Section 333.21715 - Programs of planned and continuing nursing and medical care required; nurses and physicians in charge; expiration of subsection (1)(a); nature and scope of services. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.21715 Programs of planned and continuing nursing and medical care required; nurses and physicians in charge; expiration of subsection (1)(a); nature and scope of services.

Sec. 21715.

(1) A nursing home shall provide:

(a) A program of planned and continuing nursing care under the charge of a registered nurse in a skilled facility and a licensed practical nurse with a registered nurse consultant in an intermediate care facility. This subdivision shall expire December 31, 1979.

(b) A program of planned and continuing medical care under the charge of physicians.

(2) Nursing care and medical care shall consist of services given to individuals who are subject to prolonged suffering from illness or injury or who are recovering from illness or injury. The services shall be within the ability of the home to provide and shall include the functions of medical care such as diagnosis and treatment of an illness; nursing care via assessment, planning, and implementation; evaluation of a patient's health care needs; and the carrying out of required treatment prescribed by a physician.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Popular Name: Act 368