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

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 103.
(1) As
				  used in these rules:
(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 the physician's specialty board.
(c) "Anesthetic" means a drug, gas, or other
				  agent used to abolish the sensation of pain. There are 3 classifications as
				  follows:
(i) "General anesthetic" means an
				  anesthetic agent that produces a temporary loss of consciousness by the
				  administration of a gas; oral, intramuscular, or intravenous drugs; or a
				  combination of these methods.
(ii)
				  "Local anesthetic" means a drug whose action is limited to an area of the body
				  around the site of its application.
(iii) "Spinal," "epidural," or "caudal"
				  anesthetic means the injection of a local anesthetic into the spinal canal
				  epidural area to produce a loss of sensitivity to the body areas at and below
				  the sensory nerve distribution at the level of the injection.
(d) "Anesthetist" means an
				  individual who is qualified to administer anesthetic.
(e) "Applicant" means an individual 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) "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.
(i) "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.
(j) "Business
				  day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or any legal holiday.
(k) "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.
(l) "Code" means the public health code, 1978
				  PA 368, MCL
				  333.1101 to
				  333.25211.
(m) "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.
(n) "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.
(o) "Department" means the department of
				  licensing and regulatory affairs.
(p) "Discharge" means that term as defined in
				  section 21702 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.
(q) "Freestanding surgical outpatient
				  facility" or "FSOF" means a facility as defined in section 20104 of the code,
				  MCL 333.20104. 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.