Licensure Requirements 
Aging Services of Michigan provides a variety of seminars and conferences throughout the year to help members meet their continuing education needs. The following list details the licensure requirements for a number of health professions.
Nursing Home Administrator
All Michigan licensed Nursing Home Administrators must complete 36 hours of board approved continuing education within the 2 years preceding the expiration date of their license. Submission of the renewal application and fee is considered a statement that the CE requirement has been met. Failure to complete the CE requirement is considered a violation of the Public Health Code.
Interested in becoming a Nursing Home Administrator? The National and Michigan NHA examinations are administered in a computerized format. This allows the candidate to schedule an exam on a date and location that is convenient through the Prometric multi-state network of testing centers. All applicants must apply for the Michigan nursing home administrator license before they can take the National and/or Michigan examinations. Please call (517) 335-0918 for a licensure application.
Nurses
All Michigan licensed nurses must complete 25 hours of board approved continuing education, with at least one hour in pain and symptom management, within the 2 years immediately preceding the expiration date of their license. Submission of the renewal application and fee is considered a statement that the CE requirement has been met. Failure to complete the CE requirement is considered a violation of the Public Health Code.
Adult Foster Care
Training programs (conference, workshop, etc.) are required by Adult Foster Care Small and Large Group Home Administrative Rules 400.14203 and 400.15203 to be approved by the Office of Children and Adult Licensing. Pre-approval provides assurance that the training is consistent with Act 218 and the administrative rules. Sixteen hours of annual training are required.
Certified Dietary Manager
To maintain the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM, CFPP) credential, you must earn 45 continuing education hours of continuing education every three years. Five of these continuing education hours must be in sanitation and food safety. Since continuing education is only awarded to programs related to the industry, this requirement guarantees that you will continue updating your professional skills throughout your career.
Registered Dietitian
Public Act 333 of 2006 was officially recognized by the Secretary of State's office on August 15, 2006. This amends the Public Health Code to provide for the licensure of dietitians and nutritionists. This bill took effect on July 1, 2007. With the passage of this bill, the Governor has to appoint a Dietetics and Nutrition Board which consists of five dietitians or nutritionists and two public members. The Department of Community Health, in consultation with the Board, will develop administrative rules that establish the minimum standards for licensure. Applications for licensure and the actual issuance of licenses can not begin until the rules have been developed and formally approved. This process can take 12 to 18 months.
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
The National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) requires completion of 50 hours of continuing education (it does not have to be awarded in CEU credit) over the five year certification cycle. NCTRC does not track continuing education hours, including CEU's. A certificate or transcript must be acquired and maintained by the certificant, for future submission on the Recertification due date. NCTRC will mail recertification instructions and applications to each certificant approximately 60 days before the end of the five-year certification cycle. For more information, click here.
Activity Professionals
The National Certification Council for Activity Professionals requires certification renewal every two (2) years. To renew, you need to acquire continuing education during the two years prior to your date of expiration. The number of hours for renewal is listed below:
- AAC -- 20 hours continuing education
- ADC or ADPC -- 30 hours continuing education
- ACC -- 40 hours continuing education
Click here for more information.
Social Work
Every "licensed" Michigan Social Worker is required to obtain 45 continuing education contact hours every three years. Your three year cycle is determined by your license expiration date. If you do not know what your license expiration date is, you should contact the Michigan Department of Community Health. Out of the 45 required CE hours, five of those hours must be obtained from taking an "approved" Social Work Ethics course. One hour must obtained from taking an "approved" course on pain/pain symptom management. Every "licensed" Michigan Social Worker can earn up to 10 hours of "approved" online learning every three years. Click here for more information.
Train-the-Trainer Primary Instructor
Aging Services of Michigan, in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Community Health present the Introduction to Train-the-Trainer workshop. People who are interested in becoming certified instructors in the nurse aide training programs must complete an introductory workshop on what the nurse aide training program includes and how to teach this information to adult learners. The Train-the-Trainer workshop is that introductory class. An evaluation will be conducted at the conclusion of the workshop that will determine if you are ready to teach the program. If you are, you will receive a certificate that allows you to be the Trainer. The Certificate as a Trainer is valid for two years. Application materials for the 2009-2010 program are available here.
Nurse Aide Registration Program
The Federal government passed legislation in 1987 entitled the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA). One of the provisions of that legislation was the registration of nurse aides. A Nurse Aide is defined as any individual providing nursing or nursing-related services to residents in a long term care facility who is not a licensed health professional, a registered dietitian or a volunteer who provides such services without pay. Nurse Aides must complete a training program and pass a knowledge test and a clinical skills test before they can be registered in Michigan.
Upon successful completion of both tests, an applicant is issued a certificate by Thomson Prometric that allows them to work as a certified nurse aide (CNA) for two years. At the end of each two year cycle, a renewal notice is sent to the individual. If the renewal form, documentation of employment as a nurse aide for at least eight hours in the two year certification cycle and renewal fee are returned to Chauncey, a new certificate is issued for an additional two years. If the renewal form is not returned or is incomplete, the certificate expires and the individual cannot work as a nurse aide in a long term care facility.
For additional information regarding certified nurse aide training programs or an application for exemption from training, call (517) 241-0554. To verify whether an individual is a certified nurse aide in Michigan, click here. For questions about testing and scheduling of tests, contact Thomson Prometric or the Michigan Nurse Aide Customer Line at 1-800-752-4724.
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