Section 330.1153 - Rules for placement of mentally ill or developmentally disabled adults into community based dependent living settings or programs; rules for certification of specialized programs; i - Michigan Statutes

MENTAL HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 258 of 1974

330.1153 Rules for placement of mentally ill or developmentally disabled adults into community based dependent living settings or programs; rules for certification of specialized programs; inspection of facility; inspection report and certification, denial of certification, revocation, or certification with limited terms; reinspection; notice; contracts; licensure or placement pending promulgation of rules.

Sec. 153.

(1) Subject to section 114a, the department shall promulgate rules for the placement of adults who have serious mental illness or developmental disability into community based dependent living settings by department agencies, community mental health services programs, and by agencies under contract to the department or to a community mental health services program. The rules shall include, but not be limited to, the criteria to be used to determine a suitable placement and the specific agencies responsible for making decisions regarding a placement.

(2) Subject to section 114a, the department shall promulgate rules for the certification of specialized programs offered in an adult foster care facility to individuals with serious mental illness or developmental disability. The rules shall provide for an administrative appeal to the department of a denial or limitation of the terms of certification under chapter 4 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.271 to 24.287 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(3) Upon receipt of a request from an adult foster care facility for certification of a specialized program, the department shall inspect the facility to determine whether the proposed specialized program conforms with the requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section. The department shall provide the department of social services with an inspection report and a certification, denial of certification, revocation, or certification with limited terms for the proposed specialized program. The department shall reinspect a certified specialized program not less than once biennially and notify the department of social services in the same manner as for the initial certification. In carrying out this subsection, the department may contract with a community mental health services program or any other agency.

(4) This section does not prevent licensure of an adult foster care facility or the placement of individuals with serious mental illness or developmental disability into community based dependent living settings pending the promulgation by the department of rules under subsection (1) or (2).

History: Add. 1986, Act 256, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 1986 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Admin Rule: R 330.1001 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.