Sec. 22249.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a hospital has a high occupancy rate, as determined by the department, and if the hospital applies for and is issued a certificate of need for an increase in licensed bed capacity, the department may enter into an agreement with the hospital that would authorize the hospital to lease space and operate beds in another hospital in the same planning area, if the other hospital has a low occupancy rate, as determined by the department.
(2) The department may enter into an agreement authorized under subsection (1) only if all of the following apply:
(a) The hospital issued a certificate of need has a documented history of high occupancy.
(b) The alternative of redistributing the beds within the hospital's licensed bed capacity does not exist.
(c) The agreement will not change the overall supply of beds within the planning area.
(d) New construction is not required.
(e) The department determines that the agreement is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
History: Add. 1988, Act 332, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988 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Section 333.22217 - Repealed. 2002, Act 619, Eff.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Section 333.22251 - Repealed. 1993, Act 88, Imd.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.