Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Community and Health Systems › Substance Use Disorder Programs › Substance Use Disorder Programs › Part 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section R. 325.1301 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1301.
(1) As
					 used in these rules:
(a) "Admission" means the
					 point at which an individual is formally accepted into a substance use disorder
					 services program and services are initiated.
(b) "Aftercare" means the process of
					 providing recommendations to a recipient for continued support after discharge
					 from the program.
(c) "Article 6"
					 means article 6 of the public health code, MCL
					 333.6230 to
					 333.6251.
(d) "Article 15" means article 15 of the
					 public health code, MCL
					 333.16101 to
					 333.18838.
(e) "Branch office" means a state-approved
					 location physically separate from the state-licensed substance use disorder
					 services program location. The state-licensed program is considered the parent
					 organization and provides supervision and administration of the branch
					 location.
(f) "Certified counselor"
					 means an individual who is employed or volunteers to work by providing
					 counseling to recipients in a substance use disorder services program licensed
					 by the department under part 62 of the public health code, MCL
					 333.6230 to
					 333.6251, and who is certified as
					 an alcohol and drug counselor by an organization approved or recognized by the
					 department.
(g) "Complaint
					 investigation" means a visit or an inspection of a licensee based upon a
					 complaint with an allegation of noncompliance or violation of the public health
					 code, the mental health code, or these rules.
(h) "Department" means the department of
					 licensing and regulatory affairs.
(i) "Discharge" means the point at which the
					 recipient's active involvement with a substance use disorder services program
					 is terminated and the program has provided the necessary aftercare
					 recommendations.
(j)
					 "Evidence-based practice or services" means a practice or service offered by a
					 licensee based on a national or international medical professional association,
					 public health agency, governmental body, or accrediting organization document
					 that is available to the department upon request.
(k) "Follow-up" means activities designed for
					 a screening, assessment, referral, and follow up program to determine the
					 present status of persons previously discharged by the program.
(l) "Full-time" means employment of not less
					 than 35 hours per week.
(m)
					 "License" means a license issued by the department under article 6 to
					 establish, conduct, or maintain a substance use disorder services program.
					 License does not include a program located in a facility operated by a local,
					 state, or federal government, even if the program is not owned or operated by a
					 state or federal government.
(n)
					 "Licensed counselor" means an individual engaged in counseling recipients in a
					 substance use disorder services program and who is licensed under part 181 of
					 the public health code, MCL
					 333.18101 to
					 333.18117, and providing services
					 in compliance with the scope of his or her license.
(o) "Licensed marriage and family therapist"
					 or "LMFT" means an individual engaged in counseling recipients in a substance
					 use disorder services program and who is licensed under part 169 of the public
					 health code, MCL
					 333.16901 to
					 333.16915, and providing services
					 in compliance with the scope of his or her license.
(p) "Licensed master's social worker" or
					 "LMSW" means an individual engaged in counseling recipients in a substance use
					 disorder services program and who is licensed under part 185 of the public
					 health code, MCL
					 333.18501 to
					 333.18518, and providing services
					 in compliance with the scope of his or her license.
(q) "Licensed psychologist" means an
					 individual engaged in the practice of psychology of recipients in a substance
					 use disorder services program and who is licensed under part 182 of the public
					 health code, MCL
					 333.18201 to
					 333.18237, and providing services
					 in compliance with the scope of his or her license.
(r) "Licensee" means a person, as that term
					 is defined by section
					 1106 of the public health code,
					 MCL 333.1106, that holds the license
					 issued under article 6 to operate a substance use disorder services program.
					 Unless otherwise specified in these rules, a licensee does not include a person
					 individually licensed under article 15 to provide psychological, medical, or
					 social services through the individual's license and whose recipients are
					 limited to those of the individual licensed professional maintaining and
					 operating the office.
(s)
					 "Licensure survey" means a visit or inspection to an applicant or licensee to
					 evaluate compliance with the public health code, the mental health code, or
					 these rules.
(t) "Limited certified
					 counselor" means an individual who is employed or who volunteers to work
					 providing counseling to recipients in a substance use disorder services program
					 licensed by the department under part 62 of the public health code, MCL
					 333.6230 to
					 333.6251, and who has completed a
					 minimum set of state-approved requirements before completing the necessary
					 prerequisites to become a certified alcohol and drug counselor by an
					 organization approved or recognized by the department.
(u) "Medical director" means an individual
					 licensed to engage in the practice of medicine or the practice of osteopathic
					 medicine and surgery under part 170 or part 175 of the public health code, MCL
					 333.17001 to
					 333.17097 and
					 333.17501 to
					 333.17556.
(v) "Mental health code" means the mental
					 health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL
					 330.1001 to
					 330.2106.
(w) "Methadone program" means a program
					 engaged in opioid treatment of an individual with an opioid agonist treatment
					 medication registered under 21 USC 823(g)(1),
					 methadone.
(x) "Mobile unit" means
					 a state-approved mobile unit assigned to a state-licensed substance use
					 disorder services program location. The state-licensed program is considered
					 the parent organization and provides supervision and administration of the
					 mobile unit.
(y) "Nurse" means a
					 licensed practical nurse, registered professional nurse, or advanced practice
					 registered nurse licensed under part 172 of the public health code, MCL
					 333.17201 to
					 333.17242.
(z) "Outpatient counseling program" means a
					 non-residential program engaged in behavioral health counseling for substance
					 used disorders provided by an identified health professional, as that term is
					 defined in these rules. Outpatient counseling program does not include services
					 offered by other individuals, such as peer recovery coaches, case managers, or
					 other individuals not defined in these rules.
(aa) "Pharmacist" means an individual
					 licensed to engage in the practice of pharmacy under article 15.
(bb) "Physician" means an individual licensed
					 to engage in the practice of medicine or the practice of osteopathic medicine
					 and surgery under article 15.
(cc)
					 "Physician's assistant" means an individual who is licensed to practice as a
					 physician's assistant under part 170 of the public health code, MCL
					 333.17001 to
					 333.17097.
(dd) "Public health code" means the public
					 health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL
					 333.1101 to
					 333.25211.
(ee) "Recipient" means an individual who
					 receives services from a licensed substance use disorder services program in
					 this state.
(ff) "Regional entity"
					 means an agency designated by this state to coordinate substance use disorder
					 services in a specified region.
(gg) "Residential program" means a
					 residential setting that is staffed and provides substance use disorder
					 treatment or rehabilitation services onsite.
(hh) "Residential withdrawal management
					 program" means a residential setting offering either clinically managed or
					 medically monitored withdrawal management services for the purposes of
					 detoxification.
(ii) "Staff" means
					 an individual who is not a recipient and who works, with or without
					 remuneration, for a licensed substance use disorder services program.
(jj) "Substance" means an agent or a chemical
					 that, upon entering a human body, alters the body's physical or psychological
					 status, or both. Substance includes alcohol and other drugs.
(kk) "Substance use disorder services
					 program" or "program" means a public or private person or entity offering or
					 purporting to offer specific substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and
					 rehabilitation services.
(ll)
					 "United States Food and Drug Administration" or "FDA" means the federal agency
					 of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.