate your interest in receiving a license application and update your demographics with the MDCH by email at .

Following is the most recent web-posted announcement from the MDCH.

"Our offices have been developing application packets and reviewing information that is available to us about respiratory therapists. Currently we must wait until the Governor formally appoints the members of the Board. We will then be scheduling an orientation meeting with the Board members to familiarize them with the duties and responsibilities of the Board. We will be then establish regular meetings with the Board. In order to issue licenses, the Department and Board will work together to create rules which establish the basic standards for the issuance of licenses. The rule-making process can take up to 12 months to complete. As soon as we are able to begin accepting applications for licensure, we will be mailing interested parties the application and information about applying for licensure. We have a mailing list from the national board of respiratory care and we have created a list of intrested parties from email and phone requests. The applications will also be posted on our web site when they are available. Check the website periodically for updates on our progress."

The MSRC will continue to keep our membership fully apprised of all licensure developments as they occur. Please pass this email along to all of your fellow practitioners, and encourage them to join the MSRC to receive the most up-to-date news and announcements regarding their licensure. If you have any questions regarding this email announcement, or RT licensure in general, please contact the MSRC at . Thank you.

John Darin MS, RRT
MSRC Legislative Committee Co-Chair

Al Moss MA, RRT
MSRC Legislative Committee Co-Chair
YOUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ACTIVITIES
Review the History of the MSRC's Legislative Efforts.
Review the MSRC Position Statement on Respiratory Care Services as Skilled Therapy Services.
LICENSURE
Public Act 3 of 2004 (39 k .pdf document)-- requires the . If you don't have it, click on its icon here:
MDCH professional licensing site-- official respiratory therapist web page. It will be a great way to access official state information when it becomes available. It doesn't have much now, but it will later have licensing forms and applications, FAQs, board information, and licensing information. (Check out the Physical Therapist web page for an example).
Examine the Michigan Licensure FAQs.
Review the licensure flow chart (138 kb .doc) to see what pathway you will take for licensure.
Look at Public Act 3 of 2004 (on the Michigan Legislature site)
MSRC Testimony to the Senate Health Policy Committee supporting HB 4236, S-1 (27 k .pdf document)-- requires the . If you don't have it, click on its icon here:

LEGISLATIVE TOOLKIT
Review the MSRC Position Statement on State Regulation of Respiratory Therapists (132 k .pdf document)-- requires the . If you don't have it, click on its icon here:
Listing Of Michigan State Representatives And State Senators
- Search for bills and related information on the Michigan Legislature's Web site
- Locate Your Michigan State Representative Here!
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Contact the Governor
"How To Deal With Legislators" (this is a 490 k .pdf document), by the Honorable Jerry Kopel of the State of Colorado House of Representatives, this document provides an insider's perspective on working directly with Legislators, and is based on Mr. Kopel's personal experience as a legislator in Colorado. This document is made available to the MSRC courtesy of the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR), an affiliate of The Council of State Governments, who is responsible for its contents. Many thanks to Mr. Kopel and to CLEAR for sharing this important information with the MSRC membership.
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AARC Guidelines To A Successful Grassroots Campaign
CONTACT US!
You can contact the MSRC lobbyist, Michael R. Kelly, of Dodak, Kelly & Associates.
The MSRC Legislative Committee would like to hear from you. If you have issues or concerns that we can help you with, or if you would like some more information on today's hot health care topics, contact the MSRC Legislative Committee Co-Chair, John Darin, or Co-Chair .

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