Michigan Laws 330.1772 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 330.1772
- Appeals committee: means a committee appointed by the director or by the board of a community mental health services program or licensed hospital under section 774. See Michigan Laws 330.1772
- Complainant: means an individual who files a rights complaint. See Michigan Laws 330.1772
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Office: means all of the following:
(i) With respect to a rights complaint involving services provided directly by or under contract with the department, unless the provider is a community mental health services program, the state office of recipient rights created under section 754. See Michigan Laws 330.1772Respondent: means the service provider that had responsibility at the time of an alleged rights violation for the services with respect to which a rights complaint has been filed. See Michigan Laws 330.1772 Rights complaint: means a written or oral statement that meets the requirements of section 776. See Michigan Laws 330.1772 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
As used in this chapter:
(a) “Allegation” means an assertion of fact made by an individual that has not yet been proved or supported with evidence.
(b) “Appeals committee” means a committee appointed by the director or by the board of a community mental health services program or licensed hospital under section 774.
(c) “Appellant” means the recipient, complainant, parent, or guardian who appeals a recipient rights finding or a respondent‘s action to an appeals committee.
(d) “Complainant” means an individual who files a rights complaint.
(e) “Investigation” means a detailed inquiry into and systematic examination of an allegation raised in a rights complaint.
(f) “Office” means all of the following:
(i) With respect to a rights complaint involving services provided directly by or under contract with the department, unless the provider is a community mental health services program, the state office of recipient rights created under section 754.
(ii) With respect to a rights complaint involving services provided directly by or under contract with a community mental health services program, the office of recipient rights created by a community mental health services program under section 755.
(iii) With respect to a rights complaint involving services provided by a licensed hospital, the office of recipient rights created by a licensed hospital under section 755.
(g) “Rights complaint” means a written or oral statement that meets the requirements of section 776.
(h) “Respondent” means the service provider that had responsibility at the time of an alleged rights violation for the services with respect to which a rights complaint has been filed.