Terms Used In Michigan Laws 36.112a

  • Authority: means the Michigan veterans' facility authority created under section 3. See Michigan Laws 36.102
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Department: means the department of military and veterans affairs. See Michigan Laws 36.102
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Michigan veteran homes: means the administrative entity that centrally manages and operates veterans' facilities in this state. See Michigan Laws 36.102
  • 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
  • Veteran: means an individual who meets both of the following:
  (i) Is a veteran as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35. See Michigan Laws 36.102
  (1) No later than January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year, the Michigan veteran homes on behalf of the authority, or a successor entity, shall submit a quarterly report in writing to the governor, the senate and house committees on veterans affairs, and the senate and house appropriations subcommittees for the department that contains all of the following information for each state veterans’ facility:
  (a) Staffing levels and the extent that staffing levels do or do not meet industry standards.
  (b) Number of patient complaints, average time to review a complaint and respond, and the response to each complaint.
  (c) Timeliness of the distribution of pharmaceutical drugs.
  (d) Security provided for pharmaceutical drugs in the facility, including the title of the individuals providing the security.
  (e) How patient money is accounted for, including the name and title of the individual who supervises patient spending accounts.
  (f) Number of facility resident deaths that occurred after the most recent report.
  (2) The Michigan veteran homes, on behalf of the authority, shall post the reports required under subsection (1) on its public website in a prominent and conspicuous manner.