Michigan Laws 333.21417 – Disease or condition with terminal prognosis as prerequisite for admission to or retention for care
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.21417
- Hospice residence: means a facility that meets all of the following:
(i) Provides 24-hour hospice care to 2 or more patients at a single location. See Michigan Laws 333.21401person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
An individual shall not be admitted to or retained for care by a hospice or a hospice residence unless the individual is suffering from a disease or condition with a terminal prognosis. An individual shall be considered to have a disease or condition with a terminal prognosis if, in the opinion of a physician, the individual’s death is anticipated within 6 months after the date of admission to the hospice or hospice residence. If a person lives beyond a 6-month or less prognosis, the person is not disqualified from receiving continued hospice care.