Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1)
Beginning June 1, 2022, an individual applying 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 June 1, 2022, and for every
renewal cycle thereafter, an individual applying for license or registration
renewal, reregistration, or relicensure 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. If otherwise permitted by the code and rules,
this training may be used to satisfy other training or continuing education
requirements.
(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.
(ii) Strategies to remedy the negative impact
of implicit bias by recognizing and understanding how it impacts perception,
judgment, and actions that may result in inequitable decision making, failure
to effectively communicate, and result in barriers and disparities in the
access to and delivery of health care services.
(iii) The historical basis and present
consequences of implicit biases based on an individual's
characteristics.
(iv) Discussion of
current research on implicit bias in the access to and delivery of health care
services.
(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.
(ii) Training offered
by, or in conjunction with, a state or federal agency.
(iii) Training obtained in an educational
program that has been approved by any board created under article 15 of the
code, MCL
333.16101 to
333.18838, except under part 188
of the code, MCL
333.18801 to
333.18838, for initial licensure
or registration or for the accumulation of continuing education
credits.
(iv) Training offered by
an accredited college or university.
(v) Training offered by an organization
specializing in diversity, equity, and inclusion issues.
(d) Acceptable modalities of training include
any of the following:
(i) A teleconference or
webinar that allows live synchronous interaction that provides for the
opportunity for participants to interact with the instructor and other
participants.
(ii) A live
presentation that provides for the opportunity for participants to interact
with the instructor and other participants.
(iii) An asynchronous teleconference or
webinar.
(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 after 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.
