Section R. 400.7701 - DefinitionsRule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Acknowledgement of receipt of hysterectomy information form" means the form approved by the department for use in the medical assistance program to obtain the recipient's acknowledgement that she has received the required hysterectomy information.(b) "Claim" means any written request for reimbursement for a service, a supply, or an item of equipment rendered to a recipient.(c) "Department" means the department of social services.(d) "General assistance medical program" means the department's program to provide for medical assistance established by section 55 of Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being S400.55 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(e) "Hysterectomy" means a medical procedure or operation for the purpose of removing the uterus.(f) "Medical assistance program" means the department's program to provide for medical assistance established by section 105 of Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being S400.105 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and title 19 of the federal social security act, 42 U.S.C. S1396 et seq.(g) "Provider" means an individual, firm, corporation, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity which has been approved to provide medical assistance to a recipient pursuant to the medical assistance program or the general assistance medical program.(h) "Recipient" means an individual eligible to receive medical assistance through the department.(i) "Sterilization" means any medical procedure, treatment, or operation that is performed for the purpose of rendering an individual permanently incapable of reproducing.(j) "Sterilization consent form" means the form approved and required by the United States department of health and human services and used by the department in the medical assistance program and the general assistance medical program to obtain the recipient's informed consent to sterilization.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.7701