Section 333.2804 - Definitions; I to R. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.2804 Definitions; I to R.

Sec. 2804.

(1) “Institution” means a public or private establishment which provides inpatient medical, surgical, or diagnostic care or treatment or nursing, custodial, or domiciliary care to 2 or more unrelated individuals, including an establishment to which individuals are committed by law.

(2) “Law enforcement agency” means a police agency of a city, village, or township; a sheriff's department; the department of state police; and any other governmental law enforcement agency.

(3) “Live birth” means a term defined by departmental rule which shall conform as closely as possible to the definition of live birth recommended by the federal agency responsible for vital statistics.

(4) “Local registrar” means the county clerk or the clerk's deputy, or in the case of a city having a population of 40,000 or more, the city clerk or city department designated by the governing body of the city; or a registrar appointed pursuant to section 2814. Population shall be determined according to the latest federal decennial census.

(5) “Registration” means the acceptance by the state registrar and the incorporation of certificates provided for in this part into the official vital records.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 20, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1985 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 149, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1990
Popular Name: Act 368