Section 333.21703 - Definitions; P to W. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.21703 Definitions; P to W.

Sec. 21703.

(1) “Patient” means a person who receives care or services at a nursing home.

(2) “Patient's representative” means a person, other than the licensee or an employee or person having a direct or indirect ownership interest in the nursing home, designated in writing by a patient or a patient's guardian for a specific, limited purpose or for general purposes, or, if a written designation of a representative is not made, the guardian of the patient.

(3) “Relocation” means the movement of a patient from 1 bed to another or from 1 room to another within the same nursing home or within a certified distinct part of a nursing home.

(4) “Transfer” means the movement of a patient from 1 nursing home to another nursing home or from 1 certified distinct part of a nursing home to another certified distinct part of the same nursing home.

(5) “Welfare” means, with reference to a patient, the physical, emotional, or social well-being of a patient in a nursing home, including a patient awaiting transfer or discharge, as documented in the patient's clinical record by a licensed or certified health care professional.

History: Add. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Popular Name: Act 368