Section 325.20403. Admission policies.

(1) A home shall have a written admission policy that is available upon request, before and following the patient's  admission, to all of the following:

(a)   The patient.

(b)   Attending physician.

(c)   Next of kin or member of the family.

(d)  Guardian.

(e)   Designated representative.

(f)  Person or agency responsible for placing and maintaining the patient in the home.

(g)   Employees of the facility.

(h)   The public.

(2)   A patient shall only be admitted to a home on the recommendation and referral of a physician licensed to practice in Michigan.

(3)    Before but not later than at the time of admission of a patient, an attending physician shall be designated to be responsible for the medical care and supervision of the patient.

(4)    A home shall not accept a patient for care who is less than 15 years of age, unless that home is specifically licensed and approved by the director to accept children as patients; however, the director, upon written application by a  child's parent or guardian  and  written

recommendation by a child's physician, may authorize a child's admission to a home not so licensed when the director determines that there is no licensed child care home or child care unit in the subareas, as defined by the department, and the admission is determined to be in the  interest of the child's health and welfare.

History: 1981 AACS.