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will consisted of the following professions: process paper applications submitted after first time in the MiPLUS system, your new
Cosmetology, Barbers, Pharmacy and that time period. license will have an expiration date that
pharmacy related professions, Medicine, Will the department still be corresponds to the date you first received
Optometry, Osteopathic Medicine, mailing out renewal postcard your professional license. However, the
Podiatry, Veterinary Medicine related notifications with the MiPLUS expiration dates for educational limited
veterinary professions, Dentists and dental system? license types will not change.
related professions, Physician’s Assistant, Yes. Our will office will continue to New licensees will receive a license
Behavior Analyst/Assistant Behavior mail out renewal postcard notifications. In for the full length of the license cycle with
Analyst and Midwifery. an expiration date that corresponds to the
addition, renewal emails will continue to be
sent as well. date the license was issued. Under the old
Will there be a period of time system, initial licenses were often for a
when the state won’t be able to Are license numbers changing? duration of only about 1 year. This will no
process licenses? The conversion to the new system longer be the case.
Yes. The migration of licensing necessitated that a small group of our How do I learn how to use
records from the old system into the new licensees be issued new license numbers. MiPLUS?
system was between April 12, 2019 and These new numbers were assigned, and Visit www.michigan.gov/miplus to
May 6, 2019. We were unable to process the impacted licensees received their new learn more about how to use the new
license applications, license renewals, or licenses in the mail in February 2019. If system. The site now includes videos
changes to licenses during that time. you did not get a letter and a new license and instructional information on how to
If your profession currently has a from us, your license number did not perform a variety of transactions in the
paper application process, LARA will change. You can always check your license new system. This will include: how to
continue to accept paper applications number by clicking on “Verify a License” register an account; how to apply for a
through May 2, 2019. However, please at www.michigan.gov/bpl. license; how to renew your license; and
keep in mind that we will not be able to Will my expiration date be how to modify your license information.
process any paper applications received changing? This site will also contain a list of FAQs
between April 12, 2019 and May 6, 2019. The expiration date shown on any and information you will need to know
These applications will have to be hand current valid license will not change. When before applying for licensure or renewing a
entered by BPL staff into the new system. you renew your current license for the license in the system. t
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