LARA/BPL-Preliminary determinationPHC (Rev. 5/19)
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Bureau of Professional Licensing
PO Box 30670 ● Lansing, MI 48909
Telephone: (517) 335-0918
www.michigan.gov/bpl
BPLHelp@michigan.gov
Request for Preliminary Determination
Michigan Public Health Code
Authority: 1978 PA 368
Print or Type Clearly
Applicant’s Legal Name (First Name)
Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)
Profession Name (License or Registration
Telephone Number
Email Address
List any other name or alias by which you have ever been known, including maiden name, if applicable:
____________________________________________________________________________________
CHECK THE LICENSE/OBTAINED BY METHOD FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Preliminary determination $75.00 3000
Your check or money order, drawn from a U.S. financial institution and
made payable to the STATE OF MICHIGAN, must accompany this
request. DO NOT SEND CASH. Fees are non-refundable.
Preliminary Determination
Michigan law PA 453 of 2018 (MCL 333.16174a) allows for an individual to obtain a preliminary determination
from the Department concerning whether any court judgements against him or her would likely result in a denial
of a license or
registration for failing to meet the good moral character requirement for that license or registration.
A preliminary determination under this section that is adverse to an individual does not prevent the individual
from subsequently applying for a license or registration in the future. The Department or a Board is not bound
by a preliminary determination under this section if the individual applies for a license or registration under this
act. An individual shall not request more than 1 preliminary determination in any 120-day period.
In evaluat
ing Good Moral Character for licenses issued under the Michigan Public Health Code, the Department
reviews two questions:
1. Have you e
ver been convicted of a felony?
2. Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a maximum term of
two years or a misdemeanor involving the illegal delivery, possession, or use of alcohol or a controlled
substance?