Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 333. Health § 333.21711

Sec. 21711. (1) A nursing home shall be licensed under this article.

(2) “Nursing home”, “nursing center”, “convalescent center”, “extended care facility”, or a similar term or abbreviation shall not be used to describe or refer to a health facility or agency unless the health facility or agency is licensed as a nursing home by the department under this article.

(3) A person shall not purport to provide formal or informal nursing care services of the kind normally provided in a nursing home without obtaining a license as provided in this article. This subsection does not apply to a hospital or a facility created by Act No. 152 of the Public Acts of 1885, as amended, being sections 36.1 to 36.12 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.