Sec. 21567.
(1) The department shall designate an eligible hospital as a rural primary care hospital in order to qualify the facility for the essential access community hospital program, under section 1820(f) of title XVIII of the social security act, 42 U.S.C. 1395i-4.
(2) To be eligible for designation as a rural primary care hospital, a hospital shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Be located outside of a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States office of management and budget.
(b) Make available 24-hour emergency services.
(c) Provide no more than 6 inpatient beds for providing inpatient care for a period not to exceed 72 hours to patients requiring stabilization before discharge or transfer to a hospital.
(d) Have a transfer agreement with at least an essential access community hospital designated under section 21566.
(e) Meet other requirements established by the department and approved by the secretary of health and human services.
(f) Be a nonprofit or public hospital.
(3) The department shall indicate preferential designation under this section for an eligible hospital that is located more than 30 minutes travel time away from the next closest hospital.
(4) The department may modify the requirements of subsection (2) in order to conform with changes in the federal requirements, or possible waivers, as provided in federal law or regulation for the designation of a rural primary care hospital.
History: Add. 1990, Act 252, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990 Popular Name: Act 368
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)
Article 17 - Facilities and Agencies (333.20101...333.22260)
368-1978-17-215 - Part 215 Hospitals (333.21501...333.21571)
Section 333.21501 - Definitions and Principles of Construction.
Section 333.21511 - License Required; Use of Term “hospital.”
Section 333.21515 - Confidentiality of Records, Data, and Knowledge.
Section 333.21521 - Minimum Standards and Rules; Practices.
Section 333.21523 - Strictness of Rules and Standards.
Section 333.21529 - Repealed. 2010, Act 23, Eff. Apr. 1, 2012.
Section 333.21530 - Repealed. 2010, Act 21, Eff. Apr. 1, 2012.
Section 333.21531 - Repealed. 1988, Act 315, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989.
Section 333.21532 - Acknowledgment of Parentage.
Section 333.21533 - Acknowledgment of Paternity.
Section 333.21534 - Hospice Care Information Provided by Hospital.
Section 333.21535 - Nonopioid Directive Form.
Section 333.21542 - Granting Right to Land by Hospital; Violation; Liability.
Section 333.21565 - Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Program.
Section 333.21568 - Rural Health Networks.
Section 333.21571 - Rural Hospital; Eligibility Requirements; Definition.