Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.7035 - Abuse or neglect of recipients

Rule 7035.

(1) Abuse or neglect of a recipient by an employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider shall subject the employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider, upon substantiated reports, to an appropriate penalty, including official reprimand, demotion, suspension, reassignment, or dismissal.

(2) A provider shall do both of the following:

(a) Establish written policies and procedures, which adopt and incorporate the definitions of abuse class I, abuse class II, or abuse class III and neglect as neglect class I, neglect class II, or neglect class III as described in rule 7001.

(b) Provide for a prompt and thorough review of charges of abuse that is fair to both the recipient alleged to have been abused and the charged employee, volunteer, or agent of a provider.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.7035

1979 AC; 1998 AACS