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Application for designation as rural community hospital; use of term “rural community hospital”; definition.

MCL 333.21561
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333.21561. Application for designation as rural community hospital; use of term “rural community hospital”; definition. Sec. 21561. (1) After the effective date of the rules required under section 21563, a hospital with fewer than 100 licensed beds located in a nonurbanized area that is either licensed on or before the effective date of this section or is licensed after the effective date of this section and is located in a county that did not have a hospital on the effective date of this section may apply to the department for designation as a rural community hospital. (2) The term "rural community hospital" shall not be used to describe or refer to a health facility or agency unless the health facility or agency is designated as a rural community hospital by the department. (3) As used in this section, "nonurbanized area" means that term as defined in section 21551. Add. 1990, Act 252, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990 [PopularName] Act 368
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-21561Fetched: 10/20/2026

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