Sec. 20141.
(1) A person shall not establish or maintain and operate a health facility or agency without holding a license from the department.
(2) A health facility or agency is not eligible to participate in a federal or state health program requiring certification without current certification from the department.
(3) A health facility or agency shall have the physician, professional nursing, health professional, technical and supportive personnel, and the technical, diagnostic, and treatment services and equipment necessary to assure the safe performance of the health care undertaken by or in the facility or agency.
(4) Licensure and certification of a health facility or agency shall be evidence of the fact that the facility or agency complies with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements and standards at the time of issuance.
(5) A health facility or agency shall provide the department with the data and statistics required to enable the department to carry out functions required by federal and state law, including rules and regulations.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name: Act 368