Committee reports favorably on six health-related proposed regulations, including short dental training license and expanded vet continuing education

At a committee meeting (date not specified), members reported out favorably six proposed regulations covering opticianry, genetic counselors, physician assistants, pharmacy outsourcing facilities, an innovative-dentistry training license for out-of-state dentists, and expanded continuing education for veterinarians and vet technicians.

The measures affect professional licensing and continuing-education requirements across several health professions. Committee discussion centered on removing duplicative rules, aligning state requirements with credentialing organizations and other states, and creating a short-term license that would allow out-of-state dentists to participate in hands-on training on live patients.

Document 52-72 (Opticianry) would repeal an existing regulation that staff described as duplicative of statute, clarify continuing-education (CE) course approval by professional organizations, prohibit CE credits based on law courses from other states, and allow one of four required CE hours to cover practice or retail management. Mr. Hogan, a committee staff member, said the agency had initially filed seven documents but withdrew a proposal on long-term health-care administrators; "per APA regulations they may not bring it back this year but they do intend to bring it back in 2026," he said. The opticianry regulation was reported out favorably by voice vote.

Document 52-72 (Genetic counselors) implements statutory requirements created by Act 187 and sets professional requirements for the newly recognized profession, including CE rules, reinstatement of lapsed licenses and limited or provisional licensing for candidates awaiting full licensure. Holly Beeson, representing the Labor, Licensing and Regulation agency (LLR), accompanied the proposal;…