Section 400.58a - County medical care facility; admittance. - Michigan Statutes

THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 280 of 1939

400.58a County medical care facility; admittance.

Sec. 58a.

Only those persons may be admitted to the county medical care facility who require the individualized medical care, treatment and supervision provided by the facility and who do not require major surgery, treatment for psychosis, treatment for tuberculosis, contagious disease or other specialized hospital care. The facility is designed to care especially for persons, otherwise eligible for admission, who are 65 years of age or older, including persons who evidence the general manifestations of senility without the presence of a psychosis and the need of treatment therefor; or who, being of lesser age, are blind, chronically ill or disabled: Provided, That the provisions of this amendatory act with respect to special medical or surgical treatment shall not apply to those counties where such medical or surgical treatment is being provided on the effective date of this act.

History: Add. 1954, Act 125, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954
Popular Name: Act 280