HOUSE BILL No. 5760


     May 9, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Woronchak, Vander Roest, Voorhees, Faunce, Julian, Gilbert, Van Woerkom, Bisbee and
Shackleton and referred to the Committee on Senior Health, Security and Retirement.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 20178.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 20178.  (1) BEGINNING NOT MORE THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE

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      EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION, A

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      NURSING HOME, HOME FOR THE AGED, OR COUNTY MEDICAL CARE FACILITY

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      THAT REPRESENTS TO THE PUBLIC THAT IT PROVIDES INPATIENT OR RESI-

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      DENTIAL CARE OR SERVICES, OR BOTH, TO PERSONS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED

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      AS HAVING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS SHALL PROVIDE

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      TO EACH PROSPECTIVE PATIENT, RESIDENT, OR SURROGATE DECISION

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      MAKER A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE

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      HEALTH FACILITY OR AGENCY TO PATIENTS OR RESIDENTS WHO ARE

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      DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS.  A



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      WRITTEN DESCRIPTION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ALL OF

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      THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) THE OVERALL PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION REFLECTING THE NEEDS

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      OF RESIDENTS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED

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      DISORDERS.

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           (B) THE PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR PLACEMENT IN OR TRANSFER OR

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      DISCHARGE FROM A PROGRAM OF RESIDENTS DIAGNOSED HAS HAVING

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      ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS.

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           (C) THE PROCESS USED FOR ASSESSMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A

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      PLAN OF CARE AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION.

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           (D) STAFF TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PRACTICES.

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           (E) THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN FEATURES APPROPRIATE

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      TO SUPPORT THE FUNCTION OF THOSE RESIDENTS.

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           (F) THE FREQUENCY AND TYPES OF ACTIVITIES FOR THOSE

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      RESIDENTS.

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           (G) IDENTIFICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL FEES FOR SERVICES PRO-

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      VIDED TO PATIENTS OR RESIDENTS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ALZHEIMER'S

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      DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS.

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           (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "REPRESENTS TO THE PUBLIC"

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      MEANS ADVERTISES, MARKETS, OR OTHERWISE PROMOTES THE FACILITY AS

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      PROVIDING SPECIALIZED ALZHEIMER'S OR DEMENTIA CARE SERVICES.















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