Sec. 49.
(1) A registered continuing care community shall prepare and maintain for not less than 6 years all of the following records:
(a) Accounts and records of each day's sales of memberships in the continuing care community, receipts of cash, and other debits and credits.
(b) Copies of contracts, including continuing care agreements and terminated continuing care agreements, management contracts for any material component of operations, contracts for construction of buildings or other structures used to provide continuing care, and contracts with affiliated persons related to any material component of operations.
(c) Records of compensation paid to persons, directly or indirectly, in connection with the offer or sale of continuing care agreements. These records shall include all the following information:
(i) The persons to whom payments are made.
(ii) The date and amount of each payment.
(iii) The reason for each payment.
(iv) The transaction from which each payment arose.
(d) Member records of all of the following:
(i) Each member's name, address, and age.
(ii) The total amount paid to date by each member and the dates on which the payments were made.
(iii) The aggregate amount to be paid by each member.
(iv) The terms of payment.
(e) Complaint records of all of the following:
(i) Each written complaint by a member alleging violations of this act or rules promulgated under this act.
(ii) The date of the complaint.
(iii) Any action taken by the continuing care community in response to the complaint.
(2) Not more than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, or such later date as may be authorized by the department, a registered continuing care community shall submit the following to the department, unless waived by the department:
(a) A quarterly sales report setting forth the continuing care community's sales executed by new members and the proceeds derived from the collection of entrance fees from such members.
(b) A quarterly occupancy report stating the percentage of occupancy of living units in a continuing care community, the number of occupants who have continuing care agreements, and the number of members who have died or moved out of the continuing care community since the last occupancy report was submitted.
(3) If required by the department in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, a registered continuing care community shall submit to the department a report that compares any increases in monthly service fees to the annual consumer price index - all urban consumers, over 5 preceding calendar years. This report shall be submitted no later than February 1 following the end of each 5-year period. The first 5-year period begins January 1 after the effective date of this act.
History: 2014, Act 448, Eff. Apr. 2, 2015
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 554 - Real and Personal Property
Act 448 of 2014 - Continuing Care Community Disclosure Act (554.901 - 554.993)
Section 554.901 - Short Title.
Section 554.903 - Definitions; a to C.
Section 554.905 - Definitions; D to L.
Section 554.907 - Definitions; M to O.
Section 554.909 - Definitions; P to R.
Section 554.911 - Definitions; S.
Section 554.921 - Incomplete Application; Notification; Order Approving or Denying Registration.
Section 554.923 - Effect of Order Approving or Filing Registration.
Section 554.925 - Renewal of Registration; Application Form to Be Sent by Department.
Section 554.929 - Extension of Registration; Requirements; Fees.
Section 554.933 - Reportable Changes; Amendment of Registration.
Section 554.937 - Disclosure Statement.
Section 554.939 - Continuing Care Agreement; Requirements.
Section 554.941 - Financial Statements; Requirements.
Section 554.943 - Financial Forecast.
Section 554.947 - Alternative Financial Arrangement.
Section 554.949 - Records; Reports.
Section 554.951 - Advertising or Marketing Communication.
Section 554.955 - Offer or Sale of Continuing Care Agreement; Prohibited Acts.
Section 554.957 - Appointment of Independent Conservator or Guardian.
Section 554.959 - Arbitration.
Section 554.961 - Service of Process; Irrevocable Consent Appointing Department.
Section 554.963 - Investigations.
Section 554.965 - Review and Audit of Documents and Records.
Section 554.967 - Repayment of Entrance Fee; Temporary Suspension.
Section 554.969 - Order Denying, Suspending, or Revoking Registration.
Section 554.971 - Cease and Desist Order.
Section 554.973 - Injunction, Restraining Order, or Writ of Mandamus.
Section 554.975 - Civil Fine; Costs; Sanctions; Continuing Care Agreement as Voidable; Refund.
Section 554.977 - Liability; Offer of Rescission.
Section 554.979 - Liability by Implication; Liability Under Other Statute or Common Law.
Section 554.983 - Statute of Limitations.
Section 554.987 - Promulgation of Rules.
Section 554.989 - Disclosure of Filings; Exemption; Confidentiality of Social Security Numbers.
Section 554.991 - Life Interest or Long-Term Lease Agreement Under Former Act.
Section 554.993 - Facility or Person Registered or Exempt Under Former Act.