Mich. Admin. Code R. 29.1803 - Definitions

Rule 3. As used in these rules:

(a) "Act" means 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 to 29.33.

(b) "Authority having jurisdiction" means the director of the Michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs, an employee of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs appointed by the director to implement the act, or an employee of a city, village, or township delegated to enforce the code under the provisions of section 2b, MCL 29.2b, of the act.

(c) "Code" means national fire protection association standard no. 101, 2012 edition, entitled "life safety code."

(d) "Cosmetic remodeling" means surface changes made solely to the wall, floor, or ceiling, that do not decrease the fire rating of the wall, floor, or ceiling, including the replacement of windows and doors.

(e) "County medical care facility" means a nursing care facility, other than a hospital long-term care unit, which provides organized nursing care and medical treatment to 7 or more unrelated individuals who are suffering or recovering from illness, injury, or infirmity and which is owned by a county or counties. For the purpose of these rules, a county medical care facility is considered a nursing home.

(f) "Evacuation capability" means the ability of residents, occupants, and staff, as a group, to evacuate the home for the aged facility. Evacuation capability may be classified as "prompt," "slow," or "impractical."

(g) "Existing facility" means a facility that is licensed as a health care or mental health care facility under the provisions of 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1001 to 333.25211, and 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106, on or before December 23, 2014.

(h) "Existing board and care home for the aged" means a facility that has provided information to the bureau of community and health systems for verification that the facility was in existence on or before February 11, 2018 and has been continuously operating.

(i) "Freestanding surgical outpatient facility" means a facility, other than the office of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or other private practice office, as defined by 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20104, that offers a surgical procedure and related care which, in the opinion of the attending physician, can be safely performed without requiring overnight inpatient hospital care. The term does not include a surgical outpatient facility owned by, and operated as part of, a hospital.

(j) "Freestanding surgical outpatient facility, type I facility" means a freestanding surgical outpatient facility that does not use anesthetics or medications which render a person incapable of taking action in an emergency within 2 minutes of being notified of an emergency.

(k) "Freestanding surgical outpatient facility, type II facility" means a freestanding surgical outpatient facility that uses anesthetics or medications which render a person incapable of taking action in an emergency within 2 minutes of being notified of an emergency.

(l) "Health care facility" means a facility as defined in section 20106 of 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20106, and includes the facilities defined in subdivisions (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (t), (v), (w), (x), and (z) of this rule.

(m) "Home for the aged" means a supervised personal care facility at a single address, other than a hotel, adult foster care facility, hospital, nursing home, or county medical care facility that provides room, board, and supervised personal care to 21 or more unrelated, nontransient individuals 55 years of age or older. "Home for the aged" includes a supervised personal care facility for 20 or fewer individuals who are 55 years of age or older if the facility is operated in conjunction with, and as a distinct part of, a licensed nursing home. Home for the aged does not include an area excluded from this definition by section 17(3) of the continuing care community disclosure act, 2014 PA 448, MCL 554.917(3).

(n) "Hospital" means a facility that offers inpatient, overnight care and services for observation, diagnosis, and active treatment of an individual who has a medical, surgical, obstetric, chronic, or rehabilitative condition that requires the daily direction or supervision of a physician, as defined by 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20106. The term does not include a mental health hospital or a state-owned correctional facility.

(o) "Hospital long-term unit" means a nursing care facility, owned and operated by and as part of a hospital, providing organized nursing care and medical treatment to 7 or more unrelated individuals suffering or recovering from illness, injury, or infirmity.

(p) "Hospice" means a health care program that provides a coordinated set of services rendered at home or in outpatient or institutional setting for individuals suffering from a disease or condition with a terminal prognosis.

(q) "Hospice residence" is a facility that provides 24-hour hospice care to 2 or more patients at a single location.

(r) "Impractical evacuation capability" means that a facilitys evacuation capability is such that the facility cannot be evacuated in less than 8 minutes.

(s) "Limited care facility" means a home for the aged.

(t) "Mental hospital," or "psychiatric hospital," means a freestanding establishment as defined by 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100b, that offers coordinated psychiatric services for the observation, diagnosis, active treatment, and overnight care of persons who have a mental illness, a chronic mental condition, or serious emotional disturbance that requires the daily direction or supervision of physicians who are licensed to practice in the state.

(u) "Mobile" means capable of removing or protecting oneself from danger by one's own efforts.

(v) "Mobile and transportable health care structures" mean trailers and motor homes. Mobile and transportable health care structures shall comply with part 6 of these rules.

(w) "Modular units" means prefabricated units that are placed on piers or foundations. Modular units shall comply with the requirements of part 3 and part 4 of these rules.

(x) "Psychiatric unit" means a coordinate psychiatric inpatient program of a hospital as defined in R 29.1803(n) that provides services for the observation, diagnosis, active treatment, and overnight care of individuals with serious mental illness, chronic mental condition, or serious emotional disturbance that require the daily direction or supervision of physicians who are licensed to practice in the state.

(y) "Non-mobile" means not capable of removing or protecting oneself from danger by ones own efforts due to physical or mental limitations.

(z) "Nursing home" means a nursing care facility, including a county medical care facility that provides organized nursing care and medical treatment to 7 or more unrelated individuals who are suffering or recovering from illness, injury, or infirmity as defined by 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211. Nursing home does not include a unit in a state correctional facility, a hospital, a hospice residence, or veterans facility created under 1885 PA 152, MCL 36.1 to 36.12.

(aa) "Prompt evacuation capability" means that a facilitys evacuation capability is such that the facility can be evacuated in 3 minutes or less.

(bb) "Remodeling" means an alteration or change of fire-rated assembly, or the installation of new equipment required by these rules.

(cc) "Slow evacuation capability" means that a facilitys evacuation capability is such that the facility can be evacuated in less than 8 minutes, but more than 3 minutes.

(dd) "Typical smoke zone" means the average size smoke zone within the facility.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 29.1803

2001 AACS; 2009 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2018 MR 20, Eff. 10/31/2018