SENATE BILL No. 525

June 6, 2001, Introduced by Senator SHUGARS and referred to the Committee on

Health Policy.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 21712 (MCL 333.21712).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 21712. (1) A nursing home shall use the name that

2 appears on the license for its premises. The name of the nurs-

3 ing home shall not be changed A NURSING HOME SHALL NOT CHANGE

4 ITS NAME without the approval of the department.

5 (2) The word A NURSING HOME SHALL NOT USE THE TERMS

6 "hospital", "sanitarium", OR "rehabilitation center" , or a

7 term conveying a meaning THAT IS substantially similar to those

8 words, shall not be used TERMS in the name of a THE nursing

9 home. HOWEVER, A NURSING HOME MAY USE THE TERM "HEALTH CENTER"

10 OR "HEALTH CARE CENTER" OR A TERM CONVEYING A MEANING

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1 SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THOSE TERMS AS LONG AS THOSE TERMS DO

2 NOT CONFLICT WITH THE TERMS PROHIBITED BY THIS SUBSECTION.

3 (3) A nursing home shall not include in its name the name of

4 a religious, fraternal, or charitable corporation, organization,

5 or association unless the corporation, organization, or associa-

6 tion is an owner of the nursing home.

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