PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978
Part 208
FREESTANDING SURGICAL OUTPATIENT FACILITIES
333.20801 General definitions and principles of construction.
Sec. 20801.
Article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction applicable to all articles in this code and part 201 contains definitions applicable to this part.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the division of health facility licensing and certification in the bureau of health systems, division of federal support services, and the division of emergency medical services, with the exception of the division of managed care and division of health facility development, from the department of public health to the director of the department of commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1996-1, compiled at MCL 330.3101 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For transfer of powers and duties of the bureau of health services from the department of consumer and industry services to the director of the department of community health by Type II transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
Popular Name: Act 368
333.20811 License required; use of term “freestanding surgical outpatient facility.”
Sec. 20811.
(1) A freestanding surgical outpatient facility shall be licensed under this article.
(2) "Freestanding surgical outpatient facility" or a similar term or abbreviation shall not be used to describe or refer to a health facility or agency unless it is licensed by the department under this article.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name: Act 368
333.20813 Owner, operator, and governing body of freestanding surgical outpatient facility; responsibilities and duties.
Sec. 20813.
The owner, operator, and governing body of a freestanding surgical outpatient facility licensed under this article:
(a) Are responsible for all phases of the operation of the facility, selection of medical staff, and quality of care rendered in the facility.
(b) Shall cooperate with the department in the enforcement of this article and require that the physicians and other personnel working in the facility and for whom a state license or registration is required be currently licensed or registered.
(c) Shall assure that physicians admitted to practice in the facility are granted professional privileges consistent with the capability of the facility and with the physicians' individual training, experience, and other qualifications.
(d) Shall assure that physicians admitted to practice in the facility are organized into a medical staff to enable an effective review of the professional practices of the facility for the purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality and improving the care provided in the facility for patients.
(e) Shall assure that the facility does not pay a fee to compensate or reimburse a medical referral agency or other person that refers or recommends an individual to a facility for any form of medical or surgical care or treatment.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name: Act 368
333.20821 Freestanding surgical outpatient facility; requirements.
Sec. 20821.
A freestanding surgical outpatient facility shall:
(a) Be organized, administered, staffed, and equipped to provide on a regular and scheduled basis major and minor surgical procedures outside a hospital which in a physician's judgment may be safely performed on a basis other than on an inpatient basis.
(b) Have the physician, professional nursing, technical, and supportive personnel; the technical, diagnostic, and treatment services; and the equipment necessary to assure the safe performance of surgery and related care undertaken in the facility.
(c) Have a written agreement with a nearby licensed hospital to provide for the emergency admission of postsurgical patients who for unpredictable reasons may require hospital admission and care.
(d) Assure that a clinical record is established for each patient including a history, physical examination, justification for treatment planned and rendered, tests and examinations performed, observations made, and treatment provided.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name: Act 368
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