Michigan Laws 400.712 – Keeping and maintaining records and reports; examination and copying of books, records, and reports; confidentiality; inspection of records by resident
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(1) The department may prescribe appropriate records to be kept and maintained regarding each adult received by a licensee and may require reports, upon forms furnished or approved by the department, setting forth facts or circumstances related to the care of adults received by the licensee.
(2) The department may examine the books, records, and reports of a facility. Members of the department shall be provided reasonable facilities for the thorough examination and copying of the books, records, and reports of the facility.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 400.712
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
(3) The records of the residents of a facility which are required to be kept by the facility under this act or rules promulgated under this act shall be confidential and properly safeguarded. These materials shall be open only to the inspection of the director, an agent of the director, another executive department of the state pursuant to a contract between that department and the facility, a party to a contested case involving the facility, or on the order of a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction. The records of a resident of a facility which are required to be kept by the facility under this act or rules promulgated under this act shall be open to inspection by the resident, unless medically contraindicated, or the guardian of a resident.