Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Community and Health Systems
Licensing Health Facilities Or Agencies
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section R. 325.45103 - Definitions; A to F

(a) "Anesthesia" means a state of loss of feeling or sensation and is normally used to denote the loss of sensation to pain that is purposely induced using a specific gas or drug to permit the performance of surgery or other painful procedure.

(b) "Anesthesiologist" means a physician who specializes in the field of anesthesiology and who may or may not be a diplomate of his or her specialty board.

(c) "Anesthetic" means a drug, gas, or other agent used to abolish the sensation of pain. There are 3 classifications as follows:

(d) "Anesthetist" means a person who is qualified to administer anesthetic.

(e) "Applicant" means a person applying to the department for a health facility or agency license.

(f) "Article 15" means article 15 of the code, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838.

(g) "Article 17" means article 17 of the code, MCL 333.20101 to 333.22260.

(h) "Attending physician" means that term as defined in section 20102(4) of the code, MCL 333.20102.

(i) "Authorized representative" means that term as defined in section 20102(5) of the code, MCL 333.20102.

(j) "Bereavement services" means emotional, psychosocial, or spiritual support services provided to the family before or after the death of the patient to assist the family in coping with issues related to grief, loss, or adjustment.

(k) "Building change" means alterations to an existing building involving a change in the interior configuration or intended use, including alterations to the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems. This term does not include routine maintenance or replacement with comparable mechanical, electrical, or plumbing equipment that does not alter the current physical structure.

(l) "Business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or any legal holiday.

(m) "Change of ownership" means the transfer of a health facility or agency from 1 owner to another if the licensee changes. This term does not include a transfer of a health facility or agency from 1 owner to another if the licensee does not change.

(n) "Code" means the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211.

(o) "Complainant" means an individual who files a complaint with the department alleging that a person has violated the code, an order issued under the code, or administrative rules promulgated thereunder.

(p) "Correction notice" means a notice from the department to a health facility or agency specifying violations of the code or these rules, corrective action to be taken, and the period in which the corrective action is to be completed.

(q) "County medical care facility" means that term as defined in section 20104 of the code, MCL 333.20104.

(r) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

(s) "Discharge" means that term as defined in section 21702(1) of the code, MCL 333.21702. In addition, as used in these rules, "discharge" means the voluntary or involuntary movement of a patient out of any type of health facility or agency.

(t) "Freestanding surgical outpatient facility" or "FSOF" means a facility as defined in section 20104(7) of the code, MCL 333.20104, and includes, but is not limited to, a private practice office that performs 120 or more surgical abortions per year and publicly advertises outpatient abortion services. Characteristics of a freestanding surgical outpatient facility include, but are not limited to, patient encounters with a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or other provider primarily for performing surgical procedures or related diagnosis, consultation, observation, and postoperative care, and the owner or operator may make the facility available to other physicians, dentists, podiatrists, or other providers who comprise its professional staff. This term does not include a private office of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or other health professional whose patients are limited to those of the individual licensed professional maintaining and operating the office or the combined patients of individually licensed professionals practicing together in a legally constituted professional corporation, association, or partnership and sharing office space, if the private office is maintained and operated by a licensed health professional in accordance with usual practice patterns according to the type of practice and patient encounters in the office are for diagnosis and treatment and are not limited primarily to the performance of surgical procedures and related care.