Section R. 325.45107 - Definitions; M to RRule 107. As used in these rules:
(a) "Nursing care facility" means any of the following types of health facilities: (i) County medical care facility.(ii) Hospital long-term care unit.(b) "Nursing home" means that term as defined in section 20109(1) of the code, MCL 333.20109.(c) "Nurse practitioner" means a registered professional nurse who has been granted a specialty certification in the health profession specialty field of nurse practitioner under section 17210(1)(c) of the code, MCL 333.17210.(d) "Ownership" means the ownership or control of 5% or more of the equity in the capital of, or stock in, or interest in the profits of a health facility or agency.(e) "Patient" means that term as defined in section 21703(1) of the code, MCL 333.21703. In addition, "patient" means an individual who receives services from any type of health facility or agency.(f) "Patient and family unit" means a hospice patient and his or her relatives or other individuals with significant personal ties to the patient, who are designated by the hospice patient and the relative or individual by agreement.(g) "Patient room" means a room containing licensed patient beds. Patient room does not include rooms used for observation or preoperative or postoperative care.(h) "Patients representative" means that term as defined in section 21703(2) of the code, MCL 333.21703.(i) "Physician" means an individual licensed to engage in the practice of medicine or the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery under part 170 or 175 of the code, MCL 333.17001 to 333.17084 and 333.17501 to 333.17556. For a freestanding surgical outpatient facility, an individual licensed to engage in the practice of dentistry or podiatric medicine and surgery under part 166 or 180 of the code, MCL 333.16601 to 333.16659 and 333.18001 to 333.18058, when acting within his or her scope of practice, may carry-out the duties and responsibilities assigned to a physician in these rules.(j) "Physicians assistant" means an individual licensed to engage in practice as a physicians assistant under part 170 of the code, MCL 333.17001 to 333.17084.(k) "Registered professional nurse" means an individual who is licensed to practice nursing pursuant to part 172 of the code, MCL 333.17201 to 333.17242. (l) "Resident" means that term as defined in section 21703(4) of the code, MCL 333.21703. In addition, "resident" means an individual who resides in a residential health care facility.(m) "Residential health care facility" means a category of facilities in which long term health services are provided, including but not limited to a nursing care facility or hospice residence.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.45107
2020 MR 4, Eff. 2/21/2020