SB-0635, As Passed Senate, March 30, 2004                                   

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                           HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR                                 

                                                                                

                           SENATE BILL NO. 635                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Public health code,"                                                       

                                                                                

    by amending section 21311 (MCL 333.21311), as amended by 1984 PA            

                                                                                

    311.                                                                        

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 21311.  (1) A home for the aged shall be licensed under                

                                                                                

2   this article.                                                               

                                                                                

3       (2) "Home for the aged" or a similar term or abbreviation                   

                                                                                

4   shall not be used to describe or refer to  an institution  a                

                                                                                

5   health facility or agency unless the  institution  health                   

                                                                                

6   facility or agency is licensed as a home for the aged by the                

                                                                                

7   department under this article.                                              

                                                                                

8       (3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a home                 

                                                                                

9   for the aged shall not admit  individuals  an individual under 60           

                                                                                

10  years of age.  Upon the request of a home for the aged and                  

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   subject to subsection (4), the director  may  shall waive the age           

                                                                                

2   limitation imposed by this subsection if the  director determines           

                                                                                

3   that a waiver would be in the best interests of a resident of the           

                                                                                

4   home for the aged and the individual for whom the waiver is                 

                                                                                

5   sought.  individual, the individual's guardian or other legal               

                                                                                

6   representative, if appointed, and the owner, operator, and                  

                                                                                

7   governing body of the home for the aged, upon consultation with             

                                                                                

8   the individual's physician, agree on each of the following:                 

                                                                                

9       (a) The home for the aged is capable of meeting all of the                  

                                                                                

10  individual's medical, social, and other needs as determined in              

                                                                                

11  the individual's plan of service.                                           

                                                                                

12      (b) The individual will be compatible with the other                        

                                                                                

13  residents of that home for the aged.                                        

                                                                                

14      (c) The placement in that home for the aged is in the best                  

                                                                                

15  interests of the individual.                                                

                                                                                

16      (4) The owner, operator, and governing body of the home for                 

                                                                                

17  the aged shall submit, with its request for a waiver,                       

                                                                                

18  documentation to the director that supports each of the points of           

                                                                                

19  agreement necessary under subsection (3).  Within 5 days after              

                                                                                

20  receipt of the information required under this subsection, the              

                                                                                

21  director shall determine if that documentation collectively                 

                                                                                

22  substantiates each of the points of agreement necessary under               

                                                                                

23  subsection (3) and approve or deny the waiver.  If denied, the              

                                                                                

24  director shall send a written notice of the denial and the                  

                                                                                

25  reasons for denial to the requesting party.