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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 333. Health § 333.22205

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 22205. (1) “Health facility”, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), means:

(a) A hospital licensed under part 215.  1

(b) A psychiatric hospital or psychiatric unit licensed under the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106.

(c) A nursing home licensed under part 217  2 or a hospital long-term care unit as defined in section 20106(6). 3

(d) A freestanding surgical outpatient facility licensed under part 208.  4

(e) A health maintenance organization issued a license or certificate of authority in this state.

(2) “Health facility” does not include the following:

(a) An institution conducted by and for the adherents of a church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing facilities for the care and treatment of the sick who depend solely upon spiritual means through prayer for healing.

(b) A health facility or agency located in a correctional institution.

(c) A veterans facility operated by the state or federal government.

(d) A facility owned and operated by the department of community health.

(3) “Initiate” means the offering of a covered clinical service that has not been offered in compliance with this part or former part 221  5 on a regular basis at that location within the 12-month period immediately preceding the date the covered clinical service will be offered.

(4) “Medical equipment” means a single equipment component or a related system of components that is used for clinical purposes.

1 M.C.L.A. § 333.21501 et seq.
2 M.C.L.A. § 333.21701 et seq.
3 M.C.L.A. § 333.20106.
4 M.C.L.A. § 333.20801 et seq.
5 M.C.L.A. § 333.22101 et seq.
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