A plan review and construction permit are needed before contracting for and initiating a construction project involving new construction, additions, modernizations, or conversions of a health facility or agency with a capital expenditure of $1,000,000.00 or more, a person shall obtain a construction permit from the department. 

To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the department has promulgated rules to require construction permits for projects other than those described above.

These rules require a permit for nursing home projects involving expenditure in the amount of $25,000.00 or more.

For Homes for the Aged and Hospice Facilities, construction of new buildings, additions, major building changes, and conversion of existing facilities to use as a Home for the Aged shall not begin until the plans and specifications are approved by the Department and written approval to begin construction is issued, regardless of cost.

For Freestanding Surgical Outpatient Facilities, a permit is required if the construction or renovation is in the amount of $50,000.00 or more.

The following link will take you to the Public Health Code - Act 368 of 1978:

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=mcl-Act-368-of-1978

For more information on the Health Facility Engineering Section, please visit our website:

http://www.michigan.gov/hfes