Section 325.13101. Definitions.

Rule 101.(1) As used in these rules:

(a)   "Applicant" means a person applying to the department for a hospice license.

(b)   "Bereavement services" means those services provided to the family to assist them in coping with the death of the patient.

(c)   "Change of ownership," for purposes of section 20142(3) of the code, means a transfer of the property of a hospice from one owner to another, where the new owner will use the transferred property as a hospice operated by the new owner subsequent to the transfer.

(d)  "Code" means 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 et seq.

(e)   "Department" means the department of consumer and industry services.

(f)    "Distinct hospice administration" means an identifiable administrative group which has a distinct organizational structure and which is accountable to a governing body, either directly or through the governing body's chief executive officer, for all aspects of the hospice.

(g)   "Governing body" means any of the following:

(i)   The policy?making body of a hospice, which is a government agency.

(ii)      The board of directors or trustees of a hospice which is a not?for?profit corporation.

(iii)   The board of directors of a hospice which is a business corporation.

(iv)    The proprietor or owners of a hospice which is a solely owned business or partnership.

(h)   "Hospice" means a program which provides  palliative  and   supportive services to meet physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients and their families in the home, health care facilities, or other residential settings.

(i)   "Hospice administrator" means a person who is responsible to the governing body, either directly or through the governing body's chief executive officer, for the administrative operation of a hospice.

(j)    "Hospice patient" or "patient" means an individual in the terminal stage of illness who has an anticipated life expectancy of 6 months or less and who, alone or in conjunction with a family member or  members,  has voluntarily requested admission and been accepted into a hospice.

(k)   "Hospice patient's family" means the hospice patient's immediate relations, including a spouse, brother, sister, child, or parent. In addition, other relations and individuals with significant personal ties to the hospice patient may be designated as members of the hospice patient's family by mutual agreement between the hospice patient, the relation or individual, and the hospice organization. The patient?family unit shall be considered the unit of care throughout these rules.

(l)     "Hospice patient?family record" means written  medical  and  health information pertaining to services rendered the patient?family unit by a hospice.

(m)     "Hospice residence" means a hospice residence as defined by section 21401(1)(B) of the code.

(n)     "Hospice staff" means the individuals who  work,  with  or  without remuneration, for the hospice.

(o)     "Interdisciplinary care team" means a group  composed  of  qualified individuals who collectively have expertise in assessing the special needs of the hospice patient?family unit.

(p)    "Licensee" means a program or residence that possesses a currently valid hospice license.

(q)    "Ownership interest" means the ownership or control of 5% or more of the equity in the capital or stock, or interest in the profits, of a hospice.

(r)   "Physician" means a physician licensed under part 170 or 175 of the code.

(s)   "Sale of a hospice" means a change in ownership by sale.

(2) The definitions and principles of construction in articles 1 and 17 and part 214 of 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 et seq., 333.20101 et seq., and 333.21401 et seq. apply to these rules.

History: 1984 AACS; 2003 AACS.