Sec. 22224.
(1) A health facility required to be licensed as a freestanding surgical outpatient facility by rules promulgated under section 20115(2) due to the performance of abortions at that facility is not required to obtain a certificate of need in order to be granted a license as a freestanding surgical outpatient facility. However, a health facility described in this subsection is subject to this part for the services performed at that facility other than abortions.
(2) If a freestanding surgical outpatient facility is applying for a certificate of need to initiate, replace, or expand a covered clinical service consisting of surgical services, the department shall not count abortion procedures in determining if the freestanding surgical outpatient facility meets the annual minimum number of surgical procedures required in the certificate of need standards governing surgical services.
(3) As used in this section, "abortion" means that term as defined in section 17015.
History: Add. 1999, Act 206, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 499, Eff. Mar. 31, 2013 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)
368-1978-17-222 - Part 222 Certificates of Need (333.22201...333.22260)
Section 333.22201 - Meanings of Words and Phrases; Principles of Construction.
Section 333.22203 - Definitions; a to F.
Section 333.22205 - Definitions; H to M.
Section 333.22207 - Definitions; M to S.
Section 333.22208 - Definitions; T.
Section 333.22217 - Repealed. 2002, Act 619, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003.
Section 333.22219 - Joint Legislative Committee.
Section 333.22221 - Duties of Department Generally.
Section 333.22223 - Application for Certificate of Need; Statement Addressing Review Criteria.
Section 333.22224 - Certificate of Need Not Required.
Section 333.22224a - Magnetic Resonance Image Units.
Section 333.22224b - Positron Emission Tomography Scanner Services Pilot Project.
Section 333.22225 - Demonstration of Need for Proposed Project; Additional Requirements.
Section 333.22230 - Participation in Medicaid Program as Distinct Criterion.
Section 333.22233 - Waiver of Criteria and Procedures.
Section 333.22237 - Data and Statistics as Condition Precedent to Issuance of Certificate of Need.
Section 333.22239 - Stipulation.
Section 333.22251 - Repealed. 1993, Act 88, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1993.
Section 333.22253 - Injunction or Other Process to Restrain or Prevent Violation.
Section 333.22255 - Procedural Rules.
Section 333.22257 - Certificate of Need Issued Under Former Part 221.