SB-0635, As Passed Senate, December 16, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 635

 

 

July 16, 2003, Introduced by Senator HAMMERSTROM and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 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, the                 

                                                                                


    Senate Bill No. 635 as amended December 11, 2003                            

1   director <<may shall>> waive the age limitation imposed by this subsection  

                                                                                

2   if the  director determines that a waiver would be in the best              

                                                                                

3   interests of a resident of the home for the aged and the                    

                                                                                

4   individual for whom the waiver is sought  waiver is in the best             

                                                                                

5   interests of the individual under 60 years of age <<and the individual will be compatible with the other residents of that home for the aged>>, as determined  

6   by all of the following:                                                    

                                                                                

7       (a) The individual.                                                         

                                                                                

8       (b) The individual's guardian or other legal representative.                

                                                                                

9       (c) The individual's physician.                                             

                                                                                

10      (d) The owner, operator, and governing body of the home for                 

                                                                                

11  the aged.