Sec. 22111.
(1) The department shall maintain the process by which the director of the long-term care division of the department reviews and authorizes the issuance of a citation for immediate jeopardy or substandard quality of care before a statement of deficiencies is made final. The review must ensure the consistent and accurate application of federal and state survey protocols and defined regulatory standards.
(2) On the discovery of a potential immediate jeopardy, a nursing home surveyor shall communicate with the nursing home administrator, the director of nursing for the nursing home, or the medical director of the nursing home, if available, to review the issues of concern and to give the nursing home an opportunity to share any data or documentation that may have an impact on a decision by the department to authorize the issuance of a citation for immediate jeopardy. If a citation for immediate jeopardy is issued to a nursing home, the department shall do both of the following:
(a) Contact the nursing home, at least once per day, until the immediate jeopardy is abated.
(b) Ensure that at least 1 nursing home surveyor remains on-site at the nursing home until the immediate jeopardy is abated unless the department determines that having a nursing home surveyor on-site at the nursing home is not practical.
History: Add. 2022, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 25, 2022 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)
368-1978-17-221. - Part 221. Federal Certification of Nursing Homes (333.22101...333.22190)
Section 333.22101 - Definitions.
Section 333.22102 - Administration of Certification Process; Conflict of Laws.
Section 333.22109 - Deficient Practices; Reevaluations.
Section 333.22113 - Desk Review of Citations.
Section 333.22115 - Citations; Informal Dispute Resolution Process.
Section 333.22117 - Statewide Reporting Requirements for Facility-Reported Incidents.
Section 333.22119 - Annual Report to Legislature.
Section 333.22121 - Implementation of Progressive Discretionary Enforcement Actions.
Section 333.22190 - Expired. 1979, Act 113, Eff. Dec. 31, 1979.